Comprehensive investigation of p53, p21, nm23, and VEGF expression in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma overall survival after hepatectomy

Zhu, Guang-Zhi; Liao, Xi-Wen; Wang, Xiang-Kun; Gong, Yi-Zhen; Liu, Xiao-Guang; Yu, Long; Han, Chuang-Ye; Yang, Cheng-Kun; Su, Hao; Huang, Ke-Tuan; Yu, Ting-Dong; Huang, Jian-Lu; Li, Jia; Zeng, Zhi-Ming; Qin, Wei; Liu, Zheng-Qian; Zhou, Xin; Liu, Jun-Qi; Lu, Lei; Han, Quan-Fa; Shang, Li-Ming; Ye, Xin-Ping; Peng, Tao

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Comprehensive investigation of p53, p21, nm23, and VEGF expression in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma overall survival after hepatectomy

Guang-Zhi Zhu^1*, Xi-Wen Liao^1*, Xiang-Kun Wang¹, Yi-Zhen Gong², Xiao-Guang Liu¹, Long Yu¹, Chuang-Ye Han¹, Cheng-Kun Yang¹, Hao Su¹, Ke-Tuan Huang¹, Ting-Dong Yu¹, Jian-Lu Huang^1,3, Jia Li⁴, Zhi-Ming Zeng⁵, Wei Qin¹, Zheng-Qian Liu¹, Xin Zhou¹, Jun-Qi Liu¹, Lei Lu¹, Quan-Fa Han¹, Li-Ming Shang¹, Xin-Ping Ye¹, Tao Peng^1✉

1. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
2. Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
3. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530031, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
4. Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, People's Republic of China.
5. Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, People's Republic of China.
*Contributed equally

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Zhu GZ, Liao XW, Wang XK, Gong YZ, Liu XG, Yu L, Han CY, Yang CK, Su H, Huang KT, Yu TD, Huang JL, Li J, Zeng ZM, Qin W, Liu ZQ, Zhou X, Liu JQ, Lu L, Han QF, Shang LM, Ye XP, Peng T. Comprehensive investigation of p53, p21, nm23, and VEGF expression in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma overall survival after hepatectomy. J Cancer 2020; 11(4):906-918. doi:10.7150/jca.33766. https://www.jcancer.org/v11p0906.htm

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Objective: The goal of our current study is to assess the immunohistochemical of p53, p21, nm23, and VEGF expression in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prognosis after hepatectomy, as well as the prospective molecular mechanisms of prognostic indicator.

Methods: There were 419 HBV-related HCC patients who were from southern China of Guangxi province and were used to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression for these biomarkers in prognosis. A genome-wide expression microarray dataset of HBV-related HCC were obtained from GSE14520.

Results: In our study, the expression of p53, p21, and nm23 in cancer tissues of patients with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma did not affected the clinical outcome of 2 years, 5 years or overall. Patients with high expression of VEGF had a worse overall survival after 2 years of surgery than patients with low expression (adjusted P=0.040, adjusted HR = 1.652, 95% CI = 1.024-2.665). Survival analysis of VEGF in GSE14520 cohort also demonstrated that VEGF mRNA expression also significantly associated with HBV-related HCC OS (adjusted P=0.035, adjusted HR =1.651, 95% CI =1.035-2.634). The prospective molecular mechanisms by co-expression analysis suggested that VEGF might be correlated to regulation of cell proliferation, cell growth and apoptotic process, Rap1 signaling pathway, HIF-1 signaling pathway, PPAR signaling pathway, cell cycle. Whereas the GSEA suggested that VEGF might involve in the regulation of HIF and HIF1A pathway, and TP53 regulation pathway.

Conclusion: Our findings suggested that VEGF might be a prognostic indicator of HBV-related HCC, and we also identified the VEGF prospective molecular mechanisms through the whole genome co-expression and GSEA approaches.

Keywords: hepatitis B virus, hepatocellular carcinoma, overall survival, immunohistochemical, hepatectomy

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Zhu, G.Z., Liao, X.W., Wang, X.K., Gong, Y.Z., Liu, X.G., Yu, L., Han, C.Y., Yang, C.K., Su, H., Huang, K.T., Yu, T.D., Huang, J.L., Li, J., Zeng, Z.M., Qin, W., Liu, Z.Q., Zhou, X., Liu, J.Q., Lu, L., Han, Q.F., Shang, L.M., Ye, X.P., Peng, T. (2020). Comprehensive investigation of p53, p21, nm23, and VEGF expression in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma overall survival after hepatectomy. Journal of Cancer, 11(4), 906-918. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.33766.

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Zhu, G.Z.; Liao, X.W.; Wang, X.K.; Gong, Y.Z.; Liu, X.G.; Yu, L.; Han, C.Y.; Yang, C.K.; Su, H.; Huang, K.T.; Yu, T.D.; Huang, J.L.; Li, J.; Zeng, Z.M.; Qin, W.; Liu, Z.Q.; Zhou, X.; Liu, J.Q.; Lu, L.; Han, Q.F.; Shang, L.M.; Ye, X.P.; Peng, T. Comprehensive investigation of p53, p21, nm23, and VEGF expression in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma overall survival after hepatectomy. J. Cancer 2020, 11 (4), 906-918. DOI: 10.7150/jca.33766.

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Zhu GZ, Liao XW, Wang XK, Gong YZ, Liu XG, Yu L, Han CY, Yang CK, Su H, Huang KT, Yu TD, Huang JL, Li J, Zeng ZM, Qin W, Liu ZQ, Zhou X, Liu JQ, Lu L, Han QF, Shang LM, Ye XP, Peng T. 2020. Comprehensive investigation of p53, p21, nm23, and VEGF expression in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma overall survival after hepatectomy. J Cancer. 11(4):906-918.

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