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Jalali P, Yaghoobi A, Rezaee M, Zabihi MR, Piroozkhah M, Aliyari S, Salehi Z. Decoding common genetic alterations between Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma: A bioinformatics analysis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e31194. [PMID: 38803922 PMCID: PMC11128929 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Background Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a common cancer with a poor prognosis in advanced stages. Therefore, early EAC diagnosis and treatment have gained attention in recent decades. It has been found that various pathological changes, particularly Barrett's Esophagus (BE), can occur in the esophageal tissue before the development of EAC. In this study, we aimed to identify the molecular contributor in BE to EAC progression by detecting the essential regulatory genes that are differentially expressed in both BE and EAC. Materials and methods We conducted a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis to detect BE and EAC-associated genes. The common differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected using the GEO and DisGeNET databases, respectively. Then, hub genes and the top modules within the protein-protein interaction network were identified. Moreover, the co-expression network of the top module by the HIPPIE database was constructed. Additionally, the gene regulatory network was constructed based on miRNAs and circRNAs. Lastly, we inspected the DGIdb database for possible interacted drugs. Results Our microarray dataset analysis identified 92 common DEGs between BE and EAC with significant enrichment in skin and epidermis development genes. The study also identified 22 common SNPs between BE and EAC. The top module of PPI network analysis included SCEL, KRT6A, SPRR1A, SPRR1B, SPRR3, PPL, SPRR2B, EVPL, and CSTA. We constructed a ceRNA network involving three specific mRNAs, 23 miRNAs, and 101 selected circRNAs. According to the results from the DGIdb database, TD101 was found to interact with the KRT6A gene. Conclusion The present study provides novel potential candidate genes that may be involved in the molecular association between Esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's Esophagus, resulting in developing the diagnostic tools and therapeutic targets to prevent progression of BE to EAC.
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- Pooya Jalali
- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ Heidelberg, Iran
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- Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Research Institute for Oncology, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Zhu G, Wang L, Wang X, Dong X, Yang S, Wang J, Xu S, Zeng Y. Comparative Proteomics Identified EXOSC1 as a Target Protein of Anticancer Peptide LVTX-8 in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells. J Proteome Res 2024. [PMID: 38700954 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.4c00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a prevalent malignancy that usually occurs among the nose and throat. Due to mild initial symptoms, most patients are diagnosed in the late stage, and the recurrence rate of tumors is high, resulting in many deaths every year. Traditional radiotherapy and chemotherapy are prone to causing drug resistance and significant side effects. Therefore, searching for new bioactive drugs including anticancer peptides is necessary and urgent. LVTX-8 is a peptide toxin synthesized from the cDNA library of the spider Lycosa vittata, which is consisting of 25 amino acids. In this study, a series of in vitro cell experiments such as cell toxicity, colony formation, and cell migration assays were performed to exam the anticancer activity of LVTX-8 in NPC cells (5-8F and CNE-2). The results suggested that LVTX-8 significantly inhibited cell proliferation and migration of NPC cells. To find the potential molecular targets for the anticancer capability of LVTX-8, high-throughput proteomic and bioinformatics analysis were conducted on NPC cells. The results identified EXOSC1 as a potential target protein with significantly differential expression levels under LVTX-8+/LVTX-8- conditions. The results in this research indicate that spider peptide toxin LVTX-8 exhibits significant anticancer activity in NPC, and EXOSC1 may serve as a target protein for its anticancer activity. These findings provide a reference for the development of new therapeutic drugs for NPC and offer new ideas for the discovery of biomarkers related to NPC diagnosis. The mass spectrometry proteomics data have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange Consortium (https://proteomecentral.proteomexchange.org) via the iProX partner repository with the data set identifier PXD050542.
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- Ganghua Zhu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China
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- The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China
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Han M, Li J, Wu Y, Liao J. Correlation of caecal microbiome endotoxins genes and intestinal immune cells in Eimeria tenella infection based on bioinformatics. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1382160. [PMID: 38572323 PMCID: PMC10987811 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1382160] [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: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Introduction The infection with Eimeria tenella (ET) can elicit expression of various intestinal immune cells, incite inflammation, disrupt intestinal homeostasis, and facilitate co-infection with diverse bacteria. However, the reciprocal interaction between intestinal immune cells and intestinal flora in the progression of ET-infection remains unclear. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between cecal microbial endotoxin (CME)-related genes and intestinal immunity in ET-infection, with subsequent identification of hub potential biomarker and immunotherapy target. Methods Differential expression genes (DEGs) within ET-infection and hub genes related to CME were identified through GSE39602 dataset based on bioinformatic methods and Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis. Moreover, immune infiltration was analyzed by CIBERSORT method. Subsequently, comprehensive functional enrichment analyses employing Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis along with Gene Ontology (GO), gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), and gene set variation analysis (GSVA) were performed. Results A total of 1089 DEGs and 25 hub genes were identified and CXCR4 was ultimately identified as a essential CME related potential biomarker and immunotherapy target in the ET-infection. Furthermore, activated natural killer cells, M0 macrophages, M2 macrophages, and T regulatory cells were identified as expressed intestinal immune cells. The functional enrichment analysis revealed that both DEGs and hub genes were significantly enriched in immune-related signaling pathways. Conclusion CXCR4 was identified as a pivotal CME-related potential biomarker and immunotherapy target for expression of intestinal immune cells during ET-infection. These findings have significant implications in elucidating the intricate interplay among ET-infection, CME, and intestinal immunity.
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- Mingzheng Han
- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Yuexi Hospital of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (Xinyi People’s Hospital), Xinyi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Wang X, Zou C, Hou C, Li M, Bian Z, Zhu L. POU Class 2 Homeobox Associating Factor 1, as a Hub Candidate Gene in OP, Relieves Osteoblast Apoptosis. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024:10.1007/s12010-023-04833-y. [PMID: 38183606 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04833-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Increasing evidence suggests that osteoblast apoptosis contributes to the pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP). This study aimed to identify a hub gene associated with osteoporosis (OP) progression and its functions. We utilized the GSE68303 expression dataset from GEO database and conducted weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) to investigate changes in co-expressed genes between sham and ovariectomy (OVX) groups. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using the "limma" R package on GSE68303 dataset. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses were performed using the DAVID database. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed using the STRING database, which was visualized by Cytoscape software. The top ten hub genes were screened using the Cytohubba plugin, among which POU class 2 homeobox associating factor 1 (POU2AF1), an OP-related hub gene, showed a significant increase in OVX-induced mouse model based on immunohistochemical staining. Inhibition of POU2AF1 suppressed cell viability, induced cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase, and promoted osteoblast apoptosis as demonstrated by CCK-8 assay, flow cytometry analysis, and TUNEL assay. Moreover, overexpression of POU2AF1 decreased cleaved caspase-3/-8/-9 expression while increasing cyclinD1 and Ki67 expression in MC3T3-E1 and hFOB1.19 cells. Therefore, POU2AF1 may serve as a potential diagnostic biomarker for slowing down the progression of OP.
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- Xuepeng Wang
- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Hangzhou, 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hangzhou Third People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Hangzhou, 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Hangzhou, 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Hangzhou, 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 261, Huansha Road, Hangzhou, 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Saxu R, Yang Y, Gu HF. Asymmetries of Left and Right Adrenal Glands in Neural Innervation and Glucocorticoids Production. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17456. [PMID: 38139285 PMCID: PMC10743655 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The adrenal gland is paired peripheral end organs of the neuroendocrine system and is responsible for producing crucial stress hormones from its two functional compartments, the adrenal cortex, and the adrenal medulla under stimuli. Left-right asymmetry in vertebrates exists from the central nervous system to peripheral paired endocrine glands. The sided difference in the cerebral cortex is extensively investigated, while the knowledge of asymmetry of paired endocrine glands is still poor. The present study aims to investigate the asymmetries of bilateral adrenal glands, which play important roles in stress adaptation and energy homeostasis via steroid hormones produced from the distinct functional zones. Left and right adrenal glands from male C57BL/6J mice were initially histologically analyzed, and high-throughput RNA sequencing was then used to detect the gene transcriptional difference between left and right adrenal glands. Subsequently, the enrichment of functional pathways and ceRNA regulatory work was validated. The results demonstrated that the left adrenal gland had higher tissue mass and levels of energy expenditure, whereas the right adrenal gland appeared to be more potent in glucocorticoid secretion. Further analysis of adrenal stem/progenitor cell markers predicted that Shh signaling might play an important role in the left-right asymmetry of adrenal glands. Of the hub miRNAs, miRNA-466i-5p was identified in the left-right differential innervation of the adrenal glands. Therefore, the present study provides evidence that there are asymmetries between the left and right adrenal glands in glucocorticoid production and neural innervation, in which Shh signaling and miRNA-466i-5p play an important role.
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- Rengui Saxu
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China;
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- Center for New Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China;
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Yao H, Dou Z, Zhao Z, Liang X, Yue H, Ma W, Su Z, Wang Y, Hao Z, Yan H, Wu Z, Wang L, Chen G, Yang J. Transcriptome analysis of the Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) reveals candidate genes affecting milk production traits. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:660. [PMID: 37919661 PMCID: PMC10621195 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09703-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Milk production traits are complex traits with vital economic importance in the camel industry. However, the genetic mechanisms regulating milk production traits in camels remain poorly understood. Therefore, we aimed to identify candidate genes and metabolic pathways that affect milk production traits in Bactrian camels. METHODS We classified camels (fourth parity) as low- or high-yield, examined pregnant camels using B-mode ultrasonography, observed the microscopic changes in the mammary gland using hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining, and used RNA sequencing to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and pathways. RESULTS The average standard milk yield over the 300 days during parity was recorded as 470.18 ± 9.75 and 978.34 ± 3.80 kg in low- and high-performance camels, respectively. Nine female Junggar Bactrian camels were subjected to transcriptome sequencing, and 609 and 393 DEGs were identified in the low-yield vs. high-yield (WDL vs. WGH) and pregnancy versus colostrum period (RSQ vs. CRQ) comparison groups, respectively. The DEGs were compared with genes associated with milk production traits in the Animal Quantitative Trait Loci database and in Alashan Bactrian camels, and 65 and 46 overlapping candidate genes were obtained, respectively. Functional enrichment and protein-protein interaction network analyses of the DEGs and candidate genes were conducted. After comparing our results with those of other livestock studies, we identified 16 signaling pathways and 27 core candidate genes associated with maternal parturition, estrogen regulation, initiation of lactation, and milk production traits. The pathways suggest that emerged milk production involves the regulation of multiple complex metabolic and cellular developmental processes in camels. Finally, the RNA sequencing results were validated using quantitative real-time PCR; the 15 selected genes exhibited consistent expression changes. CONCLUSIONS This study identified DEGs and metabolic pathways affecting maternal parturition and milk production traits. The results provides a theoretical foundation for further research on the molecular mechanism of genes related to milk production traits in camels. Furthermore, these findings will help improve breeding strategies to achieve the desired milk yield in camels.
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- Huaibing Yao
- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, 830052, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, 830052, China
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- Xinjiang Altai Regional Animal Husbandry Veterinary Station, Altay, 836500, Xinjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Xinjiang Altai Regional Animal Husbandry Veterinary Station, Altay, 836500, Xinjiang, China
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- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
- Bactrian Camel Academy of Xinjiang, Xinjiang Wangyuan Camel Milk Limited Company, Altay, 836500, Xinjiang, China
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- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
- Bactrian Camel Academy of Xinjiang, Xinjiang Wangyuan Camel Milk Limited Company, Altay, 836500, Xinjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China.
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China.
