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ABO Blood Group and the Risk and Prognosis of Lymphoma
Authors Qin L, Gao D , Wang Q, Zheng X, Wang J, Chen X, Fu D, Ma H, Tan J, Yin Q
Received 16 December 2022
Accepted for publication 9 February 2023
Published 22 February 2023 Volume 2023:16 Pages 769—778
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/JIR.S401818
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 2
Editor who approved publication: Professor Ning Quan
Ling Qin,1 Dongli Gao,1 Qian Wang,1 Xuewei Zheng,2 Jingjing Wang,2 Xingang Chen,2 Dongliao Fu,2 Haodi Ma,2 Junjia Tan,3 Qinan Yin2
1The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China; 2Laboratory for Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China; 3Section for Statistical Analysis and Data Collection, Luoyang Branch, Bank of China, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China
Correspondence: Qinan Yin, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, No. 263 Kaiyuan Avenue, Luoyang, 471000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13939928711, Email [email protected]
Abstract: ABO blood group antigens exhibit alternative phenotypes and genetically derived structures that are located on the red cell surface. The role of ABO blood group in cancer biology has been intensely reported by several studies, and it is now widely recognized that ABO antigens are associated with the risk and prognosis of several types of tumors, namely gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer. However, there have been contentious limited issues with the association between the ABO blood group and lymphoma. In this narrative review, based on literature data, we discuss the role of ABO blood group in the risk and prognosis of lymphoma and summarize the current knowledge of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms of the association. The possible association of ABO blood group with racial disparities and pathological classification in lymphoma patients is also discussed.
Keywords: ABO blood group, lymphoma, survival, disease susceptibility, race
Introduction
The ABO blood group is one of the most important human blood group systems. The ABO gene is located on chromosome 9q34 and encodes two alleles (i.e., A and B) for specific glycosyltransferases which catalyze the covalent linkage of N-acetyl-D-galactose or D-galactose to a common precursor side chain (i.e., the H antigen), eventually forming A and B antigens respectively.1,2 Unlike A and B alleles, the O variant encodes a non-functional glycosyltransferase, so H antigen is unmodified.3 The ABO blood group antigens are defined by carbohydrate moieties on the extracellular surface of red blood cell membranes. ABO blood group is classified into type A, type B, type AB and type O based on the antigens expressed on erythrocytes. People with blood type A have antigen A on their erythrocytes, and those with blood type B have antigen B.4 Individuals with blood type AB have both antigens A and B in the surface of erythrocytes, while those with blood type O lack either antigen.5 Studies have shown that these antigens are also highly expressed on the surface of a large number of human cells and tissues, including endothelial, neurons, platelets, and body fluids.6–8
The association between ABO blood groups and tumors has been reported in the early stage.9 There is also growing evidence from recent literatures of a critical involvement of the ABO blood group in the development of various types of cancers. Relevant studies demonstrated that blood group A significantly increases the risk of gastric and pancreatic cancer.10–12 The reason may be that tumor cells expressing “A-like antigen” in individuals with blood type A are not easy to be recognized by the body for immune rejection.13–16 A study in Shanghai also showed that blood group AB is associated with significantly increased risk of liver cancer.17 Study has noted a direct link of single nucleotide polymorphisms at the ABO locus to serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, an inflammatory cytokine that regulates liver cancer risk.18,19 But the mechanism by which blood type AB is associated with an increased risk of liver cancer is not very clear. In addition, patients with blood type O have a poor prognosis for multiple myeloma (MM).20 This may be due to serum levels of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) is higher in MM patients with blood type O than other blood types.20 High serum LDH levels may be associated with an extramedullary lesion in MM patients.21 So far there is limited understanding of ABO blood group in the risk and prognosis of lymphoma. Moreover, the potential mechanisms underlying remain largely unknown. The association between ABO blood groups and lymphoma is addressed in this concise review through analyzing the published literature and pathogenic mechanisms.
