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Albritton CF, Demirci M, Neikirk K, Ertuglu LA, Ishimwe JA, Mutchler AL, Sheng Q, Laffer CL, Wanjalla CN, Ahmed T, Haynes AP, Saleem M, Beasley HK, Marshall AG, Vue Z, Ikizler AT, Kleyman TR, Kon V, Hinton A, Kirabo A. Myeloid Cell Glucocorticoid, Not Mineralocorticoid Receptor Signaling, Contributes to Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in Humans via Cortisol. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.06.10.598374. [PMID: 38915603 PMCID: PMC11195113 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.10.598374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Salt sensitivity of blood pressure (SSBP) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, yet the etiology is poorly understood. We previously found that serum/glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) regulate epithelial sodium channel (ENaC)-dependent sodium entry into monocyte-derived antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and activation of NADPH oxidase, leading to the formation of isolevuglandins (IsoLGs) in SSBP. Whereas aldosterone via the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activates SGK1 leading to hypertension, our past findings indicate that levels of plasma aldosterone do not correlate with SSBP, and there is little to no MR expression in APCs. Thus, we hypothesized that cortisol acting via the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), not the MR in APCs mediates SGK1 actions to induce SSBP. METHODS We performed cellular indexing of transcriptomes and epitopes by sequencing (CITE-Seq) analysis on peripheral blood mononuclear cells of humans rigorously phenotyped for SSBP using an inpatient salt loading/depletion protocol to determine expression of MR, GR, and SGK1 in immune cells. In additional experiments, we performed bulk transcriptomic analysis on isolated human monocytes following in vitro treatment with high salt from a separate cohort. We then measured urine and plasma cortisol, cortisone, renin, and aldosterone. Subsequently, we measured the association of these hormones with changes in systolic, diastolic, mean arterial pressure and pulse pressure as well as immune cell activation via IsoLG formation. RESULTS We found that myeloid APCs predominantly express the GR and SGK1 with no expression of the MR. Expression of the GR in APCs increased after salt loading and decreased with salt depletion in salt-sensitive but not salt-resistant people and was associated with increased expression of SGK1. Moreover, we found that plasma and urine cortisol/cortisone but not aldosterone/renin correlated with SSBP and APCs activation via IsoLGs. We also found that cortisol negatively correlates with EETs. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that renal cortisol signaling via the GR but not the MR in APCs contributes to SSBP via cortisol. Urine and plasma cortisol may provide an important currently unavailable feasible diagnostic tool for SSBP. Moreover, cortisol-GR-SGK1-ENaC signaling pathway may provide treatment options for SSBP.
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- Claude F. Albritton
- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Graduate Studies, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208-3501, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, University Road, Sargodha, Punjab, 40100, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212-8802, USA
- Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology
- Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation
- Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
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Wang L, Yukselten Y, Nuwagaba J, Sutton RE. JAK/STAT signaling pathway affects CCR5 expression in human CD4 + T cells. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadl0368. [PMID: 38507500 PMCID: PMC10954213 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adl0368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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CCR5 serves as R5-tropic HIV co-receptor. Knocking out CCR5 in HIV patients, which has occurred <10 times, is believed important for cure. JAK/STAT inhibitors tofacitinib and ruxolitinib inhibit CCR5 expression in HIV+ viremic patients. We investigated the association of JAK/STAT signaling pathway with CCR5/CCR2 expression in human primary CD4+ T cells and confirmed its importance. Six of nine JAK/STAT inhibitors that reduced CCR5/CCR2 expression were identified. Inhibitor-treated CD4+ T cells were relatively resistant, specifically to R5-tropic HIV infection. Furthermore, single JAK2, STAT3, STAT5A, and STAT5B knockout and different combinations of JAK/STAT knockout significantly reduced CCR2/CCR5 expression of both RNA and protein levels, indicating that CCR5/CCR2 expression was positively regulated by JAK-STAT pathway in CD4+ T cells. Serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) knockout affected CCR2/CCR5 gene expression, suggesting that SGK1 is involved in CCR2/CCR5 regulation. If cell surface CCR5 levels can be specifically and markedly down-regulated without adverse effects, that may have a major impact on the HIV cure agenda.