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Sindhoo A, Sipy S, Khan A, Selvaraj G, Alshammari A, Casida ME, Wei DQ. ESOMIR: a curated database of biomarker genes and miRNAs associated with esophageal cancer. Database (Oxford) 2023; 2023:baad063. [PMID: 37815872 PMCID: PMC10563827 DOI: 10.1093/database/baad063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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'Esophageal cancer' (EC) is a highly aggressive and deadly complex disease. It comprises two types, esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), with Barrett's esophagus (BE) being the only known precursor. Recent research has revealed that microRNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role in the development, prognosis and treatment of EC and are involved in various human diseases. Biological databases have become essential for cancer research as they provide information on genes, proteins, pathways and their interactions. These databases collect, store and manage large amounts of molecular data, which can be used to identify patterns, predict outcomes and generate hypotheses. However, no comprehensive database exists for EC and miRNA relationships. To address this gap, we developed a dynamic database named 'ESOMIR (miRNA in esophageal cancer) (https://esomir.dqweilab-sjtu.com)', which includes information about targeted genes and miRNAs associated with EC. The database uses analysis and prediction methods, including experimentally endorsed miRNA(s) information. ESOMIR is a user-friendly interface that allows easy access to EC-associated data by searching for miRNAs, target genes, sequences, chromosomal positions and associated signaling pathways. The search modules are designed to provide specific data access to users based on their requirements. Additionally, the database provides information about network interactions, signaling pathways and region information of chromosomes associated with the 3'untranslated region (3'UTR) or 5'UTR and exon sites. Users can also access energy levels of specific miRNAs with targeted genes. A fuzzy term search is included in each module to enhance the ease of use for researchers. ESOMIR can be a valuable tool for researchers and clinicians to gain insight into EC, including identifying biomarkers and treatments for this aggressive tumor. Database URL https://esomir.dqweilab-sjtu.com.
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- Asma Sindhoo
- Department of Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh 74600, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai–Islamabad–Belgrade Joint Innovation Center on Antibacterial Resistances, Joint Laboratory of International Cooperation in Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, Ministry of Education and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai, Minhang 200030, PR China
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- Centre for Research in Molecular Modelling (CERMM), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratoire de Spectrom´etrie, Interactions et Chimie th´eorique (SITh), D´epartement de Chimie Mol´eculaire (DCM, UMR CNRS/UGA 5250), Institut de Chimie Mol´eculaire de Grenoble (ICMG, FR2607), Universit´e Grenoble Alpes (UGA), 301 rue de la Chimie BP 53, Grenoble Cedex F-38041, France
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai–Islamabad–Belgrade Joint Innovation Center on Antibacterial Resistances, Joint Laboratory of International Cooperation in Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, Ministry of Education and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai, Minhang 200030, PR China
- Peng Cheng Laboratory, Phase I Building 8, Xili Street, Montreal, Vanke Cloud City, Nashan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
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Li J, Liu J, Li J, Feng A, Nie Y, Yang Z, Zhang W. A risk prognostic model for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma basing on cuproptosis and ferroptosis. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:11647-11659. [PMID: 37405477 PMCID: PMC10465684 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-05005-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cuproptosis, a form of copper-dependent programmed cell death recently presented by Tsvetkov et al., have been identified as a potential therapeutic target for refractory cancers and ferroptosis, a well-known form describing iron-dependent cell death. However, whether the crossing of cuproptosis-related genes and ferroptosis-related genes can introduce some new idea, thus being used as a novel clinical and therapeutic predictor in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains unknown. METHODS We collected ESCC patient data from the Gene Expression Omnibus and the Cancer Genome Atlas databases and used Gene Set Variation Analysis to score each sample based on cuproptosis and ferroptosis. We then performed weighted gene co-expression network analysis to identify cuproptosis and ferroptosis-related genes (CFRGs) and construct a ferroptosis and cuproptosis-related risk prognostic model, which we validated using a test group. We also investigated the relationship between the risk score and other molecular features, such as signaling pathways, immune infiltration, and mutation status. RESULTS Four CFRGs (MIDN, C15orf65, COMTD1 and RAP2B) were identified to construct our risk prognostic model. Patients were classified into low- and high-risk groups based on our risk prognostic model and the low-risk group showed significantly higher survival possibilities (P < 0.001). We used the "GO", "cibersort" and "ESTIMATE" methods to the above-mentioned genes to estimate the relationship among the risk score, correlated pathways, immune infiltration, and tumor purity. CONCLUSION We constructed a prognostic model using four CFRGs and demonstrated its potential clinical and therapeutic guidance value for ESCC patients.
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- Jianan Li
- Tumor Research and Therapy Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Tumor Research and Therapy Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Tumor Research and Therapy Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Tumor Research and Therapy Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Tumor Research and Therapy Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
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- Tumor Research and Therapy Center, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
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He Q, Gong G, Wan T, Hu H, Yu P. An integrated transcriptomic and metabolic phenotype analysis to uncover the metabolic characteristics of a genetically engineered Candida utilis strain expressing δ-zein gene. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1241462. [PMID: 37744922 PMCID: PMC10513430 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1241462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Introduction Candida utilis (C. utilis) has been extensively utilized as human food or animal feed additives. With its ability to support heterologous gene expression, C. utilis proves to be a valuable platform for the synthesis of proteins and metabolites that possess both high nutritional and economic value. However, there remains a dearth of research focused on the characteristics of C. utilis through genomic, transcriptomic and metabolic approaches. Methods With the aim of unraveling the molecular mechanism and genetic basis governing the biological process of C. utilis, we embarked on a de novo sequencing endeavor to acquire comprehensive sequence data. In addition, an integrated transcriptomic and metabolic phenotype analysis was performed to compare the wild-type C. utilis (WT) with a genetically engineered strain of C. utilis that harbors the heterologous δ-zein gene (RCT). Results δ-zein is a protein rich in methionine found in the endosperm of maize. The integrated analysis of transcriptomic and metabolic phenotypes uncovered significant metabolic diversity between the WT and RCT C. utilis. A total of 252 differentially expressed genes were identified, primarily associated with ribosome function, peroxisome activity, arginine and proline metabolism, carbon metabolism, and fatty acid degradation. In the experimental setup using PM1, PM2, and PM4 plates, a total of 284 growth conditions were tested. A comparison between the WT and RCT C. utilis demonstrated significant increases in the utilization of certain carbon source substrates by RCT. Gelatin and glycogen were found to be significantly utilized to a greater extent by RCT compared to WT. Additionally, in terms of sulfur source substrates, RCT exhibited significantly increased utilization of O-Phospho-L-Tyrosine and L-Methionine Sulfone when compared to WT. Discussion The introduction of δ-zein gene into C. utilis may lead to significant changes in the metabolic substrates and metabolic pathways, but does not weaken the activity of the strain. Our study provides new insights into the transcriptomic and metabolic characteristics of the genetically engineered C. utilis strain harboring δ-zein gene, which has the potential to advance the utilization of C. utilis as an efficient protein feed in agricultural applications.
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- Qiburi He
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
- Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Hohhot, China
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- Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Hohhot, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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- Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Science, Hohhot, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industry Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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Liu T, Chen X, Peng B, Liang C, Zhang H, Wang S. A novel prognostic model based on immunogenic cell death-related genes for improved risk stratification in hepatocellular carcinoma patients. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:10255-10267. [PMID: 37269346 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-04950-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prevalent primary malignant tumor with increasing incidence and mortality rates in recent years. The treatment options for advanced HCC are very limited. Immunogenic cell death (ICD) plays an important role in cancer, in particular immunotherapy. However, the specific ICD genes and their prognostic values in HCC remain to be investigated. METHODS The TCGA-LIHC datasets were obtained from TCGA database, LIRI-JP datasets were obtained from ICGC database, and immunogenic cell death (ICD) genes datasets were obtained from previous literature. WGCNA analysis identifies ICD-related genes. Functional analysis was used to investigate the biological characteristics of ICD-related genes. Univariate Cox analysis and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) Cox regression analysis was used to select prognostic ICD-related genes and construct a prognostic risk score. Prognostic independence of ICD risk scores was determined by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. A nomogram was then constructed and the diagnostic value was assessed using decision curve analysis. Immune infiltration analysis and drug sensitivity analysis were used to investigate immune cell enrichment and drug response in HCC patients classified as low or high risk based on their risk score. RESULTS Most of the ICD genes were differentially expressed in normal and HCC patients, and some ICD genes were differentially expressed in different clinical groups. A total of 185 ICD-related genes were identified by WGCNA. Prognostic ICD-related genes were selected using a univariate Cox analysis. A model comprising nine prognosis ICD-related gene biomarkers was developed. Patients was divided into high-risk and low-risk groups, and patients in high-risk groups had poorer outcomes. Meanwhile, the reliability of the model was verified by external independent data. The Independent prognostic value of the risk score in HCC was investigated by univariate and multivariate Cox analyses. Diagnostic nomogram was constructed to predict prognosis. Through immune infiltration analysis, we found that some innate and adaptive immune cells were significantly different between low- and high-risk groups. CONCLUSION We developed and validated a novel prognostic predictive classification system for HCC based on nine ICD-related genes. In addition, immune-related predictions and model could help predict the outcomes of HCC and could provide a reference for clinical practice.
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- Tianliang Liu
- Key Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Advanced Medical Technology Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Advanced Medical Technology Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Advanced Medical Technology Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Advanced Medical Technology Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Advanced Medical Technology Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- Department of Obstetrics, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Wang S, Zhang Z, Liang J, Li K, Bo L, Zhan H, Hong X, Hu J, Yang Qian L, Liu X, Zhang B. Identification of several inflammation-related genes based on bioinformatics and experiments. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 121:110409. [PMID: 37301122 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disease of elderly individuals, with an unclear pathogenesis and limited treatment options to date. Inflammation occurs prominently in osteoarthritis, thereby making anti-inflammatory treatments promising in clinical outcomes. Therefore, it is of diagnostic and therapeutic significance to explore more inflammatory genes. METHOD In this study, appropriate datasets were first acquired through gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), followed by inflammation-related genes through weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA). Two machine learning algorithms (random forest-RF and support vector machine-recursive feature elimination, SVM-RFE) were used to capture the hub genes. In addition, two genes negatively associated with inflammation and osteoarthritis were identified. Afterwards, these genes were verified through experiments and network pharmacology. Due to the association between inflammation and many diseases, the expression levels of the above genes in various inflammatory diseases were determined through literature and experiments. RESULT Two hub genes closely related to osteoarthritis and inflammation were obtained, namely, lysyl oxidase-like 1 (LOXL1) and pituitary tumour-transforming gene (PTTG1), which were shown to be highly expressed in osteoarthritis according to the literature and experiments. However, the expression levels of receptor expression-enhancing protein (REEP5) and cell division cycle protein 14B (CDC14B) remained unchanged in osteoarthritis. This finding was consistent with our verification from the literature and experiments that some genes were highly expressed in numerous inflammation-related diseases, while REEP5 and CDC14B were almost unchanged. Meanwhile, taking PTTG1 as an example, we found that inhibition of PTTG1 expression could suppress the expression of inflammatory factors and protect the extracellular matrix through the microtubule-associated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway. CONCLUSIONS LOXL1 and PTTG1 were highly expressed in some inflammation-related diseases, while that of REEP5 and CDC14B were almost unchanged. PTTG1 may be a potential target for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
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- Song Wang
- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Artificial Joints Engineering and Technology Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China.
