In the mediation analysis, we identified 53 mediators linking the gut microbiota to prostatic diseases, with a specific emphasis on the critical roles played by sex hormones and blood metabolites, and identified 34 proteins that may be used as therapeutic targets, especially FGFR1 and XPNPEP1. Our study represents the first comprehensive exploration of the causal effects of the gut microbiota on prostatic diseases and reveals the mediating effects of sex hormones and blood metabolites on the "gut-prostate axis."
PDK3 and PFKL were protective factors in LUAD patients. This study demonstrates the effect of hypoxia-associated genes on immune infiltration in LUAD and provides options for immunotherapy and therapeutic strategies in LUAD.
Significant differences in cyst fluid between mucinous versus non-mucinous PCN, as well as inv-IPMN versus LG-IPMN were revealed by proteomic analysis. These differentially expressed proteins hold great potential as novel cyst fluid biomarkers for the management of PCN.