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- Lingyun Wang
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Wu J, Gong L, Li Y, Liu T, Sun R, Jia K, Liu R, Dong F, Gu X, Li X. SGK1 aggravates idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by triggering H3k27ac-mediated macrophage reprogramming and disturbing immune homeostasis. Int J Biol Sci 2024; 20:968-986. [PMID: 38250161 PMCID: PMC10797695 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.90808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by fibrotic matrix deposition and irreversible aberrant tissue remodeling. Their mechanisms of action are associated with the activation of macrophages and a disturbed immune environment. We aim to determine how these activated macrophages influenced the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. We found the fibrotic areas of IPF patients contained more serum and glucocorticoid-induced kinase 1 (SGK1)-positive and M2-type macrophages. Similarly, bleomycin (BLM)+LPS significantly triggered high expression of SGK1 in the IPF mice, accompanied by destroyed lung structure and function, increased fibrosis markers and disturbed immune microenvironment. Mechanistically, SGK1 markedly promoted the reprogramming of M2-type macrophages in fibrotic lungs by triggering glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK3β)-tat-interacting protein 60 (TIP60)- histone-3 lysine-27 acetylation (H3K27ac) signalings, which further released chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 9 (CCL9) to attract Th17 cells and delivered TGF-β to fibroblasts for synergistically destroying immune microenvironment, which was largely reversed by macrophage depletion in mice. We took macrophages as the entry point to deeply analyze IPF pathogenesis and further provided insights for the development of novel drugs represented by SGK1.
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- Jianzhi Wu
- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Shan Dong University, 247 Bei Yuan Da Jie, Jinan, 250033, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Institute of Chinese Epidemic Disease, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Shan Dong University, 247 Bei Yuan Da Jie, Jinan, 250033, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 11 Bei San Huan Dong Lu, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Institute of Chinese Epidemic Disease, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Institute of Chinese Epidemic Disease, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China
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Castelo-Soccio L, Kim H, Gadina M, Schwartzberg PL, Laurence A, O'Shea JJ. Protein kinases: drug targets for immunological disorders. Nat Rev Immunol 2023; 23:787-806. [PMID: 37188939 PMCID: PMC10184645 DOI: 10.1038/s41577-023-00877-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Protein kinases play a major role in cellular activation processes, including signal transduction by diverse immunoreceptors. Given their roles in cell growth and death and in the production of inflammatory mediators, targeting kinases has proven to be an effective treatment strategy, initially as anticancer therapies, but shortly thereafter in immune-mediated diseases. Herein, we provide an overview of the status of small molecule inhibitors specifically generated to target protein kinases relevant to immune cell function, with an emphasis on those approved for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases. The development of inhibitors of Janus kinases that target cytokine receptor signalling has been a particularly active area, with Janus kinase inhibitors being approved for the treatment of multiple autoimmune and allergic diseases as well as COVID-19. In addition, TEC family kinase inhibitors (including Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors) targeting antigen receptor signalling have been approved for haematological malignancies and graft versus host disease. This experience provides multiple important lessons regarding the importance (or not) of selectivity and the limits to which genetic information informs efficacy and safety. Many new agents are being generated, along with new approaches for targeting kinases.
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- Leslie Castelo-Soccio
- Dermatology Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Juvenile Myositis Pathogenesis and Therapeutics Unit, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Translational Immunology Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Royal Free London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Bertolino GM, Maumus M, Jorgensen C, Noël D. Therapeutic potential in rheumatic diseases of extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stromal cells. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2023; 19:682-694. [PMID: 37666995 DOI: 10.1038/s41584-023-01010-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The incidence of rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis and injuries to articular cartilage that lead to osteochondral defects is predicted to rise as a result of population ageing and the increase in high-intensity physical activities among young and middle-aged people. Current treatments focus on the management of pain and joint functionality to improve the patient's quality of life, but curative strategies are greatly desired. In the past two decades, the therapeutic value of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) has been evaluated because of their regenerative potential, which is mainly attributed to the secretion of paracrine factors. Many of these factors are enclosed in extracellular vesicles (EVs) that reproduce the main functions of parental cells. MSC-derived EVs have anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic as well as pro-regenerative activities. Research on EVs has gained considerable attention as they are a potential cell-free therapy with lower immunogenicity and easier management than whole cells. MSC-derived EVs can rescue the pathogenetic phenotypes of chondrocytes and exert a protective effect in animal models of rheumatic disease. To facilitate the therapeutic use of EVs, appropriate cell sources for the production of EVs with the desired biological effects in each disease should be identified. Production and isolation of EVs should be optimized, and pre-isolation and post-isolation modifications should be considered to maximize the disease-modifying potential of the EVs.