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Sato Y, Yoshino H, Ishikawa J, Monzen S, Yamaguchi M, Kashiwakura I. Prediction of hub genes and key pathways associated with the radiation response of human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells using integrated bioinformatics methods. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10762. [PMID: 37402866 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37981-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are indispensable for the maintenance of the entire blood program through cytokine response. However, HSCs have high radiosensitivity, which is often a problem during radiation therapy and nuclear accidents. Although our previous study has reported that the combination cytokine treatment (interleukin-3, stem cell factor, and thrombopoietin) improves the survival of human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) after radiation, the mechanism by which cytokines contribute to the survival of HSPCs is largely unclear. To address this issue, the present study characterized the effect of cytokines on the radiation-induced gene expression profile of human CD34+ HSPCs and explored the hub genes that play key pathways associated with the radiation response using a cDNA microarray, a protein-protein interaction-MCODE module analysis and Cytohubba plugin tool in Cytoscape. This study identified 2,733 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and five hub genes (TOP2A, EZH2, HSPA8, GART, HDAC1) in response to radiation in only the presence of cytokines. Furthermore, functional enrichment analysis found that hub genes and top DEGs based on fold change were enriched in the chromosome organization and organelle organization. The present findings may help predict the radiation response and improve our understanding of this response of human HSPCs.
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- Yoshiaki Sato
- Department of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8564, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8564, Japan
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- Department of Medical Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyorin University, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8612, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8564, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8564, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8564, Japan.
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Yao H, Liang X, Dou Z, Zhao Z, Ma W, Hao Z, Yan H, Wang Y, Wu Z, Chen G, Yang J. Transcriptome analysis to identify candidate genes related to mammary gland development of Bactrian camel ( Camelus bactrianus). Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1196950. [PMID: 37342620 PMCID: PMC10277799 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1196950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Introduction The demand for camel milk, which has unique therapeutic properties, is increasing. The mammary gland is the organ in mammals responsible for the production and quality of milk. However, few studies have investigated the genes or pathways related to mammary gland growth and development in Bactrian camels. This study aimed to compare the morphological changes in mammary gland tissue and transcriptome expression profiles between young and adult female Bactrian camels and to explore the potential candidate genes and signaling pathways related to mammary gland development. Methods Three 2 years-old female camels and three 5 years-old adult female camels were maintained in the same environment. The parenchyma of the mammary gland tissue was sampled from the camels using percutaneous needle biopsy. Morphological changes were observed using hematoxylin-eosin staining. High-throughput RNA sequencing was performed using the Illumina HiSeq platform to analyze changes in the transcriptome between young and adult camels. Functional enrichment, pathway enrichment, and protein-protein interaction networks were also analyzed. Gene expression was verified using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Results Histomorphological analysis showed that the mammary ducts and mammary epithelial cells in adult female camels were greatly developed and differentiated from those in young camels. Transcriptome analysis showed that 2,851 differentially expressed genes were obtained in the adult camel group compared to the young camel group, of which 1,420 were upregulated, 1,431 were downregulated, and 2,419 encoded proteins. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that the upregulated genes were significantly enriched for 24 pathways, including the Hedgehog signaling pathway which is closely related to mammary gland development. The downregulated genes were significantly enriched for seven pathways, among these the Wnt signaling pathway was significantly related to mammary gland development. The protein-protein interaction network sorted the nodes according to the degree of gene interaction and identified nine candidate genes: PRKAB2, PRKAG3, PLCB4, BTRC, GLI1, WIF1, DKK2, FZD3, and WNT4. The expression of fifteen genes randomly detected by qRT-PCR showed results consistent with those of the transcriptome analysis. Discussion Preliminary findings indicate that the Hedgehog, Wnt, oxytocin, insulin, and steroid biosynthesis signaling pathways have important effects on mammary gland development in dairy camels. Given the importance of these pathways and the interconnections of the involved genes, the genes in these pathways should be considered potential candidate genes. This study provides a theoretical basis for elucidating the molecular mechanisms associated with mammary gland development and milk production in Bactrian camels.
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- Huaibing Yao
- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Ürümqi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Ürümqi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Ürümqi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Ürümqi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Ürümqi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Ürümqi, China
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- Xinjiang Altai Regional Animal Husbandry Veterinary Station, Altay, China
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- Xinjiang Altai Regional Animal Husbandry Veterinary Station, Altay, China
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- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Ürümqi, China
- Bactrian Camel Academy of Xinjiang, Wangyuan Camel Milk Limited Company, Altay, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Ürümqi, China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Ürümqi, China
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Chatterjee D, Rahman MM, Saha AK, Siam MKS, Sharif Shohan MU. Transcriptomic analysis of esophageal cancer reveals hub genes and networks involved in cancer progression. Comput Biol Med 2023; 159:106944. [PMID: 37075603 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.106944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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Esophageal carcinoma (ESCA) has a 5-year survival rate of fewer than 20%. The study aimed to identify new predictive biomarkers for ESCA through transcriptomics meta-analysis to address the problems of ineffective cancer therapy, lack of efficient diagnostic tools, and costly screening and contribute to developing more efficient cancer screening and treatments by identifying new marker genes. Nine GEO datasets of three kinds of esophageal carcinoma were analyzed, and 20 differentially expressed genes were detected in carcinogenic pathways. Network analysis revealed four hub genes, namely RAR Related Orphan Receptor A (RORA), lysine acetyltransferase 2B (KAT2B), Cell Division Cycle 25B (CDC25B), and Epithelial Cell Transforming 2 (ECT2). Overexpression of RORA, KAT2B, and ECT2 was identified with a bad prognosis. These hub genes modulate immune cell infiltration. These hub genes modulate immune cell infiltration. Although this research needs lab confirmation, we found interesting biomarkers in ESCA that may aid in diagnosis and treatment.
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- Dipankor Chatterjee
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Microbiology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Li J, Yan X, Li B, Huang L, Wang X, He B, Xie H, Wu Q, Chen L. Identification and validation of ferroptosis-related genes in patients infected with dengue virus: implication in the pathogenesis of DENV. Virus Genes 2023; 59:377-390. [PMID: 36973608 PMCID: PMC10042429 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-023-01985-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death, has been associated with many virus infections. However, the role of ferroptosis in dengue virus (DENV) infection remains to be clarified. In our study, a dengue fever microarray dataset (GSE51808) of whole blood samples was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), and a list of ferroptosis related genes (FRGs) was extracted from the FerrDb. We identified 37 ferroptosis-related differentially expressed genes (FR-DEGs) in DENV-infected patient blood samples compared to healthy individuals. Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses as well as protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of FR-DEGs revealed that these 37 FR-DEGs were mainly related to the C-type lectin receptor and p53 signaling pathway. Nine out of the 37 FR-DEGs (HSPA5, CAV1, HRAS, PTGS2, JUN, IL6, ATF3, XBP1, and CDKN2A) were hub genes, of which 5 were validated by qRT-PCR in DENV-infected HepG2 cells. Finally, using miRNA-mRNA regulatory network, we identified has-miR-124-3p and has-miR-16-5p as the most critical miRNAs in regulating the expression of these hub genes. In conclusion, our findings demonstrated that 5 FR-DEGs, JUN, IL6, ATF3, XBP1, and CDKN2A, and two miRNAs, has-miR-124-3p and has-miR-16-5p may implicate an essential role of ferroptosis in DENV infection, and further studies are warranted to explore the underlying mechanisms.
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- Jinlian Li
- The Joint Laboratory on Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases (TTDs) Between Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Nanning Blood Center, Nanning Blood Center, Nanning, China
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- The Joint Laboratory on Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases (TTDs) Between Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Nanning Blood Center, Nanning Blood Center, Nanning, China
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- The Joint Laboratory on Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases (TTDs) Between Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Nanning Blood Center, Nanning Blood Center, Nanning, China
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- The Joint Laboratory on Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases (TTDs) Between Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Nanning Blood Center, Nanning Blood Center, Nanning, China
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- The Joint Laboratory on Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases (TTDs) Between Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Nanning Blood Center, Nanning Blood Center, Nanning, China
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- The Joint Laboratory on Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases (TTDs) Between Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Nanning Blood Center, Nanning Blood Center, Nanning, China
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- The Hospital of Xidian Group, Xi'an, China
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- School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
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- The Joint Laboratory on Transfusion-Transmitted Diseases (TTDs) Between Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Nanning Blood Center, Nanning Blood Center, Nanning, China.
- The Hospital of Xidian Group, Xi'an, China.
- Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Chengdu, China.
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Identification and Evaluation of Hub Long Noncoding RNAs and mRNAs in High Fat Diet Induced Liver Steatosis. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15040948. [PMID: 36839306 PMCID: PMC9963248 DOI: 10.3390/nu15040948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered the most prevalent chronic liver disease, but the understanding of the mechanism of NAFLD is still limited. The aim of our study was to explore hub lncRNAs and mRNAs and pathological processes in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced and lycopene-intervened liver steatosis. We analyzed the gene profiles in the GSE146627 dataset from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to identify differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs, and we constructed coexpression networks based on weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA). The Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) databases were utilized for functional enrichment analysis. We found that the turquoise, blue, brown, yellow, green, and black modules were significantly correlated with NAFLD. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that some hub lncRNAs (Smarca2, Tacc1, Flywch1, and Mef2c) might be involved in the regulation of the inflammatory and metabolic pathways (such as TNF signaling, metabolic, mTOR signaling, MAPK signaling, and p53 signaling pathways) in NAFLD. The establishment of an NAFLD mouse model confirmed that lycopene supply attenuated hepatic steatosis in HFD-induced NAFLD. Our analysis revealed that the inflammatory and metabolic pathways may be crucially involved in the pathogenesis of NAFLD, and hub lncRNAs provide novel biomarkers, therapeutic ideas, and targets for NAFLD. Moreover, lycopene has the potential to be a phytochemical for the prevention of HFD-induced liver steatosis.
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Identification of potential biomarkers in Barrett's esophagus derived esophageal adenocarcinoma. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2345. [PMID: 36759514 PMCID: PMC9910260 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17107-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Almost 50% of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) patients progressed from Barrett's esophagus (BE). EAC is often diagnosed at late stages and is related to dismal prognosis. However, there are still no effective methods for stratification and therapy in BE and EAC. Two public datasets (GSE26886 and GSE37200) were analyzed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between BE and EAC. Then, a series of bioinformatics analyses were performed to explore potential biomarkers associated with BE-EAC. 27 up- and 104 down-regulated genes were observed between GSE26886 and GSE37200. The GO and KEGG enrichment analysis indicated that the DEGs were highly involved in tumorigenesis. Subsequently, Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) were performed to explore the potential genes related to BE-EAC, which were validated in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, and 5 up-regulated genes (MYO1A, ACE2, COL1A1, LGALS4, and ADRA2A) and 3 down-regulated genes (AADAC, RAB27A, and P2RY14) were found in EAC. Meanwhile, ADRA2A and AADAC could contribute to EAC pathogenesis and progression. MYO1A, ACE2, COL1A1, LGALS4, ADRA2A, AADAC, RAB27A, and P2RY14 could be potential novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in BE-EAC.
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Deng S, Shen S, Liu K, El-Ashram S, Alouffi A, Cenci-Goga BT, Ye G, Cao C, Luo T, Zhang H, Li W, Li S, Zhang W, Wu J, Chen C. Integrated bioinformatic analyses investigate macrophage-M1-related biomarkers and tuberculosis therapeutic drugs. Front Genet 2023; 14:1041892. [PMID: 36845395 PMCID: PMC9945105 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1041892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infectious disease linked to host genetics and the innate immune response. It is vital to investigate new molecular mechanisms and efficient biomarkers for Tuberculosis because the pathophysiology of the disease is still unclear, and there aren't any precise diagnostic tools. This study downloaded three blood datasets from the GEO database, two of which (GSE19435 and 83456) were used to build a weighted gene co-expression network for searching hub genes associated with macrophage M1 by the CIBERSORT and WGCNA algorithms. Furthermore, 994 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were extracted from healthy and TB samples, four of which were associated with macrophage M1, naming RTP4, CXCL10, CD38, and IFI44. They were confirmed as upregulation in TB samples by external dataset validation (GSE34608) and quantitative real-time PCR analysis (qRT-PCR). CMap was used to predict potential therapeutic compounds for tuberculosis using 300 differentially expressed genes (150 downregulated and 150 upregulated genes), and six small molecules (RWJ-21757, phenamil, benzanthrone, TG-101348, metyrapone, and WT-161) with a higher confidence value were extracted. We used in-depth bioinformatics analysis to investigate significant macrophage M1-related genes and promising anti-Tuberculosis therapeutic compounds. However, more clinical trials were necessary to determine their effect on Tuberculosis.
