Peng Q, Hao LY, Guo YL, Zhang ZQ, Ji JM, Xue Y, Liu YW, Lu JL, Li CG, Shi XL. Solute carrier family 2 members 1 and 2 as prognostic biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma associated with immune infiltration. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(13): 3989-4019 [PMID: 35665115 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i13.3989]
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Xin-Li Shi, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathobiology and Immunology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, No. 3 Xing Yuan Lu, Shijiazhuang 050200, Hebei Province, China. sxlsunshine@sina.com
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World J Clin Cases. May 6, 2022; 10(13): 3989-4019 Published online May 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i13.3989
Table 1 Clinical information description of hepatocellular carcinoma patients in The Cancer Genome Atlas
Description
Samples, n = 371
Percentage
Sex
Male
249
67.11
Female
121
32.61
Others
1
0.27
Race
White
184
49.60
Asian
158
42.59
Black or African American
16
4.31
Others
13
3.50
Vital status
Alive
240
64.69
Dead
130
35.14
Others
1
0.27
Age at diagnosis
≥ 60-years-old
197
53.10
< 60-years-old
169
45.55
Others
5
1.35
AJCC pathologic T
T1
180
48.52
T2
92
24.80
T2a
1
0.27
T2b
1
0.27
T3
45
12.13
T3a
29
7.82
T3b
6
1.62
T4
13
3.50
TX
1
0.27
Others
1
0.27
AJCC system for tumor staging
N0
239
64.42
N1
4
1.08
Nx
91
24.53
Others
2
0.54
AJCC system for metastasis staging
M0
265
71.43
M1
4
1.08
Mx
101
27.22
Others
1
0.27
AJCC system for stage
Stage I
170
45.82
Stage II
86
23.18
Stage III
3
0.81
Stage IIIA
65
17.52
Stage IIIB
8
2.16
Stage IIIC
9
2.43
Stage IV
2
0.54
Stage IVA
1
0.27
Stage IVB
2
0.54
Others
25
6.74
Prior malignancy
Yes
35
9.43
No
335
90.30
Others
1
0.27
Treatment or therapy
Yes
38
10.24
No
309
83.28
Others
24
6.47
Table 2 Correlation of solute carrier family 2 member 1 and solute carrier family 2 expression and clinical prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma with different clinicopathological factors in Kaplan-Meier plotter
Clinicopathological characteristics
Solute carrier family 2 member 1
Solute carrier family 2 member 2
Overall survival
Relapse-free survival
Overall survival
Relapse-free survival
n
Hazard ratio
P value
n
Hazard ratio
P value
n
Hazard ratio
P value
n
Hazard ratio
P value
Sex
Male
246
2.71 (1.73-4.24)
5.40E-06
210
1.36 (0.89-2.08)
0.149
246
0.3 (0.0.19-0.48)
5.80E-08
210
