中国组织工程研究 ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (11): 1787-1795.doi: 10.12307/2023.147

• 组织工程相关大数据分析 Big data analysis in tissue engineering • 上一篇    下一篇

应用基因集富集分析和加权基因共表达网络分析方法分析类风湿关节炎的枢纽基因及意义

孙玉敏1,宋洁昕2,杨艳梅3,杨栋梁4   

  1. 沧州医学高等专科学校,1内科教研室,3生理教研室,4数学教研室,河北省沧州市  061001;2中国医科大学中英联合学院,辽宁省沈阳市  110000
  • 收稿日期:2022-03-21 接受日期:2022-05-19 出版日期:2023-04-18 发布日期:2022-09-27
  • 通讯作者: 杨栋梁,硕士,副教授,沧州医学高等专科学校数学教研室,河北省沧州市 061001
  • 作者简介:孙玉敏,1975 年生,2005年河北医科大学毕业,硕士,副教授,主治医师,主要从事内科学教学与研究。

Rheumatoid arthritis Hub genes and their significance with gene set enrichment analysis and weighted gene co-expression network analysis methods

Sun Yumin1, Song Jiexin2, Yang Yanmei3, Yang Dongliang4   

  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, 3Physiology Teaching and Research Section, 4Mathematics Teaching and Research Section, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou 061001, Hebei Province, China; 2China Medical University - The Queen’s University of Belfast Joint College, Shenyang 110000, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2022-03-21 Accepted:2022-05-19 Online:2023-04-18 Published:2022-09-27
  • Contact: Yang Dongliang, Master, Associate professor, Mathematics Teaching and Research Section, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou 061001, Hebei Province, China
  • About author:Sun Yumin, Master, Associate professor, Attending physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou 061001, Hebei Province, China

摘要:

文题释义:
类风湿关节炎:是一种慢性、进行性的全身自身免疫性炎症疾病,主要影响周围关节,早期累及关节滑膜组织。
基因集富集分析:是由UC San Diego和Broad Institute共同开发的软件,用于评估预定义的基因集在2种生物表型之间是否具有统计学上的显著差异。

背景:用目前的免疫方法检测类风湿关节炎患者的传统血清标志物,仍有30%为阴性;近年发现的血清生物标志物对类风湿关节炎诊断的敏感性和特异性较低,不适于临床推广。
目的:应用基因集富集分析和加权基因共表达网络分析方法分析类风湿关节炎枢纽基因及其意义。
方法:从GEO数据库下载GSE1919、GSE55235数据集,使用R软件“limma”包初筛差异表达基因、“clusterProfiler”包进行加权基因共表达网络分析,取交集基因作为候选枢纽基因。将结果导入String数据库构建蛋白质相互作用网络,Cytoscape软件cytoHubba插件筛选枢纽基因,并进行基因本体分析、京都基因与基因组百科全书通路富集分析。同时对2个数据集用基因集富集分析方法进行京都基因与基因组百科全书通路分析。
结果与结论:①共筛选出10个枢纽基因,其基因本体分析集中在淋巴细胞分化、T细胞分化、质膜信号受体复合物、主要组织相容性复合体蛋白结合等生物学功能;②京都基因与基因组百科全书通路富集于T细胞受体信号通路、Th1辅助细胞和Th2辅助细胞分化、Th17辅助细胞分化、肿瘤细胞程序性死亡-配体1表达和程序性死亡受体1检查点通路及原发性免疫缺陷5条通路;③基因集富集分析2个数据集类风湿关节炎样本发现3条共同通路:哮喘、自身免疫性甲状腺疾病和细胞黏附分子通路显著上调;④受试者工作特征曲线结果显示,5个基因(CD27、IL2RG、CD8A、LCK、NKG7)对诊断类风湿关节炎具有良好的特异性和敏感性(曲线下面积> 0.85);⑤CD4可能是多能的基因网络协调员,在免疫反应中发挥重要功能。

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1806-8815 (孙玉敏) 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

关键词: 关节炎, 类风湿, 滑膜, 基因集富集分析(GSEA), 加权基因共表达网络分析(WGCNA)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis patients are still negative for 30% of traditional serum markers detected by the existing immunological methods. In recent years, serum biomarkers have been found to have low sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, which are not suitable for clinical promotion.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze rheumatoid arthritis Hub genes and the significance with gene set enrichment analysis and weighted gene co-expression network analysis methods. 
METHODS: Data sets GSE1919 and GSE55235 were downloaded from GEO database, differential expression genes were initially screened by R software "limma" package and "clusterProfiler" package for the weighted gene co-expression network analysis, and intersected genes were selected as candidate Hub genes. The results were imported into String database to construct a protein-protein interaction network. A Cytoscape plugin, cytoHubba, was used to screen hub genes and perform gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses. At the same time, the two data sets were analyzed by the GSEA method.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 10 Hub genes were identified, and their GO functions were concentrated in lymphocyte differentiation, T cell differentiation, plasma membrane signal receptor complex, major histocompatibility complex protein binding, and other biological functions. KEGG pathway was enriched in T cell receptor signaling pathway, Th1/Th2 cell differentiation, Th17 cell differentiation, tumor cell programmed death-ligand 1 expression and programmed death receptor 1 checkpoint pathway, and primary immune deficiency pathway. Gene set enrichment analysis showed that three pathways such as bronchial asthma, autoimmune thyroid disease, and cell adhesion molecules were significantly up-regulated in rheumatoid arthritis samples from two datasets. The receiver operating characteristic curve showed that five genes (CD27, IL2RG, CD8A, LCK, and NKG7) had good specificity and sensitivity (AUC > 0.85) for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Altogether, CD4 may be a multipotent coordinator of the gene network, performing important functions in the immune response.

Key words: arthritis,  rheumatoid,  synovium,  gene set enrichment analysis, weighted gene co-expression network analysis

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