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- IRMB, University of Montpellier, INSERM, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- IRMB, University of Montpellier, INSERM, 34295, Montpellier, France.
- Clinical Immunology and Osteoarticular Disease Therapeutic Unit, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France.
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- IRMB, University of Montpellier, INSERM, 34295, Montpellier, France.
- Clinical Immunology and Osteoarticular Disease Therapeutic Unit, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France.
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Liu N, Li D, Liu D, Liu Y, Lei J. FOSL2 participates in renal fibrosis via SGK1-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition of proximal tubular epithelial cells. J Transl Int Med 2023; 11:294-308. [PMID: 37662889 PMCID: PMC10474887 DOI: 10.2478/jtim-2023-0105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Background Fos-related antigen 2 (FOSL2) plays a facilitative role in fibrotic disease; however, its role in renal fibrosis remains unclear. This study aimed to clarify the role and underlying mechanisms of FOSL2 in renal fibrosis. Methods Upregulated genes in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO)-injured kidneys were screened in Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases, and overlapping genes were identified using Venn diagram software. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were performed for these genes. The UUO-induced mouse model and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)-induced cell model were used for the in vivo and in vitro studies. Results A total of 43 commonly upregulated genes were identified. GO and KEGG pathway analyses indicated that FOSL2 may be involved in fibrosis. Furthermore, FOSL2 was confirmed to be upregulated in UUO-injured kidneys and TGF-β1-induced cells. Knockdown of FOSL2 ameliorated interstitial fibrosis, extracellular matrix deposition, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition via the downregulation of fibronectin, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), collagen type I (Col1a1 and Col1a2), and Col5a1 and upregulation of E-cadherin. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) may be regulated by FOSL2 and involved in renal fibrosis. Further experiments confirmed that TGF-β1 enhanced SGK1 expression and transcription, which were reversed by FOSL2 silencing. Moreover, FOSL2 was bound to the SGK1 promoter, and SGK1 overexpression reversed the effects of FOSL2 silencing in TGF-β1-induced cells. Conclusion FOSL2 plays an essential role in promoting renal fibrosis in an SGK1-dependent manner, and targeting the FOSL2/SGK1 signaling axis may offer a potential strategy for the treatment of renal fibrosis.
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- Naiquan Liu
- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang110022, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang110022, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang110022, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang110022, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang110022, Liaoning Province, China
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Li Q, Zheng H, Chen B. Identification of macrophage-related genes in sepsis-induced ARDS using bioinformatics and machine learning. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9876. [PMID: 37336980 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37162-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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Sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the leading causes of death in critically ill patients, and macrophages play very important roles in the pathogenesis and treatment of sepsis-induced ARDS. The aim of this study was to screen macrophage-related biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis-induced ARDS by bioinformatics and machine learning algorithms. A dataset including gene expression profiles of sepsis-induced ARDS patients and healthy controls was downloaded from the gene expression omnibus database. The limma package was used to screen 325 differentially expressed genes, and enrichment analysis suggested enrichment mainly in immune-related pathways and reactive oxygen metabolism pathways. The level of immune cell infiltration was analysed using the ssGSEA method, and then 506 macrophage-related genes were screened using WGCNA; 48 showed differential expression. PPI analysis was also performed. SVM-RFE and random forest map analysis were used to screen 10 genes. Three key genes, SGK1, DYSF and MSRB1, were obtained after validation with external datasets. ROC curves suggested that all three genes had good diagnostic efficacy. The nomogram model consisting of the three genes also had good diagnostic efficacy. This study provides new targets for the early diagnosis of sepsis-induced ARDS.
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- Qiuyue Li
- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 23, Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300211, China
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 1, Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 23, Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300211, China.
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