Abstract
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is a highly malignant tumor of the digestive system with increasing morbidity and mortality. The lack of sensitive and reliable biomarkers is one of the main reasons for the poor prognosis. Volume-regulated anion channels (VRAC), which are ubiquitously expressed in the vertebrate cell membrane, are composed of leucine-rich repeat-containing 8A (LRRC8A) and four other homologous family members (LRRC8B–E). VRAC heterogeneous complex is implicated in each of the six “hallmarks of cancer” and represents a novel therapeutic target for cancer. In this study, LRRC8A was speculated to be a promising prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for PAAD based on a series of bioinformatics analyses. Additional cell experiments and immunohistochemical assays demonstrated that LRRC8A can affect the prognosis of PAAD and is correlated to cell proliferation, cell migration, drug resistance, and immune infiltration. Functional analysis indicated that LRRC8A influences the progression and prognosis of patients with PAAD by the regulation of CD8+ T cells immune infiltration. Taken together, these results can help in the design of new therapeutic drugs for patients with PAAD.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation Program of China
Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province
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