Methods
We systematically reviewed the scientific literature published so far on the relationship between ABO blood group and lymphoma. The PUBMED® electronic database was searched without time limit under English language restrictions. The following medical subject headings and keywords were used: “ABO blood group”, “lymphoma”, “disease susceptibility”, “distribution”, “survival”, “prognosis”, and “non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma” (HL). Furthermore, we also manually searched the reference lists for relevant items.
The relationships between ABO blood type and clinical variables were assessed using Chi-square test. A two-tailed P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The statistical software package SPSS 26.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used for statistical calculations.
Pathogenic Effects of ABO Blood Group on Lymphoma
The underlying mechanisms that the ABO blood group may interact with the development and progression of cancers including lymphoma are still poorly understood. Several plausible potential pathogenic ways encompass: 1) Deletion of ABO blood group antigens caused by multiple regulators enhances the motility and migration of tumor cells, resulting in poor prognosis;15,22–27 2) Tumor markers that are ABO blood group antigens can evade the immune surveillance of host and allow tumors to grow;13–16 3) Dysregulation of ABO glycosyltransferases, which are mainly involved in altering the modulator of angiogenesis during the tumorigenesis, is related to tumor;28–31 and 4) The influence of ABO blood group antigens on tumor growth, invasion and migration is mainly related to the ABO gene locus involved in regulating the mediators of inflammation and immune responses (Figure 1).18,32–36
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Figure 1 Pathogenic mechanism of ABO blood group on lymphoma. Potential mechanisms by which ABO blood groups may interact with the development and progression of cancers, including lymphoma: 1) Multiple regulators lead to the deletion of ABO blood group antigens, especially the A and B antigens, which enhances the motility and migration of tumor cells, resulting in poor prognosis; 2) Tumor markers that are ABO blood group antigens can evade the immune surveillance of host and allow tumors to grow; 3) Dysregulation of ABO glycosyltransferases, which are mainly involved in altering the modulator of angiogenesis during the tumorigenesis, is related to tumor; and 4) The influence of ABO blood group antigens on tumor growth, invasion and migration is mainly related to the ABO gene locus involved in regulating the mediators of inflammation and immune responses. |
The decrease or absence of ABO blood group antigen expression seems to play a role in the progression of tumors. There are several factors for the decrease or absence of ABO blood group. First, the deletion of ABO allele or hypermethylation of the ABO promoter region causes relative down-regulation of the glycosyltransferase necessary for blood group antigen synthesis.22,37–40 Second, some microRNAs (miRNAs) affect the expression of blood group antigens by regulating the activity of glycosyltransferase, such as miR-331-3p and miR-1980-5-p.27 Third, mutations in the ABO gene. For example, the mutation of the GATA motif in intron 1 of the ABO gene could reduce the expression of the B antigen, and mutation of RUNX1 causes the loss of A antigen.25,26 Loss of blood group antigen expression may lead to increased cell motility and migration, which enhances malignancy of tumors and is associated with poor prognosis.15,23,24 So how does the deletion of blood group antigens enhance malignancy of tumors? It may be ascribable to the glycosylation of ABO blood group antigens on the regulation of integrin receptors activity.41 Integrin is an important component of cell adhesion molecules. In addition, the glycosylation of ABO blood group antigens can lead to conformational changes in proteins that not only affects intercellular signaling, cell adhesion, and immune surveillance, but also stimulates tumor growth and metastasis.42–47 The absence of ABO blood antigen is observed in hematological malignancies, including HL.48,49 We hypothesize that some of these factors may cause decreased expression of ABO blood group antigens on the surface of red blood cells in patients with lymphoma, leading to disease progression.