0.5 (0.34-0.75)
0.00068
Female
118
1.89 (1.06-3.38)
0.0287
106
1.61 (0.89-2.9)
0.1109
118
1.48 (0.75-2.93)
0.26
106
0.47 (0.26-0.85)
0.0108
Race
Asian
155
3.14 (1.71-5.77)
1.00E-04
143
1.54 (0.93-2.56)
0.092
155
0.2 (0.11-0.38)
3.80E-08
143
0.41 (0.23-0.73)
0.0017
White
181
1.98 (1.24-3.16)
0.0034
147
1.41 (0.88-2.27)
0.1527
181
0.61 (0.35-1.05)
0.072
147
0.53 (0.33-0.84)
0.0065
Black or African American
17
NA
NA
13
NA
NA
17
NA
NA
13
NA
NA
Sorafenib treatment
Yes
29
2.19 (0.61-7.89)
0.219
22
1.43 (0.59-3.47)
0.4312
29
0.23 (0.06-0.88)
0.0205
22
0.61 (0.24-1.53)
0.2867
None
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Risk factors
Alcohol consumption
Yes
115
1.94 (1-3.78)
0.0464
99
1.61 (0.86-3.03)
0.1365
115
0.42 (0.22-0.8)
0.0063
99
0.37 (0.2-0.67)
0.00061
None
202
2.34 (1.46-3.73)
0.00025
183
1.42 (0.9-2.23)
0.1284
202
0.41 (0.26-0.65)
9.70E-05
183
0.57 (0.34-0.96)
0.0337
Hepatitis virus
Yes
150
2.99 (1.5-5.95)
0.0011
139
1.45 (0.87-2.39)
0.149
150
0.32 (0.16-0.62)
0.0004
139
0.63 (0.37-1.05)
0.0749
None
167
2.39 (1.45-3.96)
0.00046
143
1.92 (1.12-3.32)
0.0168
167
0.47 (0.27-0.83)
0.0083
143
0.41 (0.25-0.68)
0.00038
Pathology
Stage
1
170
2.49 (1.33-4.64)
0.0031
153
1.67 (0.97-2.89)
0.0617
170
0.42 (0.22-0.77)
0.0044
153
0.41 (0.22-0.76)
0.0035
1+2
253
2.09 (1.27-3.44)
0.003
228
1.22 (0.8-1.86)
0.35
253
0.54 (0.33-0.87)
0.0107
228
0.4 (0.23-0.7)
0.00091
2
83
2.12 (0.79-5.64)
0.1258
75
0.5 (0.25-0.99)
0.0424
83
0.34 (0.1-1.14)
0.0665
75
0.56 (0.27-1.14)
0.1046
2+3
166
2.27 (1.39-3.7)
0.00072
145
1.44 (0.89-2.35)
0.1389
166
0.47 (0.26-0.83)
0.0077
145
0.65 (0.41-1.03)
0.064
3
83
2.78 (1.52-5.06)
0.00052
70
2.29 (1.21-4.3)
0.0086
83
0.31 (0.16-0.57)
0.00011
70
0.54 (0.29-0.99)
0.0428
3+4
87
2.67 (1.49-4.78)
6.00E-01
70
2.29 (1.21-4.3)
0.0086
87
0.34 (0.19-0.62)
0.0003
70
0.54 (0.29-0.99)
0.0428
4
5
NA
NA
0
NA
NA
4
NA
NA
0
NA
NA
Grade
1
55
0.67 (0.26-1.7)
0.3967
45
3.65 (0.83-16.1)
0.067
55
0.42 (0.14-1.27)
0.1114
45
0.45 (0.17-1.17)
0.0919
2
174
2.16 (1.29-3.61)
0.0025
149
1.49 (0.89-2.5)
0.1246
174
0.48 (0.28-0.81)
0.0051
149
0.48 (0.29-0.78)
0.0029
3
118
3.11 (1.69-5.7)
0.00012
107
2.16 (1.2-3.86)
0.0082
118
0.3 (0.14-0.66)
0.0014
107
0.62 (0.34-1,.14)
0.1221
4
12
NA
NA
11
NA
NA
12
NA
NA
11
NA
NA
American Joint Committee on Cancer system for tumor staging
1
180
2.31 (1.27-4.21)
0.0047
160
1.51 (0.89-2.58
0.1245
180
0.39 (0.22-0.71)
0.0014
160
0.41 (0.22-0.75)
0.0027
2
90
2.07 (0.79-5.44)
0.1303
80
0.48 (0.25-0.92)
0.023
90
0.45 (0.16-1.29)
0.1272
