Differences of immune cell composition between colorectal cancer and normal colorectal tissue
WU Linfeng1, SUN Yongji2, YE Lele3, SHEN Xian4, XUE Xiangyang3, SHEN Shurong1
1.Department of Oncology,Wenzhou Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wenzhou 325000, China; 2.The First Clinical College of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; 3.Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; 4.Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
WU Linfeng,SUN Yongji,YE Lele, et al. Differences of immune cell composition between colorectal cancer and normal colorectal tissue[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2020, 50(6): 454-460.
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the infiltrated immune cells in colorectal cancer patients and normal people, and to provide new ideas and directions for cancer related research. Methods: Gene expression profiles of 51 normal people and 333 colorectal cancer (CRC) patients from GEO database were analyzed, and CIBERSORT was used to transform the gene expression profile data into the infiltration ratio of 22 kinds of immune cells, and the distribution of these immune cells in both groupd of patients was compared. Results: The composition of intestinal infiltrated immune cells was significantly different between CRC patients and healthy people. The infiltration of T cells and B cells in tumor tissue was less than that in healthy people, while the infiltration of macrophages, neutrophils, mast cells and dendritic cells in tumor tissue was more than that in healthy people. Conclusion: There are great differences in the infiltration of immune cells in colorectal tissues between CRC patients and healthy people. These different immune cells may play an important role in the development of cancer.
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