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- Siqi Deng
- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
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- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China,*Correspondence: Jiangdong Wu, ; Chuangfu Chen,
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- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases Cooperated by Education Ministry with Xinjiang Province, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China,*Correspondence: Jiangdong Wu, ; Chuangfu Chen,
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Zeng J, Lai C, Luo J, Li L. Functional investigation and two-sample Mendelian randomization study of neuropathic pain hub genes obtained by WGCNA analysis. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1134330. [PMID: 37123369 PMCID: PMC10140399 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1134330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Objective Neuropathic pain as a complex chronic disease that occurs after neurological injury, however the underlying mechanisms are not clarified in detail, hence therapeutic options are limited. The purpose of this study was to explore potential hub genes for neuropathic pain and evaluate the clinical application of these genes in predicting neuropathic pain. Methods Differentially expressed analysis and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to explore new neuropathic pain susceptibility modules and hub genes. KEGG and GO analyses was utilized to explore the potential role of these hub genes. Nomogram model and ROC curves was established to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of hub genes. Additionally, the correlation of IL-2 with immune infiltration was explored. Finally, a Mendelian randomization study was conducted to determine the causal effect of IL-2 on neuropathic pain based on genome-wide association studies. Results WGCNA was performed to establish the networks of gene co-expression, screen for the most relevant module, and screen for 440 overlapping WGCNA-derived key genes. GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses demonstrated that the key genes were correlated with cytokine receptor binding, chemokine receptor binding, positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade, chemokine-mediated signaling pathway, PI3K-AKT pathway and chemokine pathway. Through Cytoscape software, top ten up-regulated genes with high scores were IL2, SMELL, CCL4, CCR3, CXCL1, CCR1, HGF, CXCL2, GATA3, and CRP. In addition, nomogram model performed well in predicting neuropathic pain risk, and with the ROC curve, the model was showed to be effective in diagnosis. Finally, IL2 was selected and we observed that IL2 was causally associated with immune cell infiltrates in trigeminal neuralgia. In inverse variance weighting, we found that IL2 was associated with the risk of trigeminal neuralgia with an OR of 1.203 (95% CI = 1.004-1.443, p = 0.045). Conclusion We constructed a WGCNA-based co-expression network and identified neuropathic pain-related hub genes, which may offer further insight into pre-symptomatic diagnostic approaches and may be useful for the study of molecular mechanisms for understanding neuropathic pain risk genes.
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- Jianfeng Zeng
- Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Jianwei Luo,
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Li Li,
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Ji N, Xiang L, Zhou B, Lu Y, Zhang M. Hepatic gene expression profiles during fed-fasted-refed state in mice. Front Genet 2023; 14:1145769. [PMID: 36936413 PMCID: PMC10020372 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1145769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Background: Regulation of nutrient status during fasting and refeeding plays an important role in maintaining metabolic homeostasis in the liver. Thus, we investigated the impact of the physiological Fed-Fast-Refed cycle on hepatic gene expression in nutrient-sensitive mice. Methods: We performed transcriptomic analysis of liver samples in fed, fasted and refed groups of mice. Through mRNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq) and miRNA-Seq, we compared fasted and fed states (fasted versus fed cohort) as well as refed and fasted states (refed versus fasted cohort) to detect dynamic alterations of hepatic mRNA-miRNA expression during the fed-fasted-refed cycle. Results: We found dozens of dysregulated mRNAs-miRNAs in the transition from fed to fasted and from fasted to refed states. Gene set enrichment analysis showed that gene expression of the two cohorts shared common pathways of regulation, especially for lipid and protein metabolism. We identified eight significant mRNA and three miRNA clusters that were up-downregulated or down-upregulated during the Fed-Fast-Refed cycle. A protein-protein interaction network of dysregulated mRNAs was constructed and clustered into 22 key modules. The regulation between miRNAs and target mRNAs was presented in a network. Up to 42 miRNA-mRNA-pathway pairs were identified to be involved in metabolism. In lipid metabolism, there were significant correlations between mmu-miR-296-5p and Cyp2u1 and between mmu-miR-novel-chr19_16777 and Acsl3. Conclusion: Collectively, our data provide a valuable resource for the molecular characterization of the physiological Fed-Fast-Refed cycle in the liver.
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- Nana Ji
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Clinical Centre for Diabetes, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Clinical Centre for Diabetes, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Metabolism and Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Min Zhang,
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Xie Y, Li J, Tao Q, Zeng C, Chen Y. Identification of a Diagnosis and Therapeutic Inflammatory Response-Related Gene Signature Associated with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr 2023; 33:65-80. [PMID: 37602454 DOI: 10.1615/critreveukaryotgeneexpr.2023048608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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The purpose of this study is to identify the key regulatory genes related to the inflammatory response of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and to find new diagnosis and therapeutic options. We downloaded the dataset GSE72874 from the Gene Expression Omnibus database for this study. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) analysis were used to find common inflammatory response-related genes (IRRGs) in EAC. The relationship between normal and tumor immune infiltration was analyzed using an online database of CIBERSORTx. Finally, 920 DEGs were identified, of which 5 genes were key IRRGs associated with EAC, including three down-regulated genes GNA15, MXD1, and NOD2, and two down-regulated genes PLAUR and TIMP1. Further research found that GNA15, MXD1, and NOD2 were down-regulated, PLAUR and TIMP1 were up-regulated in Barrett's esophagus (BE). In addition, we found that the expression of GNA15 and MXD1 in normal esophageal squamous epithelial cells decreased after ethanol treatment, while the expression of PLAUR and TIMP1 increased after ethanol treatment. Compared with normal esophageal tissue, immune cells infiltrated such as plasma cells, macrophages M0, macrophages M1, macrophages M2, dendritic cells activated, and mast cells activated were significantly increased in EAC, while immune cells infiltrated such as T cells CD4 memory resting, T cells follicular helper, NK cells resting, and dendritic cells resting were significantly reduced. The receiver operating characteristic curve indicated that GNA15, MXD1, NOD2, PLAUR and TIMP1 expression had a performed well in diagnosing EAC from healthy control. GNA15, MXD1, NOD2, PLAUR and TIMP1 were identified and validated as novel potential biomarkers for early diagnosis and may be new molecular targets for treatment of EAC.
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- Yang Xie
- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China; Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Yao PA, Sun HJ, Li XY. Identification of key genes in late-onset major depressive disorder through a co-expression network module. Front Genet 2022; 13:1048761. [PMID: 36561317 PMCID: PMC9763307 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1048761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Late-onset major depressive disorder (LOD) increases the risk of disability and suicide in elderly patients. However, the complex pathological mechanism of LOD still remains unclear. We selected 10 LOD patients and 12 healthy control samples from the GSE76826 dataset for statistical analysis. Under the screening criteria, 811 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened. We obtained a total of two most clinically significant modules through the weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). Functional analysis of the genes in the most clinically significant modules was performed to explore the potential mechanism of LOD, followed by protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis and hub gene identification in the core area of the PPI network. Furthermore, we identified immune infiltrating cells using the cell-type identification by estimating relative subsets of RNA transcripts (CIBERSORT) algorithm between healthy subjects and LOD patients with the GSE98793 dataset. Next, six hub genes (CD27, IL7R, CXCL1, CCR7, IGLL5, and CD79A) were obtained by intersecting hub genes with DEGs, followed by verifying the diagnostic accuracy with the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC). In addition, we constructed the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression model for hub gene cross-validation. Finally, we found that CD27 and IGLL5 were good diagnostic indicators of LOD, and CD27 may be the key gene of immune function change in LOD. In conclusion, our research shows that the changes in the immune function may be an important mechanism in the development of LOD, which can provide some guidance for the related research of LOD in the future.
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- Ping-An Yao
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China,Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China,The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China,*Correspondence: Xiao-Yu Li,
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Cai M, Vesely A, Chen X, Li L, Goeman JJ. NetTDP: permutation-based true discovery proportions for differential co-expression network analysis. Brief Bioinform 2022; 23:6754043. [PMID: 36209415 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbac417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Existing methods for differential network analysis could only infer whether two networks of interest have differences between two groups of samples, but could not quantify and localize network differences. In this work, a novel method, permutation-based Network True Discovery Proportions (NetTDP), is proposed to quantify the number of edges (correlations) or nodes (genes) for which the co-expression networks are different. In the NetTDP method, we propose an edge-level statistic and a node-level statistic, and detect true discoveries of edges and nodes in the sense of differential co-expression network, respectively, by the permutation-based sumSome method. Furthermore, the NetTDP method could further localize the differences by inferring the TDPs for edge or gene subsets of interest, which can be selected post hoc. Our NetTDP method allows inference on data-driven modules or biology-driven gene sets, and remains valid even when these sub-networks are optimized using the same data. Experimental results on both simulation data sets and five real data sets show the effectiveness of the proposed method in inferring the quantification and localization of differential co-expression networks. The R code is available at https://github.com/LiminLi-xjtu/NetTDP.
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- Menglan Cai
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xianning West, 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xianning West, 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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Cheng T, Shan G, Yang H, Gu J, Lu C, Xu F, Ge D. Development of a ferroptosis-based model to predict prognosis, tumor microenvironment, and drug response for lung adenocarcinoma with weighted genes co-expression network analysis. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1072589. [PMID: 36467089 PMCID: PMC9712758 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1072589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 08/17/2023] Open
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Objective: The goal of this study was to create a risk model based on the ferroptosis gene set that affects lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) patients' prognosis and to investigate the potential underlying mechanisms. Material and Methods: A cohort of 482 LUAD patients from the TCGA database was used to develop the prognostic model. We picked the module genes from the ferroptosis gene set using weighted genes co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and univariate cox regression were used to screen the hub genes. Finally, the multivariate Cox analysis constructed a risk prediction score model. Three other cohorts of LUAD patients from the GEO database were included to validate the prediction ability of our model. Furthermore, the differentially expressed genes (DEG), immune infiltration, and drug sensitivity were analyzed. Results: An eight-gene-based prognostic model, including PIR, PEBP1, PPP1R13L, CA9, GLS2, DECR1, OTUB1, and YWHAE, was built. The patients from the TCGA database were classified into the high-RS and low-RS groups. The high-RS group was characterized by poor overall survival (OS) and less immune infiltration. Based on clinical traits, we separated the patients into various subgroups, and RS had remarkable prediction performance in each subgroup. The RS distribution analysis demonstrated that the RS was significantly associated with the stage of the LUAD patients. According to the study of immune cell infiltration in both groups, patients in the high-RS group had a lower abundance of immune cells, and less infiltration was associated with worse survival. Besides, we discovered that the high-RS group might not respond well to immune checkpoint inhibitors when we analyzed the gene expression of immune checkpoints. However, drug sensitivity analysis suggested that high-RS groups were more sensitive to common LUAD agents such as Afatinib, Erlotinib, Gefitinib, and Osimertinib. Conclusion: We constructed a novel and reliable ferroptosis-related model for LUAD patients, which was associated with prognosis, immune cell infiltration, and drug sensitivity, aiming to shed new light on the cancer biology and precision medicine.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Uncovering the Key Targets and Therapeutic Mechanisms of Qizhen Capsule in Gastric Cancer through Network Pharmacology and Bioinformatic Analyses. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2022; 2022:1718143. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/1718143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective. This study is aimed at screening out effective active compounds of Qizhen capsule (QZC) and exploring the underlying mechanisms against gastric cancer (GACA) by combining both bioinformatic analysis and experimental approaches. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA), network pharmacology, molecular docking simulation, survival analysis, and data-based differential gene and protein expression analysis were employed to predict QZC’s potential targets and explore the underlying mechanisms. Subsequently, multiple experiments, including cell viability, apoptosis, and protein expression analyses, were conducted to validate the bioinformatics-predicted therapeutic targets. The results indicated that luteolin, rutin, quercetin, and kaempferol were vital active compounds, and TP53, MAPK1, and AKT1 were key targets. Molecular docking simulation showed that the four abovementioned active compounds had high binding affinities to the three main targets. Enrichment analysis showed that vital active compounds exerted therapeutic effects on GACA through regulating the TP53 pathway, MAPK pathway, and PI3K/AKT pathway. Furthermore, data-based gene expression analysis revealed that TP53 and JUN genes were not only differentially expressed between normal and GACA tissues but also correlated with clinical stages. In parallel, in vitro experimental results suggested that QZC exerted therapeutic effects on GACA by decreasing IC50 values, downregulating AKT expression, upregulating TP53 and MAPK expression, and increasing apoptosis of SGC-7901 cells. This study highlights the potential candidate biomarkers, therapeutic targets, and basic mechanisms of QZC in treating GACA, providing a foundation for new drug development, target mining, and related animal studies in GACA.