80
2.02 (0.9-4.56)
0.0836
3
78
3.04 (1.64-5.64)
0.00022
67
2.23 (1.11-4.48)
0.0209
78
0.29 (0.15-0.57)
0.00011
67
0.43 (0.22-0.83)
0.01
4
13
NA
NA
6
NA
NA
13
NA
NA
6
NA
NA
Vascular invasion
None
203
2.18 (91.26-3.78)
0.0043
175
1.32 (0.77-2.28)
0.3144
203
0.39 (0.23-0.66)
0.00027
175
0.45 (0.25-0.83)
0.0089
Micro
90
2.16 (1.01-4.62)
0.042
82
0.46 (0.24-0.88)
0.0163
90
0.32 (0.1-1.08)
0.0531
82
0.73 (0.37-1.44)
0.3593
Macro
16
NA
NA
14
NA
NA
16
NA
NA
14
NA
NA
Table 3 Correlation analysis between solute carrier family 2 member 1 and solute carrier family 2 and genes markers of immune cells in tumor immune estimation resource
Description
Gene markers
Solute carrier family 2 member 1
Solute carrier family 2 member 2
None
Purity
None
Purity
cor
P value
cor
P value
cor
P value
cor
P value
CD8+ T cell
CD8A
0.216
2.88E-05
0.173
1.27E-03
-0.103
4.85E-02
-0.027
6.15E-01
CD8B
0.229
8.60E-06
0.195
2.72E-04
-0.199
1.14E-04
-0.138
1.04E-02
T cell (general)
CD3D
0.241
2.75E-06
0.22
3.73E-05
-0.327
1.33E-10
-0.276
1.88E-07
CD3E
0.201
1.01E-04
0.162
2.59E-03
-0.165
1.44E-03
-0.087
1.08E-01
CD2
0.178
5.64E-04
0.138
1.04E-02
-0.194
1.75E-04
-0.121
2.48E-02
B cell
CD19
0.208
5.50E-05
0.176
1.04E-03
-0.137
8.06E-03
-0.089
9.95E-02
CD79A
0.099
5.72E-02
0.045
4.01E-01
-0.138
7.84-03
-0.07
1.92E-01
Monocyte
CD86
0.413
0.00E+00
0.415
8.08E-16
-0.196
1.50E-04
-0.15
5.21E-03
CD115 (CSF1R)
0.41
0.00E+00
0.408
3.06E-15
-0.175
7.02E-04
-0.126
1.96E-02
Tumor-associated macrophage
CCL2
0.206
6.86E-05
0.162
2.53E-03
-0.117
2.47E-02
-0.042
4.32E-01
CD68
0.38
4.24E-14
0.381
2.40E-13
-0.235
5.28E-06
-0.192
3.26E-04
IL10
0.326
1.26E-10
0.309
4.43E-09
-0.131
1.15E-02
-0.078
1.48E-01
M1 macrophage
INOS (NOS2)
0.068
1.91E-01
0.052
3.39E-01
0.175
7.12E-04
0.18
7.95E-04
IRF5
0.142
6.33E-03
0.138
1.05E-02
0.011
8.39E-01
0.003
9.63E-01
COX2 (PTGS2)
0.32
2.91E-10
0.313
2.80E-09
-0.06
2.45E-01
-0.007
9.03E-01
M2 macrophage
CD163
0.28
3.94E-08
0.253
1.91E-06
0.046
3.72E-01
0.125
2.00E-02
VSIG4
0.353
3.65E-12
0.336
1.56E-10
-0.06
2.46E-01
-0.007
8.96E-01
MS4A4A
0.337
3.49E-11
0.33
3.15E-10
-0.057
2.69E-01
0.01
9.85E-01
CD66b (CEACAM8)
0.086
9.68E-02
0.084
1.20E-01
-0.036
4.89E-01
-0.027
6.12E-01
CD11b (ITGAM)
0.428
0.00E+00
0.405
4.71E-15
-0.18
5.06E-04
-0.156
3.75E-03
CCR7
0.088
8.89E-02
0.016
7.70E-01
-0.032
5.35E-01
-0.045
4.00E-01
KIR2DL1
0.083
1.09E-01
0.063
2.46E-01
-0.003
9.51E-01
0.019
7.23E-01
KIR2DL3
0.179
5.16E-04
0.167
1.82E-03
-0.006
9.15E-01
-0.038
4.79E-01
KIR2DL4
0.234
5.38E-06
