Abstract

The gene encoding beta2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR), adrenoceptor beta 2 (ADRB2), has been reported to closely associated with various cancers. However, its role in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains controversial. This research shed light on the prognostic value of ADRB2 in LUAD and further explored its association with immune cell infiltration. ADRB2 was significantly decreased in LUAD. ADRB2 expression in LUAD was significantly correlated with gender, smoking status, T classification, and pathologic stage. Patients in the low ADRB2 expression group presented with significantly poorer overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS). Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) results showed that ADRB2 participates in immune response. The expression of ADRB2 was positively correlated with the infiltration level of most immune cells. Notably, ADRB2 is involved in LUAD progression partly by regulating the immune microenvironment, which may potentially serve as a significant prognostic biomarker as well as a potential drug target.

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Title
ADRB2 expression predicts the clinical outcomes and is associated with immune cells infiltration in lung adenocarcinoma
Author
Ji, Lingyun 1 ; Xu, Fei 2 ; Zhang, Jingtao 3 ; Song, Ting 4 ; Chen, Weida 2 ; Yin, Xi 2 ; Wang, Qingqing 5 ; Chen, Xiubao 2 ; Li, Xin 2 ; Guo, Minghao 2 ; Chen, Zetao 6 

 Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Clinical Medical College, Jinan, China (GRID:grid.464402.0) (ISNI:0000 0000 9459 9325) 
 Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Jinan, China (GRID:grid.479672.9) 
 Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China (GRID:grid.464402.0) (ISNI:0000 0000 9459 9325) 
 Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Neurology, Jinan, China (GRID:grid.479672.9) 
 Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Record Room, Jinan, China (GRID:grid.479672.9) 
 Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Jinan, China (GRID:grid.479672.9); Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Subject of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine , Jinan, China (GRID:grid.464402.0) (ISNI:0000 0000 9459 9325) 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2718028618
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.