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Liu Z, Liu Z, Mu Q, Zhao M, Cai T, Xie Y, Zhao C, Qin Q, Zhang C, Xu X, Lan M, Zhang Y, Su R, Wang Z, Wang R, Wang Z, Li J, Zhao Y. Identification of key pathways and genes that regulate cashmere development in cashmere goats mediated by exogenous melatonin. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:993773. [PMID: 36246326 PMCID: PMC9558121 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.993773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The growth of secondary hair follicles in cashmere goats follows a seasonal cycle. Melatonin can regulate the cycle of cashmere growth. In this study, melatonin was implanted into live cashmere goats. After skin samples were collected, transcriptome sequencing and histological section observation were performed, and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to identify key genes and establish an interaction network. A total of 14 co-expression modules were defined by WGCNA, and combined with previous analysis results, it was found that the blue module was related to the cycle of cashmere growth after melatonin implantation. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis showed that the first initiation of exogenous melatonin-mediated cashmere development was related mainly to the signaling pathway regulating stem cell pluripotency and to the Hippo, TGF-beta and MAPK signaling pathways. Via combined differential gene expression analyses, 6 hub genes were identified: PDGFRA, WNT5A, PPP2R1A, BMPR2, BMPR1A, and SMAD1. This study provides a foundation for further research on the mechanism by which melatonin regulates cashmere growth.
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- Zhihong Liu
- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
- Goat Genetics and Breeding Engineering Technology Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Technology Extension Center, Hohhot, China
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- Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Hohhot, China
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- Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
- Goat Genetics and Breeding Engineering Technology Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Mutton Sheep Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hohhot, China
- Goat Genetics and Breeding Engineering Technology Research Center, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- *Correspondence: Yanhong Zhao
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Chen Z, Chen C, Chen F, Lan R, Lin G, Xu Y. Bioinformatics analysis of potential pathogenesis and risk genes of immunoinflammation-promoted renal injury in severe COVID-19. Front Immunol 2022; 13:950076. [PMID: 36052061 PMCID: PMC9424635 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.950076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Renal injury secondary to COVID-19 is an important factor for the poor prognosis of COVID-19 patients. The pathogenesis of renal injury caused by aberrant immune inflammatory of COVID-19 remains unclear. In this study, a total of 166 samples from 4 peripheral blood transcriptomic datasets of COVID-19 patients were integrated. By using the weighted gene co-expression network (WGCNA) algorithm, we identified key genes for mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19. Subsequently, taking these genes as input genes, we performed Short Time-series Expression Miner (STEM) analysis in a time consecutive ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) -kidney dataset to identify genes associated with renal injury in COVID-19. The results showed that only in severe COVID-19 there exist a small group of genes associated with the progression of renal injury. Gene enrichment analysis revealed that these genes are involved in extensive immune inflammation and cell death-related pathways. A further protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis screened 15 PPI-hub genes: ALOX5, CD38, GSF3R, LGR, RPR1, HCK, ITGAX, LYN, MAPK3, NCF4, SELP, SPI1, WAS, TLR2 and TLR4. Single-cell sequencing analysis indicated that PPI-hub genes were mainly distributed in neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells. Intercellular ligand-receptor analysis characterized the activated ligand-receptors between these immune cells and parenchyma cells in depth. And KEGG enrichment analysis revealed that viral protein interaction with cytokine and cytokine receptor, necroptosis, and Toll-like receptor signaling pathway may be potentially essential for immune cell infiltration leading to COVID-19 renal injury. Finally, we validated the expression pattern of PPI-hub genes in an independent data set by random forest. In addition, we found that the high expression of these genes was correlated with a low glomerular filtration rate. Including them as risk genes in lasso regression, we constructed a Nomogram model for predicting severe COVID-19. In conclusion, our study explores the pathogenesis of renal injury promoted by immunoinflammatory in severe COVID-19 and extends the clinical utility of its key genes.
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- Zhimin Chen
- Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yanfang Xu,
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Identification and Experimental Validation of Marker Genes between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:8122532. [PMID: 35996379 PMCID: PMC9391608 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8122532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Currently, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are widely prevalent in the elderly population, and accumulating evidence implies a strong link between them. For example, patients with T2DM have a higher risk of developing neurocognitive disorders, including AD, but the exact mechanisms are still unclear. This time, by combining bioinformatics analysis and in vivo experimental validation, we attempted to find a common biological link between AD and T2DM. We firstly downloaded the gene expression profiling (AD: GSE122063; T2DM: GSE161355) derived from the temporal cortex. To find the associations, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of the two datasets were filtered and intersected. Based on them, enrichment analysis was carried out, and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) logistic regression and support vector machine-recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) algorithms were used to identify the specific genes. After verifying in the external dataset and in the samples from the AD and type 2 diabetes animals, the shared targets of the two diseases were finally determined. Based on them, the ceRNA networks were constructed. Besides, the logistic regression and single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) were performed. As a result, 62 DEGs were totally identified between AD and T2DM, and the enrichment analysis indicated that they were much related to the function of synaptic vesicle and MAPK signaling pathway. Based on the evidence from external dataset and RT-qPCR, CARTPT, EPHA5, and SERPINA3 were identified as the marker genes in both diseases, and their clinical significance and biological functions were further analyzed. In conclusion, discovering and exploring the marker genes that are dysregulated in both 2 diseases could help us better comprehend the intrinsic relationship between T2DM and AD, which may inspire us to develop new strategies for facing the dilemmas of clinical or basic research in cognitive dysfunction.
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Identification of Key Genes in Severe Burns by Using Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2022; 2022:5220403. [PMID: 35799661 PMCID: PMC9256319 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5220403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The aims of this work were to explore the use of weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) for identifying the key genes in severe burns and to provide a reference for finding therapeutic targets for burn wounds. The GSE8056 dataset was selected from the gene expression database of the US National Center for Biotechnology Information for analysis, and a WGCNA network was constructed to screen differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Gene Ontology and pathway enrichment of DGEs were analyzed, and protein interaction network was constructed. A burn mouse model was constructed, and the burn tissue was taken to identify the expression levels of differentially expressed genes. The results showed that the optimal soft threshold for constructing the WGCNA network was 9. 10 coexpressed gene modules were identified, among which the green, brown, and gray modules had the largest number of burn-related genes. The DEGs were mainly related to immune cell activation, inflammatory response, and immune response, and they were enriched in PD-1/PD-L1, Toll-like receptor, p53, and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathways. 5 DEGs were screened and identified, namely, Jun protooncogene (JUN), signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1), BCL2 apoptosis regulator (Bcl2), matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), and Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2). Compared with skin tissue of normal mouse, the messenger ribose nucleic acid (mRNA) and protein expression levels (PEL) of STAT1 and Bcl2 in burn tissue were greatly decreased, while those of JUN, MMP9, and TLR2 were increased obviously (p < 0.05). In conclusion, STAT1, Bcl2, JUN, MMP9, and TLR2 can be potential biological targets for the treatment of severe burn wounds.
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Chen P, Wu H, Yao H, Zhang J, Fan W, Chen Z, Su W, Wang Y, Li P. Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals the Systematic Relationship Between Oral Homeostasis and Chronic Sleep Deprivation in Rats. Front Immunol 2022; 13:847132. [PMID: 35432311 PMCID: PMC9009293 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.847132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sleep disorders were associated with oral health. Inflammation has especially been thought to be a key factor in linking oral diseases and sleep deficiency. However, how chronic sleep deprivation (CSD) affects oral homeostasis, particularly oral inflammation and oral microbiota, is still unknown. This study aimed to uncover the systematic relationship between oral homeostasis and CSD in rats. The metabolomics in serum, proteomics in the tongue tissues, and microbiome analysis in the oral cavity in CSD rats were performed. Multi-omics data integration analysis was performed to uncover the systematic relationship between oral homeostasis and CSD through the weighted correlation network analysis. We found that CSD could lead to oral inflammation in rats. CSD significantly increased systemic inflammation by enhancing the serum levels of IL-1β, IL-6 and inhibiting the serum level of IL-10. Serum levels of adrenocorticotropin hormone, corticosterone, and triiodothyronine were increased in CSD rats, and the steroid hormone biosynthesis pathway was also found to be involved in the perturbation resulting from CSD, together suggesting the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical and hypothalamic‐pituitary‐thyroid axis. CSD led to changes of oral microbiota composition, and g_Acinetobacter, Candidatus Chryseobacterium massiliae, and g_Moraxella were significantly correlated with multiple proteins in bacterial invasion of epithelial cells pathway, which may partially responsible for oral inflammation resulting from CSD. The changes of proteomic profiling expression caused by CSD in tongue tissues were mainly enriched in neurodegenerative diseases pathways and immune/inflammation-related pathways. Multi-omics analysis indicated that the inflammatory response-related modules were significantly correlated with the neurodegenerative disease-related module suggesting a possible link between neurodegenerative diseases and oral inflammation. Together, CSD induced oral inflammation and subtle changes on oral microbiota. Our study is helpful to further understand the role that oral homeostasis plays in the process by which CSD affects human health and disease.