0.212
7.12E-05
-0.133
1.06E-02
-0.107
4.78E-02
KIR3DL1
0.146
4.97E-03
0.12
2.64E-02
0.079
1.30E-01
0.116
3.15E-02
KIR3DL2
0.098
6.04E-02
0.08
1.38E-01
-0.027
6.02E-01
0.003
9.60E-01
KIR3DL3
0.06
2.53E-01
0.046
3.91E-01
-0.021
6.91E-01
-0.015
7.87E-01
KIR2DS4
0.117
2.39E-02
0.13
1.57E-02
0.04
4.37E-01
0.052
3.37E-01
HLA-DPB1
0.319
4.21E-10
0.296
2.07E-08
-0.191
2.25E-04
-0.138
1.03E-02
HLA-DQB1
0.221
1.77E-05
0.192
3.35E-04
-0.219
2.09E-05
-0.171
1.43E-03
HLA-DRA
0.35
5.25E-12
0.326
5.24E-10
-0.117
2.37E-02
-0.055
3.09E-01
HLA-DPA1
0.338
3.01E-11
0.316
1.92E-09
-0.114
2.88E-02
-0.052
3.34E-01
BDCA-1 (CD1C)
0.061
2.45E-01
0.024
6.52E-01
0.004
9.40E-01
0.073
1.77E-01
BDCA-4 (NRP1)
0.357
1.99E-12
0.352
1.70E-11
0.043
4.13E-01
0.087
1.08E-01
CD11c (ITGAX)
0.382
2.93E-14
0.38
2.50E-13
-0.154
2.93E-03
-0.118
2.86E-02
Th1
T-bet (TBX21)
0.095
6.88E-02
0.042
4.32E-01
0.025
6.38E-01
0.116
3.07E-02
STAT4
0.082
1.13E-01
0.045
4.04E-01
-0.106
4.22E-02
-0.058
2.84E-01
STAT1
0.314
7.29E-10
0.29
4.18E-08
0.023
6.52E-01
0.058
2.84E-01
IFN-γ (IFNG)
0.237
3.81E-06
0.212
7.39E-05
-0.169
1.09E-03
-0.122
2.31E-02
TNF-α (TNF)
0.277
6.15E-08
0.257
1.34E-06
-0.147
4.67E-03
-0.092
8.91E-02
Th2
GATA3
0.248
1.34E-06
0.235
1.03E-05
-0.176
6.76E-04
-0.108
4.52E-02
STAT6
0.27
1.35E-07
0.255
1.63E-06
0.178
5.68E-04
0.19
3.82E-04
STAT5A
0.37
1.83E-13
0.338
1.18E-10
-0.097
6.27E-02
-0.055
3.12E-01
IL13
-0.081
1.19E-01
-0.113
3.56E-02
0.077
1.38E-01
0.09
9.40E-02
Tfh
BCL6
0.267
2.04E-07
0.281
1.16E-07
0.227
1.08E-05
0.228
1.94E-05
IL21
0.124
1.65E-02
0.13
1.55E-02
-0.065
2.15E-01
-0.06
2.68E-01
Th17
IL17A
-0.047
3.68E-01
-0.033
5.46E-01
0.04
4.47E-01
-0.051
3.41E-01
T cell regulatory
FOXP3
0.068
1.89E-01
-0.039
4.68E-01
0.169
1.07E-03
0.189
4.24E-04
CCR8
0.286
1.95E-08
0.264
6.44E-07
-0.056
2.79E-01
-0.008
8.86E-01
STAT5B
0.156
2.63E-03
0.173
1.29E-03
0.402
0.00E+00
0.397
1.83E-14
TGFβ (TGFB1)
0.314
7.92E-10
0.303
8.83E-09
-0.281
4.30E-08
-0.242
5.53E-06
T cell exhaustion
PD-1 (PDCD1)
0.256
5.91E-07
0.232
1.31E-05
-0.281
3.50E-08
-0.238
7.71E-06
CTLA4
0.284
2.57E-08
0.266
5.31E-07
-0.327
1.15E-10
-0.283
8.93E-08
LAG3
0.156
2.67E-02
0.127
1.83E-02
-0.195
1.66E-04
-0.165
2.15E-03
TIM-3 (HAVCR2)
0.434
0.00E+00
0.437
1.52E-17
-0.255
6.91E-07
-0.228
1.89E-05
GZMB
0.176
6.91E-04
0.131
1.51E-02
-0.124
1.70E-02
-0.068
2.10E-01
Table 4 Correlation analysis between solute carrier family 2 member 1 and solute carrier family 2 and genes markers of immune cells in gene expression profiling interactive analysis
