中国组织工程研究 ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (14): 2159-2165.doi: 10.12307/2024.329

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激素性股骨头坏死中m6A相关基因差异性的鉴定

原天祎1,刘洪江1,杨增强 1,卢兴宝 1,麦麦提依不巴吉1,周治衡1,崔  泳1,2   

  1. 1新疆医科大学第五临床医学院,新疆维吾尔自治区乌鲁木齐市  830011;2新疆医科大学第五附属医院骨科中心,新疆维吾尔自治区乌鲁木齐市  830011
  • 收稿日期:2023-04-12 接受日期:2023-05-25 出版日期:2024-05-18 发布日期:2023-07-28
  • 通讯作者: 崔泳,主任医师,副教授,硕士生导师,新疆医科大学第五临床医学院,新疆维吾尔自治区乌鲁木齐市 830011;新疆医科大学第五附属医院骨科中心,新疆维吾尔自治区乌鲁木齐市 830011
  • 作者简介:原天祎,男,1996年生,河南省焦作市人,汉族,新疆医科大学在读硕士,主要从事关节外科、骨组织工程方面研究。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(81960396),项目负责人:崔泳

Identification of differences in N6-methyladenosine-related genes in steroid-induced femoral head necrosis

Yuan Tianyi1, Liu Hongjiang1, Yang Zengqiang1, Lu Xingbao1, Maimaitiyibubaji1, Zhou Zhiheng1, Cui Yong1, 2   

  1. 1The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • Received:2023-04-12 Accepted:2023-05-25 Online:2024-05-18 Published:2023-07-28
  • Contact: Cui Yong, Chief physician, Associate professor, Master’s supervisor, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China; Department of Orthopedics, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Yuan Tianyi, Master candidate, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81960396 (to CY)

摘要:

文题释义:

激素性股骨头坏死:病因常由于长期大剂量应用糖皮质激素,或短期大剂量使用肾上腺皮质类固醇激素导致股骨头坏死。激素性股骨头坏死为股骨头坏死的一种类型,其发病率逐年升高,由于发病机制复杂,早期治疗不及时致残率很高,严重影响患者的生活质量。
6-甲基腺嘌呤(N6-methyladenosine,m6A):是真核生物mRNA和长非编码RNA上最普遍的一种RNA修饰,介导了超过80%RNA上碱基的甲基化。m6A主要影响 mRNA 的可变剪接、转运、翻译和降解等,以及某些非编码RNA的表观遗传效应。一旦m6A甲基化修饰出现异常,将会引起一系列疾病。


背景:已知m6A参与了多种疾病的发生与发展,研究推测其也参与了激素性股骨头坏死的病理改变,但m6A甲基化修饰在激素性股骨头坏死中的研究比较匮乏。

目的:通过生物信息学的方法寻找m6A相关基因在激素性股骨头坏死中的差异性表达,并预测与其相关的miRNA,以进一步阐明m6A甲基化在激素性股骨头坏死中所发挥的作用和机制。
方法:从GSE123568基因表达谱中分析激素性股骨头坏死与对照组差异基因的表达,通过R语言‘limma’包进行差异基因鉴定,并对差异基因进行功能富集分析。用R语言的‘ggstatsplot’包对相关基因进行差异性分析。通过GSE74089数据集对差异基因进行交叉验证。构建mRNA-miRNA调控网络。采用共表达分析对共表达模块进行聚类并对模块基因进行富集分析。采用ssGSEA方法对激素性股骨头坏死与对照组之间免疫细胞浸润的差异进行量化分析。

结果与结论:①通过相关性分析发现13个m6A相关基因,进行PPI网络识别和受试者操作特征曲线进一步分析发现YTHDF2有望成为早期生物标志物的核心差异基因;②富集分析发现差异基因主要参与炎症反应和免疫应答,并与破骨细胞关系密切;③交叉验证分析2个数据集差异基因表达结果一致;④mRNA-miRNA调控网络分析发现YTHDF2与miRNA-27a呈负相关;⑤免疫浸润分析发现激素性股骨头坏死中免疫细胞浸润水平上升,YTHDF2与免疫细胞CD4+T细胞的浸润程度呈正相关;⑥结论:m6A相关基因YTHDF2可以作为激素性股骨头坏死潜在生物标志物,对激素性股骨头坏死的早期临床诊断和治疗具有一定的价值;验证了YTHDF2与miRNA-27a呈负相关,且与CD4+T细胞的浸润程度呈正相关,为激素性股骨头坏死的早期诊断和治疗提供新的思路,并为进一步阐明m6A在激素性股骨头坏死中发挥的作用机制提出新的见解。

http://orcid.org/0009-0007-7101-2411(原天祎)

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: m6A甲基化, 激素性股骨头坏死, 生信分析, 差异基因, YTHDF2, 富集分析

Abstract: BACKGROUND: It is known that N6-methyladenosine (m6A) plays a role in the pathogenesis of various diseases and studies have suggested its involvement in the pathologic changes of steroid-induced femoral head necrosis (SNFH). However, research on m6A methylation modifications in steroid-induced femoral head necrosis is limited.
OBJECTIVE: Using bioinformatics methods to identify the differential expression of m6A-related genes in steroid-induced femoral head necrosis and to predict miRNAs associated with these genes to further elucidate the role and mechanism of m6A methylation in steroid-induced femoral head necrosis.
METHODS: Differential gene expression between steroid-induced femoral head necrosis and control groups was analyzed using GSE123568 gene expression data and identified using the “limma” package in R. Functional enrichment analysis was performed on the differentially expressed genes. Differential analysis of the related genes was carried out using the “ggstatsplot” package in R. The differential genes were cross-validated using the GSE74089 dataset. An mRNA-miRNA regulatory network was constructed, and co-expression analysis was performed on the module genes followed by enrichment analysis. Differences in immune cell infiltration between steroid-induced femoral head necrosis and control groups were quantified using the ssGSEA method.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Correlation analysis revealed 13 m6A-related genes, and further analysis through the protein-protein interaction network identification and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that YTHDF2 was expected to be a core differential gene as a potential early biomarker. Enrichment analysis indicated that differentially expressed genes were mainly involved in inflammation and immune response and were closely related to osteoclasts. Cross-validation analysis showed that differential gene expression results between the two datasets were consistent. mRNA-miRNA regulatory network analysis revealed that YTHDF2 was negatively correlated with miRNA-27a. Immune infiltration analysis revealed an increase in immune cell infiltration in steroid-induced femoral head necrosis, and YTHDF2 was positively correlated with the infiltration of CD4+T cells. To conclude, m6A-related gene YTHDF2 can serve as a potential biomarker of steroid-induced femoral head necrosis and is valuable for the early clinical diagnosis and treatment of steroid-induced femoral head necrosis. The negative correlation between YTHDF2 and mir-27a and the positive correlation between YTHDF2 and CD4+T cell infiltration provide new insights into the early diagnosis and treatment of steroid-induced femoral head necrosis and shed light on the mechanism of m6A in steroid-induced femoral head necrosis.

Key words: m6A methylation, steroid-induced femoral head necrosis, bioinformatics analysis, differential gene,  , YTHDF2, enrichment analysis

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