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- Pan Chen
- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Quality and Efficacy Re-evaluation of Post-marketed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Quality and Efficacy Re-evaluation of Post-marketed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Quality and Efficacy Re-evaluation of Post-marketed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Quality and Efficacy Re-evaluation of Post-marketed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Quality and Efficacy Re-evaluation of Post-marketed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Quality and Efficacy Re-evaluation of Post-marketed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Quality and Efficacy Re-evaluation of Post-marketed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Quality and Efficacy Re-evaluation of Post-marketed Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Zhang W, Deng X, Liu H, Ke J, Xiang M, Ma Y, Zhang L, Yang M, Liu Y, Huang F. Identification and Verification of Potential Hub Genes in Amphetamine-Type Stimulant (ATS) and Opioid Dependence by Bioinformatic Analysis. Front Genet 2022; 13:837123. [PMID: 35432486 PMCID: PMC9006114 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.837123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: Amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) and opioid dependencies are chronic inflammatory diseases with similar symptoms and common genomics. However, their coexpressive genes have not been thoroughly investigated. We aimed to identify and verify the coexpressive hub genes and pathway involved in the pathogenesis of ATS and opioid dependencies. Methods: The microarray of ATS- and opioid-treatment mouse models was obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. GEO2R and Venn diagram were performed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and coexpressive DEGs (CDEGs). Functional annotation and protein–protein interaction network detected the potential functions. The hub genes were screened using the CytoHubba and MCODE plugin with different algorithms, and further validated by receiver operating characteristic analysis in the GSE15774 database. We also validated the hub genes mRNA levels in BV2 cells using qPCR. Result: Forty-four CDEGs were identified between ATS and opioid databases, which were prominently enriched in the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. The top 10 hub genes were mainly enriched in apoptotic process (CD44, Dusp1, Sgk1, and Hspa1b), neuron differentiation, migration, and proliferation (Nr4a2 and Ddit4), response to external stimulation (Fos and Cdkn1a), and transcriptional regulation (Nr4a2 and Npas4). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis found that six hub genes (Fos, Dusp1, Sgk1, Ddit4, Cdkn1a, and Nr4a2) have an area under the curve (AUC) of more than 0.70 in GSE15774. The mRNA levels of Fos, Dusp1, Sgk1, Ddit4, Cdkn1a, PI3K, and Akt in BV2 cells and GSE15774 with METH and heroin treatments were higher than those of controls. However, the Nr4a2 mRNA levels increased in BV2 cells and decreased in the bioinformatic analysis. Conclusions: The identification of hub genes was associated with ATS and opioid dependencies, which were involved in apoptosis, neuron differentiation, migration, and proliferation. The PI3K/Akt signaling pathway might play a critical role in the pathogenesis of substance dependence.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Basic Medical Science & Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Basic Medical Science & Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Basic Medical Science & Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Basic Medical Science & Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Basic Medical Science & Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- Department of Criminal Investigation, Nanchong Municipal Public Security Bureau, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Basic Medical Science & Forensic Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- Medical Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- *Correspondence: Yun Liu, ; Feijun Huang,
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Science & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Yun Liu, ; Feijun Huang,
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Xia LY, Tang L, Huang H, Luo J. Identification of Potential Driver Genes and Pathways Based on Transcriptomics Data in Alzheimer's Disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:752858. [PMID: 35401145 PMCID: PMC8985410 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.752858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. To identify AD-related genes from transcriptomics and help to develop new drugs to treat AD. In this study, firstly, we obtained differentially expressed genes (DEG)-enriched coexpression networks between AD and normal samples in multiple transcriptomics datasets by weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). Then, a convergent genomic approach (CFG) integrating multiple AD-related evidence was used to prioritize potential genes from DEG-enriched modules. Subsequently, we identified candidate genes in the potential genes list. Lastly, we combined deepDTnet and SAveRUNNER to predict interaction among candidate genes, drug and AD. Experiments on five datasets show that the CFG score of GJA1 is the highest among all potential driver genes of AD. Moreover, we found GJA1 interacts with AD from target-drugs-diseases network prediction. Therefore, candidate gene GJA1 is the most likely to be target of AD. In summary, identification of AD-related genes contributes to the understanding of AD pathophysiology and the development of new drugs.
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Song Y, Guo F, Liu Y, Huang F, Fan X, Zhao L, Qin G. Identification of circular RNAs and functional competing endogenous RNA networks in human proximal tubular epithelial cells treated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor dapagliflozin in diabetic kidney disease. Bioengineered 2022; 13:3911-3929. [PMID: 35129424 PMCID: PMC8973950 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2031391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a serious diabetes complication. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are novel anti-diabetes drugs that confer clinical renal protection. However, the molecular mechanisms involved remain unclear. Here, human proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) were treated with normal glucose, high glucose, and anti-diabetes agents, including SGLT2i (dapagliflozin), metformin, and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP-4i, vildagliptin) and microarray analysis was performed. Firstly, a total of 2,710 differentially expressed circular RNAs (circRNAs) were identified. Secondly, network pharmacology and transcriptomics analyses showed that the effects of dapagliflozin on PTECs primarily involved lipid metabolism, Rap1, and MAPK signaling pathways. Metformin mainly affected the AMPK and FOXO signaling pathways, whereas vildagliptin affected insulin secretion and the HIF-1 signaling pathway. Furthermore, circRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks, real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay revealed that the expression of hsa_circRNA_012448 was increased in PTECs treated with high glucose, whereas its expression was reversed by dapagliflozin. Finally, the hsa_circRNA_012448-hsa-miR-29b-2-5p-GSK3β pathway, involved in the oxidative stress response, was identified as an important pathway mediating the action of dapagliflozin against DKD. Overall, our study provides novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of dapagliflozin on DKD.
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- Yi Song
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Identification of SCN7A as the key gene associated with tumor mutation burden in gastric cancer. BMC Gastroenterol 2022; 22:45. [PMID: 35123417 PMCID: PMC8817579 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-022-02112-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Objective Previous studies have shown that tumor mutation burden (TMB) in cancer is associated with prognosis. The purpose of this study is to identify TMB related genes in gastric cancer (GC) and to explore their prognostic value. Methods In our research, weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) algorithm was used to cluster the most relevant TMB modules in the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Limma package was used to screen the differentially expressed genes, and the intersection was identified as hub genes. We used gene expression profiling interactive analysis (GEPIA) and survival algorithm to analyze the clinical characteristics and prognosis of hub genes in tumor and normal tissue samples of TCGA and Gene Expression Omnibus cohort respectively. We also used CIBERSORT algorithm to calculate the proportion of 22 tumor immune cells in the high and low expression subgroups of hub genes. In addition, we used gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) to predict the biological function of hub genes. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results In the TCGA cohort, TMB was significantly correlated with the clinical features of GC (P < 0.05). Through WGCNA and differential gene analysis, we identified SCN7A as the hub gene (P < 0.05, |log2fc|> 1, and mm > 0.8). We found that the expression of SCN7A in tumor tissues was lower than that in normal tissues, and its expression level was also related to overall survival rate and tumor stage. GSEA analysis showed that SCN7A low expression group was enriched with "DNA replication", "base extension repair" and "proteasome" gene sets in GC. In addition, we found that there were significant differences in the infiltration degree of 7 kinds of immune cells between the two groups. Conclusion TMB can indicate the prognosis of gastric cancer. SCN7A is a hub gene associated with TMB, and its low expression is associated with better prognosis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12876-022-02112-4.
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Yuan K, Zeng R, Deng P, Zhang A, Liu H, Wang N, Tang Y, Yin Z, Liu H. Identification and Verification of Immune-Related Genes Prognostic Signature Based on ssGSEA for Adrenocortical Carcinoma (ACC). Int J Gen Med 2022; 15:1471-1483. [PMID: 35210821 PMCID: PMC8857983 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s345123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Purpose Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an endocrine malignant tumor with poor prognosis. The study aimed to construct ACC immune-related gene prognostic signature and verify the efficacy of prognostic signature. Methods ACC RNA-seq data and clinical information are downloaded from TCGA databases and GEO databases. We used single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) to assess immune cell infiltration in ACC patients and ACC patients were divided into high- and low-immune cell infiltration clusters. The validity of ssGSEA grouping was verified using the ESTIMATE algorithm. A total of 275 differentially expressed immune-related genes (IRGs) were obtained from the intersection of IRGs and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in high and low immune cell infiltration clusters. LASSO analysis was used to identify 13 IRGs that regulate the prognosis of ACC patients through immune infiltration. Kaplan–Meier analysis, ROC curve, univariate and multivariate Cox regression further confirmed that these 13 immune-related gene signatures were innovative and significant prognostic factors, which were independent of clinical features. Finally, ACC prognostic nomogram was constructed, ROC curve and calibration curve were drawn to evaluate the accuracy of the prognostic nomogram. Results LASSO regression analysis was used to screen out ACC survival-related genes. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional risk regression models were used to analyze and construct the ACC prognosis nomogram. The AUC for predicting 1-, 3- and 5-year overall survival rate of ACC patients was 0.799, 0.966 and 0.969, suggesting good prediction accuracy. The calibration curve shows that the predicted results of the prognostic nomogram are in good agreement with the actual situation. Conclusion ssGSEA technique plays an important role in the construction of ACC prognostic model. Based on IRGs associated with survival independently predicted ACC prognosis, we identified thirteen immune-related genes as prognostic signature for ACC.
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- Kaisheng Yuan
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Hang Liu, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-185-8030-9681, Email
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Chen T, He Q, Xiang Z, Dou R, Xiong B. Identification and Validation of Key Genes of Differential Correlations in Gastric Cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 9:801687. [PMID: 35096829 PMCID: PMC8794754 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.801687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis. Previously bulk transcriptome analysis was utilized to identify key genes correlated with the development, progression and prognosis of GC. However, due to the complexity of the genetic mutations, there is still an urgent need to recognize core genes in the regulatory network of GC. Methods: Gene expression profiles (GSE66229) were retrieved from the GEO database. Weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA) was employed to identify gene modules mostly correlated with GC carcinogenesis. R package ‘DiffCorr’ was applied to identify differentially correlated gene pairs in tumor and normal tissues. Cytoscape was adopted to construct and visualize the gene regulatory network. Results: A total of 15 modules were detected in WGCNA analysis, among which three modules were significantly correlated with GC. Then genes in these modules were analyzed separately by “DiffCorr”. Multiple differentially correlated gene pairs were recognized and the network was visualized by the software Cytoscape. Moreover, GEMIN5 and PFDN2, which were rarely discussed in GC, were identified as key genes in the regulatory network and the differential expression was validated by real-time qPCR, WB and IHC in cell lines and GC patient tissues. Conclusions: Our research has shed light on the carcinogenesis mechanism by revealing differentially correlated gene pairs during transition from normal to tumor. We believe the application of this network-based algorithm holds great potential in inferring relationships and detecting candidate biomarkers.
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- Tingna Chen
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Wuhan, China
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Guo Y, Ning B, Zhang Q, Ma J, Zhao L, Lu Q, Zhang D. Identification of Hub Diagnostic Biomarkers and Candidate Therapeutic Drugs in Heart Failure. Int J Gen Med 2022; 15:623-635. [PMID: 35058712 PMCID: PMC8765546 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s349235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Purpose The objective of this study was to identify the potential regulatory mechanisms, diagnostic biomarkers, and therapeutic drugs for heart failure (HF). Methods Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between HF and non-failing donors were screened from the GSE57345, GSE5406, and GSE3586 datasets. Database for Annotation Visualization and Integrated Discovery and Metascape were used for Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses respectively. The GSE57345 dataset was used for weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). The intersecting hub genes from the DEGs and WGCNA were identified and verified with the GSE5406 and GSE3586 datasets. The diagnostic value of the hub genes was calculated through receiver operating characteristic analysis and net reclassification index (NRI). Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was used to filter out the signaling pathways associated with the hub genes. SYBYL 2.1 was used for molecular docking of hub targets and potential HF drugs obtained from the connection map. Results Functional annotation of the DEGs showed enrichment of negative regulation of angiogenesis, endoplasmic reticulum stress response, and heart development. PTN, LUM, ISLR, and ASPN were identified as the hub genes of HF. GSEA showed that the key genes were related to the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and Wnt signaling pathways. Sirolimus, LY-294002, and wortmannin have been confirmed as potential drugs for HF. Conclusion We identified new hub genes and candidate therapeutic drugs for HF, which are potential diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic targets and warrant further investigation.
