| Literature DB >> 27483432 |
Fei-Yuan Yu1, Qian Xu2, Dan-Dan Wu1, Andy T Y Lau1, Yan-Ming Xu1.
Abstract
Sirtuin-3 (SIRT3) is a major mitochondrial NAD(+)-dependent deacetylase and plays a key role in the progression and development of human cancers. Although the prognostic and clinicopathological features of SIRT3 expression in various cancers have been investigated by different research groups, however, inconsistent and opposing results can be observed. In this study, we therefore performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the significance of SIRT3 expression in various cancers. Systematic literature searching was performed in PubMed, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang Data up to November 2015. Total effect analyses and subgroup analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship between SIRT3 expression and overall survival, cancer/non-cancer tissues, lymph node metastasis, pathological differentiation, tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage, tumor size, and gender, in various cancer patients. Hazard ratios (HRs) or odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to clarify the risk or hazard association. A total of 14 studies comprising 2165 cancer patients were included to assess the association between SIRT3 immunohistochemical expression and overall survival or clinicopathological characteristics. SIRT3 expression was significantly associated with overall survival in gastric cancer (HR = 0.62, 95% CI = 0.43-0.89, P = 0.009) and hepatocellular carcinoma patients (HR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.42-0.74, P<0.0001), cancer/non-cancer tissues in hepatocellular carcinoma patients (OR = 0.04, 95% CI = 0.01-0.16, P<0.0001), lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients (OR = 2.20, 95% CI = 1.49-3.26, P<0.0001), and also pathological differentiation in hepatocellular carcinoma patients (OR = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.48-0.98, P = 0.04) and gastric cancer patients (OR = 0.33, 95% CI = 0.21-0.50, P<0.00001), by subgroup analyses. Furthermore, SIRT3 expression was significantly associated with pathological differentiation in total effect analysis (OR = 0.46, 95% CI = 0.29-0.74, P = 0.001). No detectable relation between SIRT3 expression and other clinicopathological parameters were found. This meta-analysis indicates that SIRT3 expression level is associated with prognostic and clinical features in specific cancers.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27483432 PMCID: PMC4970700 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159801
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Fig 1Flow diagram of identified eligible studies.
Main characteristics of studies included in this meta-analysis.
| Study [ref. no.] | Year | Country/region | Race | Cancer type | No. of cases | Detection method | Cut off | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desouki et al. [ | 2014 | USA | Caucasian | Breast cancer | 186 | IHC | ≥1% | NA |
| He et al. [ | 2014 | China | Asian | Breast cancer | 308 | IHC | IRS>6 | OS |
| Liu et al. [ | 2014 | China | Asian | Colon cancer | 127 | IHC | IRS≥6 | OS |
| Yan et al. [ | 2014 | China | Asian | Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma | 252 | IHC | IRS>6 | OS |
| Yang et al. [ | 2014 | China | Asian | Gastric cancer | 65 | IHC | HS≥10% | OS |
| Huang et al. [ | 2014 | Taiwan | Asian | Gastric cancer | 221 | IHC | 1+ | OS |
| Kang [ | 2014 | China | Asian | Gastric cancer | 130 | IHC | 1+ | NA |
| Cui et al. [ | 2015 | China | Asian | Gastric cancer | 43 | IHC | NA | NA |
| Wang et al. [ | 2014 | China | Asian | Hepatocellular carcinoma | 342 | IHC | ≥5% | OS |
| Zhang et al. [ | 2012 | China | Asian | Hepatocellular carcinoma | 248 | IHC | ROC≥2.5 | OS |
| Zhang et al. [ | 2013 | China | Asian | Hepatocellular carcinoma | 40 | IHC | 1+ | NA |
| Liu [ | 2012 | China | Asian | Hepatocellular carcinoma | 42 | IHC | 1+ | NA |
| Alhazzazi [ | 2012 | USA | Caucasian | Oral squamous cell carcinoma | 52 | IHC | NA | NA |
| Quan et al. [ | 2015 | China | Asian | Prostate cancer | 109 | IHC | NA | NA |
IHC, immunohistochemistry; IRS, immunoreactivity scores; HS, histoscore method; ROC, receiver-operator characteristic; NA, not available; OS, overall survival.
Fig 2Forest plot for the association between SIRT3 expression and overall survival of patients with cancer.
Correlations of clinicopathological parameters with SIRT3 expression.
| Parameters | Total effect or subgroup analyses | Studies [ref. no.] | Heterogeneity | Model | Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I2% | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | ||||
| Cancer/non-cancer tissues | Total | [ | 83 | <0.00001 | Random | 0.34 (0.12, 0.99) | 0.05 |
| Gastric cancer | [ | 91 | <0.0001 | Random | 0.97 (0.12, 7.89) | 0.98 | |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | [ | 0 | 0.96 | Fixed | 0.04 (0.01, 0.16) | <0.0001 | |
| Others | [ | 85 | 0.001 | Random | 0.43 (0.08, 2.44) | 0.34 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | Total | [ | 78 | 0.001 | Random | 1.64 (0.80, 3.39) | 0.18 |
| (metastasis+ vs. metastasis-) | Breast cancer | [ | 34 | 0.22 | Fixed | 2.20 (1.49, 3.26) | <0.0001 |
| Gastric cancer | [ | 79 | 0.03 | Random | 0.69 (0.13, 3.62) | 0.66 | |
| Other | [ | - | - | - | 4.22 (2.00, 8.93) | 0.0002 | |
| Differentiation (poorly vs. moderate/well differentiated) | Total | [ | 57 | 0.03 | Random | 0.46 (0.29, 0.74) | 0.001 |
| Gastric cancer | [ | 50 | 0.13 | Fixed | 0.33 (0.21, 0.50) | <0.00001 | |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | [ | 4 | 0.37 | Fixed | 0.69 (0.48, 0.98) | 0.04 | |
| Tumor stage (I/II vs. III/IV) | Total | [ | 82 | <0.0001 | Random | 1.68 (0.87, 3.25) | 0.12 |
| Gastric cancer | [ | 86 | 0.0007 | Random | 3.09 (0.76, 12.54) | 0.11 | |
| Others | [ | 82 | 0.004 | Random | 1.09 (0.49, 2.42) | 0.84 | |
| Tumor size (≥5cm vs. <5cm) | Total | [ | 0 | 0.93 | Fixed | 0.85 (0.60, 1.22) | 0.38 |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | [ | 0 | 0.89 | Fixed | 0.81 (0.51, 1.29) | 0.38 | |
| Others | [ | 0 | 0.48 | Fixed | 0.92 (0.53, 1.60) | 0.76 | |
| Gender (male vs. female) | Total | [ | 12 | 0.33 | Fixed | 1.06 (0.79, 1.41) | 0.71 |
| Gastric cancer | [ | 0 | 0.34 | Fixed | 1.66 (0.78, 3.55) | 0.19 | |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | [ | 0 | 0.82 | Fixed | 1.32 (0.84, 2.08) | 0.22 | |
| Others | [ | 31 | 0.23 | Fixed | 0.73 (0.47, 1.13) | 0.16 | |
| ER (positive vs. negative) | Breast cancer | [ | 66 | 0.09 | Random | 1.92 (0.95, 3.90) | 0.07 |
| PR (positive vs. negative) | Breast cancer | [ | 92 | 0.0004 | Random | 0.95 (0.22, 4.10) | 0.95 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor.
Fig 3Funnel plot for the seven studies included in this meta-analysis regarding SIRT3 expression and overall survival.