Some tumor antigens, which are the known product of certain blood type precursors/antigens, escape from immune surveillance and cause adverse prognosis. Many of those tumor antigens are similar to the A antigen, which are known as “A-like antigens.” “A-like antigens” was once considered to be an Across-reacting antigen (e.g., Forssman antigen, or Tn antigen), but it was later found to be the real A antigen.14–16 The discovery of the A antigen in non-A cancers indicates that ABO antigens can act as cancer risk factors.50,51 It is reported that under the immune surveillance theory, tumor cells expressing “A-like antigen” in individuals with blood type O can be detected by host immune surveillance at an early stage and are more likely to suffer immunologic rejection.15 However, it is difficult for type A persons to recognize tumor cells expressing “A-like antigen” as foreign cells as type O persons do.13 This may explain the increase in type A patients compared to type O patients in many malignancies. It is also found that the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) could be influenced by the ABO blood group, and advanced malignant melanoma patients with type B or AB had significantly longer overall survival (OS) than other blood types after using ICIs.52 Similar findings have been found in other blood group systems. For example, CD44, which is identical to the blood group antigen In b, is associated with lymphocyte (T cell) activation, hematopoietic development, and metastasis of malignant lymphoma.53–56 Thus, we hypothesize that there are tumor markers that are essentially ABO blood group antigens in lymphoma that contribute to disease progression.
Dysregulation of ABO glycosyltransferases, which are mainly involved in altering the modulator of angiogenesis during the tumorigenesis, is related to tumor. The mechanism is similar to how ABO glycosyltransferase regulates plasma von Willebrand factor (vWF) levels to affect the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE).29,31,57 VWF plays an important role in inhibiting angiogenesis, promoting wound healing, and promoting tumor cell apoptosis; particularly, angiogenesis and apoptosis are also involved in tumorigenesis.28,30,58,59 ABO glycosyltransferase may promote the development of lymphoma by regulating plasma vWF levels.
It is possible that ABO blood group antigens influence tumor progression and metastasis by changing the inflammatory state of the host. The researchers found that the ABO gene locus is associated with circulating levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, E-selectin, and P-selectin.18,32,33 All of these adhesion molecules are important mediators of chronic inflammation and immune cell recruitment. The correlation between ABO blood group and the occurrence and prognosis of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease and autoimmune diseases have been reported.60–72 Chronic inflammation is related to tumor growth, invasion, and migration.34–36 Therefore, we speculate that these inflammatory mediators directly correlate ABO blood groups with tumor development and spread. Chronic inflammation is also associated with lymphatic malignancies.73 For example, Epstein–Barr virus is connected with large B cell lymphoma in immunocompromised patients and in patients with Burkitt’s lymphoma or HL.74 Another example is the lymphomas that appear in GM-CSF- and IFNγ-deficient mice, which are caused by infections and subside after antibiotic treatment.75 Thus, ABO blood group may be associated with lymphoma initiation and spread by changing the inflammatory state of the host.
Epidemiological and Clinical Data
Several epidemiological studies have assessed the impact of ABO blood group antigens on the risk (Table 1) and prognosis of lymphoma (Table 2). ABO blood group is found to be associated with the susceptibility of lymphoma and could be worked as an independent predictor of prognosis in lymphoma patients.76,77 It was observed that individuals with blood type A have a lower risk of lymphoma than those with other blood types.76 Besides, lymphoma patients with blood type B have a poorer prognosis, while patients with blood type O have a better prognosis.77,78 Currently, racial disparities in incidence and survival exist for patients with lymphoma.79,80 Racial differences in ABO blood groups also exist and are well characterized.81 An awareness could be raised in the effects of racial differences in ABO blood group on clinical variables seen in lymphoma.