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- Yang Guo
- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medicine, The General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Medical College of Qinghai University, Xining, 810001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, People's Republic of China
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Tan C, Zuo F, Lu M, Chen S, Tian Z, Hu Y. Identification of potential genes correlated with breast cancer metastasis and prognosis. ALL LIFE 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/26895293.2021.2021302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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- Chao Tan
- The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, People’s Republic of China
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- Edong Healthcare Group, Huangshi Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei polytechnic University, Huangshi, People’s Republic of China
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- The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, People’s Republic of China
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- The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, People’s Republic of China
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- The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, People’s Republic of China
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- The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, People’s Republic of China
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Weighted Gene Correlation Network Analysis Identifies Specific Functional Modules and Genes in Esophageal Cancer. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2021:8223263. [PMID: 34987580 PMCID: PMC8723838 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8223263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Objective Esophageal cancer (ESCA) is one of the most aggressive malignancies globally with an undesirable five-year survival rate. Here, this study was conducted for determining specific functional genes linked with ESCA initiation and progression. Methods Gene expression profiling of ESCA was curated from TCGA (containing 160 ESCA and 11 nontumor specimens) and GSE38129 (30 paired ESCA and nontumor tissues) datasets. Differential expression analysis was conducted between ESCA and nontumor tissues with adjusted p value <0.05 and |log2fold-change|>1. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) was conducted for determining the ESCA-specific coexpression modules and genes. Thereafter, ESCA-specific differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were intersected. Functional enrichment analysis was then presented with clusterProfiler package. Protein-protein interaction was conducted, and hub genes were determined. Association of hub genes with pathological staging was evaluated, and survival analysis was presented among ESCA patients. Results This study determined 91 ESCA-specific DEGs following intersection of DEGs and ESCA-specific genes in TCGA and GSE38129 datasets. They were remarkably linked to cell cycle progression and carcinogenic pathways like the p53 signaling pathway, cellular senescence, and apoptosis. Ten ESCA-specific hub genes were determined, containing ASPM, BUB1B, CCNA2, CDC20, CDK1, DLGAP5, KIF11, KIF20 A, TOP2A, and TPX2. They were prominently associated with pathological staging. Among them, KIF11 upregulation was in relation to undesirable prognosis of ESCA patients. Conclusion Collectively, we determined ESCA-specific coexpression modules and hub genes, which offered the foundation for future research concerning the mechanistic basis of ESCA.
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Guo M, Dai Y, Jiang L, Gao J. Bioinformatics Analysis of the Mechanisms of Diabetic Nephropathy via Novel Biomarkers and Competing Endogenous RNA Network. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:934022. [PMID: 35909518 PMCID: PMC9329782 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.934022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the common chronic complications of diabetes with unclear molecular mechanisms, which is associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Our study intended to construct a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network via bioinformatics analysis to determine the potential molecular mechanisms of DN pathogenesis. The microarray datasets (GSE30122 and GSE30529) were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database to find differentially expressed genes (DEGs). GSE51674 and GSE155188 datasets were used to identified the differentially expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), respectively. The DEGs between normal and DN renal tissues were performed using the Linear Models for Microarray (limma) package. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses were performed to reveal the mechanisms of DEGs in the progression of DN. The protein-protein interactions (PPI) of DEGs were carried out by STRING database. The lncRNA-miRNA-messenger RNA (mRNA) ceRNA network was constructed and visualized via Cytoscape on the basis of the interaction generated through the miRDB and TargetScan databases. A total of 94 significantly upregulated and 14 downregulated mRNAs, 31 upregulated and 121 downregulated miRNAs, and nine upregulated and 81 downregulated lncRNAs were identified. GO and KEGG pathways enriched in several functions and expression pathways, such as inflammatory response, immune response, identical protein binding, nuclear factor kappa b (NF-κB) signaling pathway, and PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. Based on the analysis of the ceRNA network, five differentially expressed lncRNAs (DElncRNAs) (SNHG6, KCNMB2-AS1, LINC00520, DANCR, and PCAT6), five DEmiRNAs (miR-130b-5p, miR-326, miR-374a-3p, miR-577, and miR-944), and five DEmRNAs (PTPRC, CD53, IRF8, IL10RA, and LAPTM5) were demonstrated to be related to the pathogenesis of DN. The hub genes were validated by using receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Our research identified hub genes related to the potential mechanism of DN and provided new lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA ceRNA network that contributed to diagnostic and potential therapeutic targets for DN.
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- Mingfei Guo
- Department of Pharmacy, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Anhui No.2 Provincial People’s Hospital, Hefei, China
- *Correspondence: Yaji Dai,
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- Department of Pharmacy, Anhui No.2 Provincial People’s Hospital, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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Yuan Y, Chen Z, Cai X, He S, Li D, Zhao W. Identification of Hub Genes Correlated With Poor Prognosis for Patients With Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma by Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis and Experimental Validation. Front Oncol 2021; 11:766947. [PMID: 34868993 PMCID: PMC8639584 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.766947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma (UCEC) is one of the most common malignancies of the female genital tract and there remains a major public health problem. Although significant progress has been made in explaining the progression of UCEC, it is still warranted that molecular mechanisms underlying the tumorigenesis of UCEC are to be elucidated. The aim of the current study was to investigate key modules and hub genes related to UCEC pathogenesis, and to explore potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for UCEC. The RNA-seq dataset and corresponding clinical information for UCEC patients were obtained from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened between 23 paired UCEC tissues and adjacent non-cancerous tissues. Subsequently, the co-expression network of DEGs was determined via weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). The Blue and Brown modules were identified to be significantly positively associated with neoplasm histologic grade. The highly connected genes of the two modules were then investigated as potential key factors related to tumor differentiation. Additionally, a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network for all genes in the two modules was constructed to obtain key modules and nodes. 10 genes were identified by both WGCNA and PPI analyses, and it was shown by Kaplan-Meier curve analysis that 6 out of the 10 genes were significantly negatively related to the 5-year overall survival (OS) in patients (AURKA, BUB1, CDCA8, DLGAP5, KIF2C, TPX2). Besides, according to the DEGs from the two modules, lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA and lncRNA-TF-mRNA networks were constructed to explore the molecular mechanism of UCEC-related lncRNAs. 3 lncRNAs were identified as being significantly negatively related to the 5-year OS (AC015849.16, DUXAP8 and DGCR5), with higher expression in UCEC tissues compared to non-tumor tissues. Finally, quantitative Real-time PCR was applied to validate the expression patterns of hub genes. Cell proliferation and colony formation assays, as well as cell cycle distribution and apoptosis analysis, were performed to test the effects of representative hub genes. Altogether, this study not only promotes our understanding of the molecular mechanisms for the pathogenesis of UCEC but also identifies several promising biomarkers in UCEC development, providing potential therapeutic targets for UCEC.
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- Yi Yuan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Jiading District, Shanghai, China.,School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Chen S, Jin Z, Xin L, Lv L, Zhang X, Gong Y, Liu J. Expression and Clinical Significance of Origin Recognition Complex Subunit 6 in Breast Cancer – A Comprehensive Bioinformatics Analysis. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:9733-9745. [PMID: 34934348 PMCID: PMC8684402 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s342597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective We aimed to investigate the expression, diagnostic and prognostic values, and potential molecular mechanisms of the origin recognition complex (ORC) in breast cancer (BC). Methods Kaplan–Meier estimation was used to assess the prognostic value of ORC genes, and Oncomine, TCGA, GEO and ULCAN databases were used to analyze their expression in BC. Wilcoxon rank-sum tests were used to evaluate the relationship between ORC gene expression levels and BC clinicopathological features. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to assess the diagnostic value of ORC genes in BC. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan–Meier estimation and Cox regression. A nomogram was constructed to predict 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival probabilities in BC. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and immune infiltration were used to investigate potential molecular mechanisms of the ORC. Results ORC1L and ORC6L were highly expressed in BC compared with healthy tissue, while ORC5L expression patterns were inconsistent; no significant differences in ORC2L, ORC3L or ORC4L expression were observed between BC and healthy tissues. ORC1L and ORC6L expression levels were significantly correlated with age, tumor (T) stage and molecular subtype; ORC5L expression was significantly correlated with age and number of nearby lymph nodes with cancer (N stage). ORC6L expression had the highest diagnostic value in BC and was an independent prognostic factor for poor overall survival (OS). ORC6L may be involved in cell cycle progression and may regulate cancer signaling pathways, including NF-κB, P53, and WNT, in BC. ORC6L expression was also associated with immune infiltration. Conclusion ORC1L and ORC6L are highly expressed in BC; ORC6L has a high diagnostic value and is an independent prognostic factor for poor OS. ORC6L may be involved in the initiation and progression of BC by regulating cell cycle progression, promoting cancer signaling pathway activation, and influencing tumor immune cell infiltration.
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- Shaohua Chen
- Department of Breast Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nangning, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People’s Republic of China
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- Clinical Medicine, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nangning, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nangning, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Jianlun Liu Email
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Qin Y, Li J, Zhou Y, Yin C, Li Y, Chen M, Du Y, Li T, Yan J. Apolipoprotein D as a Potential Biomarker and Construction of a Transcriptional Regulatory-Immune Network Associated with Osteoarthritis by Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis. Cartilage 2021; 13:1702S-1717S. [PMID: 34719950 PMCID: PMC8808834 DOI: 10.1177/19476035211053824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Synovial inflammation influences the progression of osteoarthritis (OA). Herein, we aimed to identify potential biomarkers and analyze transcriptional regulatory-immune mechanism of synovitis in OA using weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA). DESIGN A data set of OA synovium samples (GSE55235) was analyzed based on WGCNA. The most significant module with OA was identified and function annotation of the module was performed, following which the hub genes of the module were identified using Pearson correlation and a protein-protein interaction network was constructed. A transcriptional regulatory network of hub genes was constructed using the TRRUST database. The immune cell infiltration of OA samples was evaluated using the single-sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (ssGSEA) method. The hub genes coexpressed in multiple tissues were then screened out using data sets of synovium, cartilage, chondrocyte, subchondral bone, and synovial fluid samples. Finally, transcriptional factors and coexpressed hub genes were validated via experiments. RESULTS The turquoise module of GSE55235 was identified via WGCNA. Functional annotation analysis showed that "mineral absorption" and "FoxO signaling pathway" were mostly enriched in the module. JUN, EGR1, FOSB, and KLF4 acted as central nodes in protein-protein interaction network and transcription factors to connect several target genes. "Activated B cell," "activated CD4T cell," "eosinophil," "neutrophil," and "type 17 T helper cell" showed high immune infiltration, while FOSB, KLF6, and MYBL2 showed significant negative correlation with type 17 T helper cell. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the expression level of apolipoprotein D (APOD) was correlated with OA. Furthermore, transcriptional regulatory-immune network was constructed, which may contribute to OA therapy.
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- Yong Qin
- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, The
Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, The
First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, The
Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical Big Data Research Center,
Medical Innovation Research Division of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing,
China,National Engineering Laboratory for
Medical Big Data Application Technology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing,
China,Faculty of Medicine, Macau University
of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, The
First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, The
First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, The
First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, The
First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, The
Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China,Jinglong Yan, Department of Orthopedics
Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No.246
Xuefu Road, Harbin 150086, China.
