The Effect of IGF2BP1 Expression Level on Cisplatin-Resistance in Lung Adenocarcinoma
The authors previous study revealed that high expression of IGF2BP1 in lung adenocarcinoma(LUAD)is associated with poor prognosis and immune microenvironment.In this study,the impact of IGF2BP1 on cisplatin resistance in LUAD was explored.Analysis of the CTR-DB database revealed that IGF2BP1 is associated with resistance to drugs such as carboplatin combined with paclitaxel and cisplatin combined with pemetrexed in lung cancer and mesothelioma,respectively.Data mining of the TCGA-LUAD transcriptome showed that the cisplatin-resistant group also exhibited significant resistance to oxaliplatin.Moreover,IGF2BP1 expres-sion was significantly negatively correlated with cisplatin and oxaliplatin sensitivity.Further analysis of differential genes between the cisplatin-resistant cohort and cisplatin-sensitive cohort identified several genes associated with different biological functions,such as triglyceride metabolism,amino acid transmembrane transport,monooxygenase activity,and response to fatty acid.Among these genes,IGF2BP1 showed significant co-expression with 46 cisplatin-resistant differential expression genes.Prognostic analysis demonstrated that 32 of these genes significantly affected overall survival in LUAD patients,with 28 genes serving as poor prognostic factors.In vitro experiments revealed that knocking out IGF2BP1 in LUAD cells increased their sensitivity to cisplatin,resulting in decreased tumor cell viability and colony formation.In summary,IGF2BP1 expression levels significantly influences cisplatin resistance of LUAD,and its co-expressed genes significantly impact patient prognosis.Targeting IGF2BP1 can significantly increase the sensitivity of LUAD cells to cisplatin,bringing new avenues for research on drug resistance in LUAD.