Abstract

Prolyl 4-hydroxylases (P4Hs) are a family of key modifying enzymes in collagen synthesis. P4Hs have been confirmed to be closely associated with tumor occurrence and development. However, the expression of P4Hs in head and neck cancer (HNSC) as well as its relationship with prognosis and tumor immunity infiltration has not yet been analyzed. We investigated the transcriptional expression, survival data, and immune infiltration of P4Hs in patients with HNSC from multiple databases. P4H1-3 expression was significantly higher in HNSC tumor tissues than in normal tissues. Moreover, P4HA1 and P4HA2 were associated with tumor stage, patient prognosis, and immune cell infiltration. P4HA3 was related to patient prognosis and immune cell infiltration. Correlation experiments confirmed that P4HA1 may serve as a prognosis biomarker and plays a role in the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. These findings suggest that P4HA1-3 may be a novel biomarker for the prognosis and treatment of HNSC, which is expected to support the development of new therapies for patients with head and neck tumors and improve patient outcomes.

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Title
Comprehensive analysis revealed P4Hs as new biomarkers for prognosis and immunotherapy in head and neck cancer
Author
Zhou, Huan 1 ; Lei, Yulin 1 ; Luo, Jing 2 ; Wang, Jianmei 3 ; Peng, Lin 4 ; Mou, Kelin 1 ; Xiang, Li 1 ; Luo, Yuhao 5 

 The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Department of Oncology, Luzhou, China (GRID:grid.488387.8) 
 The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Luzhou, China (GRID:grid.488387.8) 
 The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Department of Pathology, Luzhou, China (GRID:grid.488387.8) 
 The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Department of Bone and Joint, Luzhou, China (GRID:grid.488387.8) 
 The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Department of Oncology, Luzhou, China (GRID:grid.488387.8); The Affiliated Tianfu Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Department of Oncology, Meishan, China (GRID:grid.410578.f) (ISNI:0000 0001 1114 4286) 
Pages
12234
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3060940561
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. 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.