PPIH associated with immune infiltrates and immunotherapy response in hepatocellular carcinoma

Background: The role of Ppih in immune infiltration and its response to immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients has not yet been investigated. Methods: Bioinformatics analysis and clinical sample evaluation were used to assess Ppih mRNA expression in HCC and its association with pat...

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Main Authors: Haini Chen, Haixia Chen, Renjie Wang, Peng Ren, Jun Ye
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-04-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X251336010
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Haixia Chen
Renjie Wang
Peng Ren
Jun Ye
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Renjie Wang
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Jun Ye
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description Background: The role of Ppih in immune infiltration and its response to immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients has not yet been investigated. Methods: Bioinformatics analysis and clinical sample evaluation were used to assess Ppih mRNA expression in HCC and its association with pathological features, immune infiltration, immunotherapy response, and patient prognosis. Additionally, we collected 40 serum samples from HCC patients and healthy controls to verify the secretion levels of PPIH, IFN-γ, granzyme B, and IgG. Results: This study demonstrated that Ppih mRNA levels were significantly elevated in HCC and were associated with poor prognosis. Ppih is strongly linked to the immune cell infiltration environment in HCC, where it can induce immune barriers and contribute to poor prognosis. Moreover, elevated serum PPIH levels were confirmed in patients with liver cancer. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that Ppih is a promising prognostic and immunotherapeutic marker for HCC. Its secreted protein may also serve as a potential serum biomarker, offering new insights into the role of Ppih and its interaction with the tumor immune microenvironment in HCC.
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spelling doaj-art-9a089366bd4a4e70a335eec24a9d66e42025-08-20T02:30:27ZengSAGE PublishingEuropean Journal of Inflammation2058-73922025-04-012310.1177/1721727X251336010PPIH associated with immune infiltrates and immunotherapy response in hepatocellular carcinomaHaini ChenHaixia ChenRenjie WangPeng RenJun YeBackground: The role of Ppih in immune infiltration and its response to immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients has not yet been investigated. Methods: Bioinformatics analysis and clinical sample evaluation were used to assess Ppih mRNA expression in HCC and its association with pathological features, immune infiltration, immunotherapy response, and patient prognosis. Additionally, we collected 40 serum samples from HCC patients and healthy controls to verify the secretion levels of PPIH, IFN-γ, granzyme B, and IgG. Results: This study demonstrated that Ppih mRNA levels were significantly elevated in HCC and were associated with poor prognosis. Ppih is strongly linked to the immune cell infiltration environment in HCC, where it can induce immune barriers and contribute to poor prognosis. Moreover, elevated serum PPIH levels were confirmed in patients with liver cancer. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that Ppih is a promising prognostic and immunotherapeutic marker for HCC. Its secreted protein may also serve as a potential serum biomarker, offering new insights into the role of Ppih and its interaction with the tumor immune microenvironment in HCC.https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X251336010
spellingShingle Haini Chen
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Renjie Wang
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Jun Ye
PPIH associated with immune infiltrates and immunotherapy response in hepatocellular carcinoma
European Journal of Inflammation
title PPIH associated with immune infiltrates and immunotherapy response in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_full PPIH associated with immune infiltrates and immunotherapy response in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_fullStr PPIH associated with immune infiltrates and immunotherapy response in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed PPIH associated with immune infiltrates and immunotherapy response in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_short PPIH associated with immune infiltrates and immunotherapy response in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_sort ppih associated with immune infiltrates and immunotherapy response in hepatocellular carcinoma
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X251336010
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