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Toll-like receptor expression in human non-small cell lung carcinoma: potential prognostic indicators of disease.


ABSTRACT: Lung cancer remains the highest cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Toll-like receptors (TLR) are innate immune receptors that have both pro- and anti-tumorigenic properties. Based on findings from epidemiological studies and in rodents, we hypothesized that elevated TLR expression would be a positive prognostic indicator of disease in non-small cell lung carcinoma patients.Higher mRNA expression of TLR1-3 and 5-8 were significantly associated with increased overall survival (OS) when analyzed individually or as a group in both non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients and in the adenocarcinoma (ADC) subtype. Significant co-expression of many TLR combinations in ADC patients were also observed via RNA sequencing. Immunostaining demonstrated TLR4 and 8 significantly correlated in tumor tissue, similar to RNA.We used kmplot.com to perform a meta-analysis on mRNA expression of TLR1-10 to determine any significant associations with OS in NSCLC and the ADC subtype. cBioportal was also used simultaneously to assess co-expression in TLR1-10 in ADC patients via RNA sequencing and to identify any molecular alterations. Lastly, immunostaining for a subset of TLRs was conducted on ADC patients.Expression of innate immune receptors TLR1-10 is associated with improved survival outcomes in NSCLC. Thus, further evaluation of their predictive capacity and therapeutic utility is warranted.

SUBMITTER: Bauer AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5696147 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Toll-like receptor expression in human non-small cell lung carcinoma: potential prognostic indicators of disease.

Bauer Alison K AK   Upham Brad L BL   Rondini Elizabeth A EA   Tennis Meredith A MA   Velmuragan Kalpana K   Wiese David D  

Oncotarget 20170722 54


<h4>Introduction</h4>Lung cancer remains the highest cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Toll-like receptors (TLR) are innate immune receptors that have both pro- and anti-tumorigenic properties. Based on findings from epidemiological studies and in rodents, we hypothesized that elevated TLR expression would be a positive prognostic indicator of disease in non-small cell lung carcinoma patients.<h4>Results</h4>Higher mRNA expression of TLR1-3 and 5-8 were significantly associated with increased  ...[more]

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