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Wu J, Wang P, Han Z, Li T, Yi C, Qiu C, Yang Q, Sun G, Dai L, Shi J, Wang K, Ye H. A novel immunodiagnosis panel for hepatocellular carcinoma based on bioinformatics and the autoantibody-antigen system. Cancer Sci 2021; 113:411-422. [PMID: 34821436 PMCID: PMC8819288 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignancy with a dismal survival rate. The novel autoantibodies panel may provide new insights for the diagnosis of HCC. Biomarkers screened by two methods (bioinformatics and the antigen‐antibody system) were taken as candidate tumor‐associated antigens (TAAs). Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the corresponding autoantibodies in 888 samples of verification and validation cohorts. The verification cohort was used to verify the autoantibodies. Samples in the validation cohort were randomly divided into a train set and a test set with the ratio of 6:4. A diagnostic model was established by support vector machines within the train set. The test set further verified the model. Eleven TAAs were selected (AAGAB, C17orf75, CDC37L1, DUSP6, EID3, PDIA2, RGS20, PCNA, TAF7L, TBC1D13, and ZIC2). The titer of six autoantibodies (PCNA, AAGAB, CDC37L1, TAF7L, DUSP6, and ZIC2) had a significant difference in any of the pairwise comparisons among the HCC, liver cirrhosis, and normal control groups. The titer of these autoantibodies had an increasing tendency. Finally, an optimum diagnostic model was constructed with the six autoantibodies. The AUCs were 0.826 in the train set and 0.773 in the test set. The area under the curve (AUC) of this panel for diagnosing early HCC was 0.889. The diagnostic ability of the panel reduced with the progress of HCC. The positive rate of the panel in diagnosing alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP)‐negative patients was 75.6%. For early HCC, the sensitivity of the combination of AFP with the panel was 90.9% and superior to 53.2% of AFP alone. The novel immunodiagnosis panel combining AFP may be a new approach for the diagnosis of HCC, especially for early‐HCC cases.
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- Jinyu Wu
- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Institute of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Tumor Epidemiology and State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Mahapatra S, Bhuyan R, Das J, Swarnkar T. Integrated multiplex network based approach for hub gene identification in oral cancer. Heliyon 2021; 7:e07418. [PMID: 34258466 PMCID: PMC8258848 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background: The incidence of Oral Cancer (OC) is high in Asian countries, which goes undetected at its early stage. The study of genetics, especially genetic networks holds great promise in this endeavor. Hub genes in a genetic network are prominent in regulating the whole network structure of genes. Thus identification of such genes related to specific cancer types can help in reducing the gap in OC prognosis. Methods: Traditional study of network biology is unable to decipher the inter-dependencies within and across diverse biological networks. Multiplex network provides a powerful representation of such systems and encodes much richer information than isolated networks. In this work, we focused on the entire multiplex structure of the genetic network integrating the gene expression profile and DNA methylation profile for OC. Further, hub genes were identified by considering their connectivity in the multiplex structure and the respective protein-protein interaction (PPI) network as well. Results: 46 hub genes were inferred in our approach with a high prediction accuracy (96%), outstanding Matthews coefficient correlation value (93%) and significant biological implications. Among them, genes PIK3CG, PIK3R5, MYH7, CDC20 and CCL4 were differentially expressed and predominantly enriched in molecular cascades specific to OC. Conclusions: The identified hub genes in this work carry ontological signatures specific to cancer, which may further facilitate improved understanding of the tumorigenesis process and the underlying molecular events. Result indicates the effectiveness of our integrated multiplex network approach for hub gene identification. This work puts an innovative research route for multi-omics biological data analysis.
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- S. Mahapatra
- Department of Computer Application, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Centre for Genomics & Biomedical Informatics, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Department of Computer Application, Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India
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Liu Z, Ru L, Ma Z. Low Expression of ADCY4 Predicts Worse Survival of Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on Integrated Analysis and Immunohistochemical Verification. Front Oncol 2021; 11:637733. [PMID: 34178627 PMCID: PMC8225293 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.637733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose The molecular mechanism underlying the carcinogenesis and development of lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) has not been sufficiently elucidated. This analysis was performed to find pivotal genes and explore their prognostic roles in LUSC. Methods A microarray dataset from GEO (GSE19188) and a TCGA-LUSC dataset were used to identify differentially co-expressed genes through Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) and differential gene expression analysis. We conducted functional enrichment analyses of differentially co-expressed genes and established a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. Then, we identified the top 10 hub genes using the Maximal Clique Centrality (MCC) algorithm. We performed overall survival (OS) analysis of these hub genes among LUSC cases. GSEA analyses of survival-related hub genes were conducted. Ultimately, the GEO and The Human Protein Atlas (THPA) databases and immunohistochemistry (IHC) results from the real world were used to verify our findings. Results A list of 576 differentially co-expressed genes were selected. Functional enrichment analysis indicated that regulation of vasculature development, cell-cell junctions, actin binding and PPAR signaling pathways were mainly enriched. The top 10 hub genes were selected according to the ranking of MCC scores, and 5 genes were closely correlated with OS of LUSC. Additionally, GSEA analysis showed that spliceosome and cell adhesion molecules were associated with the expression of GNG11 and ADCY4, respectively. The GSE30219 and THPA databases and IHC results from the real world indicated that although GNG11 was not detected, ADCY4 was obviously downregulated in LUSC tissues at the mRNA and protein levels. Conclusions This analysis showed that survival-related hub genes are highly correlated to the tumorigenesis and development of LUSC. Additionally, ADCY4 is a candidate therapeutic and prognostic biomarker of LUSC.
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- Zhicong Liu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated Huzhou Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Huzhou Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Huzhou Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Huzhou, China.,Department of Radiation Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Altered Gene Expression in the Testis of Infertile Patients with Nonobstructive Azoospermia. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2021; 2021:5533483. [PMID: 34221106 PMCID: PMC8211532 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5533483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background The molecular mechanism of nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to identify gene expression changes in NOA patients and to explore potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Methods The gene expression profiles of GSE45885 and GSE145467 were collected from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, and the differences between NOA and normal spermatogenesis were analyzed. Enrichment analysis was performed to explore biological functions for common differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in GSE45885 and GSE145467. Coexpression analysis of DEGs in GSE45885 was performed, and two modules with the highest correlation with NOA were screened. Key genes were then screened from the intersection genes of the two modules and common DEGs and PPI network. The expression of key genes was validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) experiments. Finally, through miRTarBase, miRDB, and RAID, the miRNAs were predicted to regulate key genes, respectively. Results A total of 345 common DEGs were identified and they were mainly related to spermatogenesis, insulin signaling pathway. Coexpression analysis of DEGs in GSE45885 yielded eight modules; MEblack and MEturquoise had the highest correlation with NOA. Six genes in MEturquoise and RNF141 in MEblack were identified as key genes. qRT-PCR experiments validated the differential expression of key genes between NOA and control. Furthermore, RNF141 was regulated by the largest number of miRNAs. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the significant change expression of key genes may be potential markers and therapeutic targets of NOA and may have some impact on the development of NOA.
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Patil AR, Leung MY, Roy S. Identification of Hub Genes in Different Stages of Colorectal Cancer through an Integrated Bioinformatics Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:5564. [PMID: 34070979 PMCID: PMC8197092 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18115564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer that contributes to cancer-related morbidity. However, the differential expression of genes in different phases of CRC is largely unknown. Moreover, very little is known about the role of stress-survival pathways in CRC. We sought to discover the hub genes and identify their roles in several key pathways, including oxidative stress and apoptosis in the different stages of CRC. To identify the hub genes that may be involved in the different stages of CRC, gene expression datasets were obtained from the gene expression omnibus (GEO) database. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) common among the different datasets for each group were obtained using the robust rank aggregation method. Then, gene enrichment analysis was carried out with Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes databases. Finally, the protein-protein interaction networks were constructed using the Cytoscape software. We identified 40 hub genes and performed enrichment analysis for each group. We also used the Oncomine database to identify the DEGs related to stress-survival and apoptosis pathways involved in different stages of CRC. In conclusion, the hub genes were found to be enriched in several key pathways, including the cell cycle and p53 signaling pathway. Some of the hub genes were also reported in the stress-survival and apoptosis pathways. The hub DEGs revealed from our study may be used as biomarkers and may explain CRC development and progression mechanisms.
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- Abhijeet R. Patil
- Computational Science Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; (A.R.P.); (M.-Y.L.)
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- Computational Science Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; (A.R.P.); (M.-Y.L.)
- Border Biomedical Research Center, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Border Biomedical Research Center, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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Identification of pivotal genes associated with the prognosis of gastric carcinoma through integrated analysis. Biosci Rep 2021; 41:228128. [PMID: 33754626 PMCID: PMC8047542 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20203676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Detecting and diagnosing gastric cancer (GC) during its early period remains greatly difficult. Our analysis was performed to detect core genes correlated with GC and explore their prognostic values. METHODS Microarray datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) (GSE54129) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) datasets were applied for common differentially co-expressed genes using differential gene expression analysis and Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA). Functional enrichment analysis and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis of differentially co-expressed genes were performed. We identified hub genes via the CytoHubba plugin. Prognostic values of hub genes were explored. Afterward, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) was used to analyze survival-related hub genes. Finally, the tumor-infiltrating immune cell (TIC) abundance profiles were estimated. RESULTS Sixty common differentially co-expressed genes were found. Functional enrichment analysis implied that cell-cell junction organization and cell adhesion molecules were primarily enriched. Hub genes were identified using the degree, edge percolated component (EPC), maximal clique centrality (MCC), and maximum neighborhood component (MNC) algorithms, and serpin family E member 1 (SERPINE1) was highly associated with the prognosis of GC patients. Moreover, GSEA demonstrated that extracellular matrix (ECM) receptor interactions and pathways in cancers were correlated with SERPINE1 expression. CIBERSORT analysis of the proportion of TICs suggested that CD8+ T cell and T-cell regulation were negatively associated with SERPINE1 expression, showing that SERPINE1 may inhibit the immune-dominant status of the tumor microenvironment (TME) in GC. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis shows that SERPINE1 is closely correlated with the tumorigenesis and progression of GC. Furthermore, SERPINE1 acts as a candidate therapeutic target and prognostic biomarker of GC.
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Zhao Q, Xie J, Xie J, Zhao R, Song C, Wang H, Rong J, Yan L, Song Y, Wang F, Xie Y. Weighted correlation network analysis identifies FN1, COL1A1 and SERPINE1 associated with the progression and prognosis of gastric cancer. Cancer Biomark 2021; 31:59-75. [PMID: 33780362 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-200594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most deadliest tumours worldwide, and its prognosis remains poor. OBJECTIVE This study aims to identify and validate hub genes associated with the progression and prognosis of GC by constructing a weighted correlation network. METHODS The gene co-expression network was constructed by the WGCNA package based on GC samples and clinical data from the TCGA database. The module of interest that was highly related to clinical traits, including stage, grade and overall survival (OS), was identified. GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses were performed using the clusterprofiler package in R. Cytoscape software was used to identify the 10 hub genes. Differential expression and survival analyses were performed on GEPIA web resources and verified by four GEO datasets and our clinical gastric specimens. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of hub genes were plotted using the pROC package in R. The potential pathogenic mechanisms of hub genes were analysed using gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) software. RESULTS A total of ten modules were detected, and the magenta module was identified as highly related to OS, stage and grade. Enrichment analysis of magenta module indicated that ECM-receptor interaction, focal adhesion, PI3K-Akt pathway, proteoglycans in cancer were significantly enriched. The PPI network identified ten hub genes, namely COL1A1, COL1A2, FN1, POSTN, THBS2, COL11A1, SPP1, MMP13, COMP, and SERPINE1. Three hub genes (FN1, COL1A1 and SERPINE1) were finally identified to be associated with carcinogenicity and poor prognosis of GC, and all were independent risk factors for GC. The area under the curve (AUC) values of FN1, COL1A1 and SERPINE1 for the prediction of GC were 0.702, 0.917 and 0.812, respectively. GSEA showed that three hub genes share 15 common upregulated biological pathways, including hypoxia, epithelial mesenchymal transition, angiogenesis, and apoptosis. CONCLUSION We identified FN1, COL1A1 and SERPINE1 as being associated with the progression and poor prognosis of GC.
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- Qiaoyun Zhao
- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jiangxi Institute of Medical Sciences, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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