Membrane metalloendopeptidase (MME) is positively correlated with systemic lupus erythematosus and may inhibit the occurrence of breast cancer.


Journal

PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 19 12 2022
accepted: 21 07 2023
medline: 18 8 2023
pubmed: 16 8 2023
entrez: 16 8 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a lower risk of breast cancer (BRCA) than the general population. In this study, we explored the underlying molecular mechanism that is dysregulated in both diseases. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) was executed with the SLE and BRCA datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) website and identified the potential role of membrane metalloendopeptidase (MME) in both diseases. Then, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses of related proteins and miRNAs were performed to investigate the potential molecular pathways. WGCNA revealed that MME was positively related to SLE but negatively related to BRCA. In BRCA, MME expression was significantly decreased in tumor tissues, especially in luminal B and infiltrating ductal carcinoma subtypes. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis identified MME as a valuable diagnostic biomarker of BRCA, with an area under the curve (AUC) value equal to 0.984 (95% confidence interval = 0.976-0.992). KEGG enrichment analysis suggested that MME-related proteins and targeted miRNAs may reduce the incidence of BRCA in SLE patients via the PI3K/AKT/FOXO signaling pathway. Low MME expression was associated with favorable relapse-free survival (RFS) but no other clinical outcomes and may contribute to resistance to chemotherapy in BRCA, with an AUC equal to 0.527 (P value < 0.05). In summary, MME expression was significantly decreased in BRCA but positively correlated with SLE, and it might reduce the incidence of BRCA in SLE patients via the PI3K/AKT/FOXO signaling pathway.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a lower risk of breast cancer (BRCA) than the general population. In this study, we explored the underlying molecular mechanism that is dysregulated in both diseases.
METHODS
Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) was executed with the SLE and BRCA datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) website and identified the potential role of membrane metalloendopeptidase (MME) in both diseases. Then, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses of related proteins and miRNAs were performed to investigate the potential molecular pathways.
RESULTS
WGCNA revealed that MME was positively related to SLE but negatively related to BRCA. In BRCA, MME expression was significantly decreased in tumor tissues, especially in luminal B and infiltrating ductal carcinoma subtypes. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis identified MME as a valuable diagnostic biomarker of BRCA, with an area under the curve (AUC) value equal to 0.984 (95% confidence interval = 0.976-0.992). KEGG enrichment analysis suggested that MME-related proteins and targeted miRNAs may reduce the incidence of BRCA in SLE patients via the PI3K/AKT/FOXO signaling pathway. Low MME expression was associated with favorable relapse-free survival (RFS) but no other clinical outcomes and may contribute to resistance to chemotherapy in BRCA, with an AUC equal to 0.527 (P value < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
In summary, MME expression was significantly decreased in BRCA but positively correlated with SLE, and it might reduce the incidence of BRCA in SLE patients via the PI3K/AKT/FOXO signaling pathway.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37585411
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289960
pii: PONE-D-22-34693
pmc: PMC10431625
doi:

Substances chimiques

MicroRNAs 0
Neprilysin EC 3.4.24.11
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases EC 2.7.1.-
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt EC 2.7.11.1

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e0289960

Informations de copyright

Copyright: © 2023 Ding et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Jiatong Ding (J)

Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

Chenxi Li (C)

Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

Kexin Shu (K)

Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

Wanying Chen (W)

Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Department of Brest Surgery, The second affiliated hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

Chenxi Cai (C)

Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Department of Brest Surgery, The second affiliated hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

Xin Zhang (X)

Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

Wenxiong Zhang (W)

Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

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