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Table 1 Studies of the Association Between ABO Blood Group and the Risk Factors of Developing Lymphoma |
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Table 2 Studies of the Association Between ABO Blood Group and Survival in Patients with Lymphoma |
ABO Blood Groups and the Risk of Lymphoma
ABO blood groups have been reported to be associated with the occurrence of lymphoma.82,83 An increasing proportion of B blood group and a decreasing proportion of A blood group were observed in HL.76,83 Furthermore, studies on central nervous system lymphoma showed a significantly lower risk of both primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) and secondary CNS lymphoma (SCNSL) in blood group A individuals.84,85 However, a number of studies indicated that ABO blood group was not associated with lymphoma susceptibility in both children and adult patients (Table 1).86–88
ABO Blood Groups and the Prognosis of Lymphoma
The prognostic value of ABO blood group in lymphoma were evaluated in a number of studies. A study of 697 patients with extranodal natural killer (NK)/T‑cell lymphoma (ENKTL) revealed that ABO blood group was an independent predictor of clinical outcome for patients with ENKTL.77 Studies in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) confirmed the association of ABO blood group with OS in lymphoma patients.78,89 Blood group B was also identified as an independent predictor of shorter OS in male DLBCL patients.78 However, other studies indicated that ABO blood group was not significantly associated with the prognosis of patients with lymphoma (Table 2).90,91
Association of ABO Blood Group with Racial Disparities and Pathological Classification in Lymphoma Patients
We summarized and analyzed the clinical characteristics among a total of 3118 lymphoma patients reported in 13 studies, of which the vast majority were performed in Caucasians and a few in Asians and Africans (Table 3). Among a total of 1623 Caucasian lymphoma patients, the greatest frequency of A, B, AB and O blood group was reported in Turkey (45.2%), Iran (56.7%), America (6.7%) and Australia (49.9%) respectively (Table 3). The Asian lymphoma patients had the greater reported frequency of both B (27.3%) and AB (8.8%) blood group as compared to Caucasian and African (Table 4). A greatest frequency of O blood group (53%) was observed in African patients and that of A blood group (33.3%) in Caucasian (Table 4). There are significant differences in the distribution of ABO blood groups in lymphoma patients of different races (P < 0.001, Table 4).
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Table 3 Summary of the Characteristics of Lymphoma Patients in Reported Studies |
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Table 4 ABO Blood Group Distribution of Lymphoma Patients by Race |
Previous studies in Asians have demonstrated no significant association between ABO blood group and the incidence of lymphoma.77,87 Only one study conducted in Tamils in Indian demonstrated the significant decrease of A blood group in HL and non-HL (Table 3).76
A total of 3118 lymphoma patients were studied its association with ABO blood groups. Among them, non-HL accounted for 47.8%, followed by HL (20.7%) and the remaining 31.6% was not reported its classification (Table 3). The non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients had the greater reported frequency of B blood group (28.1%) as compared to Hodgkin lymphoma (17.5%), while the greatest frequency of A (33.7%), AB (6.8%) and O (41.9%) blood groups were observed in Hodgkin lymphoma patients (Table 5). There are significant differences in ABO blood group distribution among patients with different classification of lymphoma (P < 0.001, Table 5). Whereas these differences may be difficult to explain currently, we could not eliminate a hypothesis that the ABO blood group could be associated with racial disparity and pathological classification in lymphoma patients.
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Table 5 ABO Blood Group Distribution of Patients by Different Categories of Lymphoma |
Conclusions
A number of literatures report an association between ABO blood group and lymphoma risk and prognosis. Several plausible mechanisms have been proposed to support this association, including cell motility, inflammation, immune surveillance, and glycosyltransferase activity. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these association remain poorly understood. The results evaluating the risk and prognostic value of ABO blood groups in lymphoma varied significantly among studies due to unstageable patients, unidentical treatment and unstandardized study design. Besides, an association of ABO blood group with racial disparities and pathological classification in lymphoma patients may exist, yet little is known about the basis for the differences. To be better understand the role of ABO blood groups in lymphoma and the mechanism of their association, future experimental studies are recommended in larger number of lymphoma patients as well as at molecular level of ABO blood groups. Public health endeavors should focus on refining the clinical data of lymphoma patients on race and ethnicity.
Author Contributions
All authors contributed to data analysis, drafting or revising the article, have agreed on the journal to which the article will be submitted, gave final approval of the version to be published, and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
Funding
This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for Henan University of Science and Technology (QNY13510001).
Disclosure
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
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