CD47 expression in gastric cancer clinical correlates and association with macrophage infiltration
- 30 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
- Vol. 70 (7), 1831-1840
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-020-02806-2
Abstract
Background CD47 has been identified as an innate immune checkpoint and found to be associated with inferior survival in various types of cancer. However, the critical role of CD47 in gastric cancer and its association with tumor associated macrophages remain unclear. Methods Tumor tissues of gastric cancer from Zhongshan Hospital and data from GSE62254, GSE84437 and TCGA datasets were analyzed. Immunohistochemistry was performed to detect the expression of CD47, CD11c, CD163 and CD68 in gastric cancer tissues. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox model were used for comparing the clinical outcomes of patients belonging to different subgroups. Results Gastric cancer patients with high CD47 expression exhibited poor prognosis and inferior therapeutic responsiveness to fluorouracil-based adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT). A positive correlation was found between M1-polarized macrophage infiltration and CD47 expression in gastric cancer; however, the prognostic value of M1-polarized macrophages was attenuated in CD47-high gastric cancer patients. Moreover, we found that CD47 mRNA level was enriched in microsatellite-instable (MSI) subtype of gastric cancer and associated with ARID1A mutation and FGFR2 signaling pathway activation. Conclusions Aberrant CD47 expression represented an independent predictor for adverse survival outcome and ACT resistance in gastric cancer. Targeting CD47 might be a promising strategy for gastric cancer patients.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (81671628, 81871306, 81871926, 81871930, 81902402, 81902901, 81972219)
- Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation (18ZR1432900)
- Shanghai Sailing Program (17YF1402200, 18YF1404600, 19YF1407500)
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