Description
Gene markers
Solute carrier family 2 member 1
Solute carrier family 2 member 2
cor
P value
cor
P value
CD8+ T cell
CD8A
0.24
3.10E-06
-0.084
1.10E-01
CD8B
0.26
3.20E-07
-0.13
1.40E-02
T cell (general)
CD3D
0.18
5.10E-04
-0.23
1.10E-05
CD3E
0.15
4.00E-03
-0.11
3.90E-02
CD2
0.17
1.50E-03
-0.12
2.60E-02
B cell
CD19
0.22
1.60E-05
-0.073
1.60E-01
CD79A
0.036
4.90E-01
-0.59
2.60E-01
Monocyte
CD86
0.39
1.50E-14
-0.16
1.70E-03
CD115 (CSF1R)
0.36
1.40E-12
-0.14
5.40E-03
Tumor-associated macrophage
CCL2
0.16
2.30E-03
-0.13
1.50E-02
CD68
0.27
9.20E-08
-0.14
6.50E-03
IL10
0.32
2.50E-10
-0.095
6.70E-02
M1 macrophage
INOS (NOS2)
-0.031
5.50E-01
0.2
1.20E-04
IRF5
0.14
7.40E-03
0.044
4.00E-01
COX2 (PTGS2)
0.16
1.50E-03
-0.028
5.90E-01
M2 macrophage
CD163
0.31
7.00E-10
-0.13
1.40E-02
VSIG4
0.36
1.10E-12
-0.12
1.80E-02
MS4A4A
0.29
1.50E-08
-0.11
2.80E-02
CD66b (CEACAM8)
0.074
1.60E-01
-0.018
7.30E-01
Neutrophil
CD11b (ITGAM)
0.28
5.80E-08
-0.074
1.60E-01
CCR7
0.039
4.60E-01
-0.028
5.90E-01
Natural killer cell
KIR2DL1
0.087
9.40E-02
-0.059
2.60E-01
KIR2DL3
0.13
1.40E-02
-0.05
3.40E-01
KIR2DL4
0.18
7.10E-04
-0.12
2.00E-02
KIR3DL1
0.086
9.70E-02
-0.058
2.70E-01
KIR3DL2
0.069
1.90E-01
-0.0081
8.80E-01
KIR3DL3
0.08
1.30E-01
-0.068
1.90E-01
KIR2DS4
0.044
4.00E-01
0.02
7.10E-01
Dendritic cell
HLA-DPB1
0.25
1.40E-06
-0.16
2.20E-03
HLA-DQB1
0.14
8.10E-03
-0.19
2.60E-04
HLA-DRA
0.26
6.00E-07
-0.15
5.00E-03
HLA-DPA1
0.2
8.00E-05
-0.12
2.30E-02
BDCA-1 (CD1C)
0.12
2.40E-02
-0.044
4.00E-01
BDCA-4 (NRP1)
0.23
6.80E-06
-0.037
4.80E-01
CD11c (ITGAX)
0.24
2.00E-06
-0.13
1.40E-02
Th1
T-bet (TBX21)
0.088
9.00E-02
-0.058
2.70E-01
STAT4
0.0027
9.60E-01
-0.041
4.40E-01
STAT1
0.13
1.10E-02
0.017
7.50E-01
IFN-γ (IFNG)
0.19
3.30E-04
-0.1
4.70E-02
TNF-α (TNF)
0.12
2.00E-02
-0.1
5.40E-02
Th2
GATA3
0.31
2.10E-09
-0.13
1.20E-02
STAT6
0.15
4.80E-03
0.19
2.40E-04
STAT5A
0.2
8.20E-05
-0.07
1.80E-01
IL13
-0.025
6.30E-01
-0.01
8.40E-01
Tfh
BCL6
0.1
4.70E-02
0.24
2.70E-06
IL21
0.072
1.70E-01
-0.044
3.90E-01
Th17
IL17A
-0.022
6.70E-01
0.071
1.80E-01
T cell regulatory
FOXP3
-0.036
4.90E-01
0.17
1.40E-03
CCR8
0.16
1.90E-03
-0.082
1.20E-01
STAT5B
0.073
1.60E-01
0.43
0.00E+00
TGFβ (TGFB1)
0.24
2.10E-06
-0.25
1.40E-06
T cell exhaustion
PD-1 (PDCD1)
0.08
1.20E-01
-0.12
2.00E-02
CTLA4
0.17
1.10E-03
-0.18
7.20E-04
LAG3
0.23
7.60E-06
-0.19
3.30E-04
TIM-3 (HAVCR2)
0.22
1.30E-05
-0.17
1.30E-03
GZMB
0.17
8.10E-04
-0.16
2.20E-03
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