CD40/CD40L expression and its prognostic value in cervical cancer

CD40, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) family, is known to be involved in immune system regulation, acting as a costimulatory molecule, and in antitumor responses against cancer cells. It is a protein that is expressed in different types of cells, including immune cells and canc...

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Main Authors: G.A. Grazia, D.R. Bastos, L.L. Villa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2023-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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author G.A. Grazia
D.R. Bastos
L.L. Villa
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D.R. Bastos
L.L. Villa
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description CD40, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) family, is known to be involved in immune system regulation, acting as a costimulatory molecule, and in antitumor responses against cancer cells. It is a protein that is expressed in different types of cells, including immune cells and cancer cells (e.g., cervical cancer, breast cancer, melanoma). In this study, we investigated CD40/CD40L transcriptional and protein levels in cervical cancer cell lines and tumors. Higher CD40 expression was observed in cervical cancer cell lines derived from squamous cell carcinomas than from adenocarcinomas. Search of CD40/CD40L expression in cervical cancer tissues in public data sets revealed that about 83% of squamous cell carcinomas express CD40 compared to other cervical tumor subtypes. Moreover, expression of CD40 and CD40L in squamous cervical carcinomas is associated with better overall survival. Therefore, these proteins could be explored as prognostic markers in cervical cancers.
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spelling doaj.art-01ecdf92c2a542d2a67bdca3f7e408eb2023-11-14T07:52:35ZengAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research1414-431X2023-11-015610.1590/1414-431x2023e13047CD40/CD40L expression and its prognostic value in cervical cancerG.A. Graziahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0496-1194D.R. Bastoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-1959L.L. Villahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4074-2335CD40, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) family, is known to be involved in immune system regulation, acting as a costimulatory molecule, and in antitumor responses against cancer cells. It is a protein that is expressed in different types of cells, including immune cells and cancer cells (e.g., cervical cancer, breast cancer, melanoma). In this study, we investigated CD40/CD40L transcriptional and protein levels in cervical cancer cell lines and tumors. Higher CD40 expression was observed in cervical cancer cell lines derived from squamous cell carcinomas than from adenocarcinomas. Search of CD40/CD40L expression in cervical cancer tissues in public data sets revealed that about 83% of squamous cell carcinomas express CD40 compared to other cervical tumor subtypes. Moreover, expression of CD40 and CD40L in squamous cervical carcinomas is associated with better overall survival. Therefore, these proteins could be explored as prognostic markers in cervical cancers.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2023000100691&lng=en&tlng=enCD40CD40LCervical cancerSiHaHeLa
spellingShingle G.A. Grazia
D.R. Bastos
L.L. Villa
CD40/CD40L expression and its prognostic value in cervical cancer
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
CD40
CD40L
Cervical cancer
SiHa
HeLa
title CD40/CD40L expression and its prognostic value in cervical cancer
title_full CD40/CD40L expression and its prognostic value in cervical cancer
title_fullStr CD40/CD40L expression and its prognostic value in cervical cancer
title_full_unstemmed CD40/CD40L expression and its prognostic value in cervical cancer
title_short CD40/CD40L expression and its prognostic value in cervical cancer
title_sort cd40 cd40l expression and its prognostic value in cervical cancer
topic CD40
CD40L
Cervical cancer
SiHa
HeLa
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