中国组织工程研究 ›› 2025, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (7): 1466-1474.doi: 10.12307/2025.027

• 干细胞相关大数据分析 Stem cell-related big data analysis • 上一篇    下一篇

缺血性脑卒中铁死亡特征基因NFE2L2的鉴定与验证

王  咪1,2,马书杰3,刘  杨1,齐  瑞1   

  1. 1上海中医药大学附属岳阳中西医结合医院康复医学科,上海市   200437;2上海中医药大学,上海市   201203;3上海市第二康复医院,上海市   200431
  • 收稿日期:2023-11-25 接受日期:2024-02-07 出版日期:2025-03-08 发布日期:2024-06-28
  • 通讯作者: 齐瑞,博士,主任医师,上海中医药大学附属岳阳中西医结合医院,上海市 200437
  • 作者简介:王咪,女,1992年生,河南省洛阳市人,汉族,上海中医药大学在读研究生,主要从事神经系统疾病的中西医康复研究。 共同第一作者:马书杰,女,上海市人,博士,主要从事中枢与周围神经损伤的中西医结合康复治疗及脑功能重塑机制研究。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(81603713),项目负责人:马书杰;宝山区医学重点专科项目(BSZK-2023-BZ12,BSZK-2023-BP08),项目负责人:马书杰;宝山区科技创新项目(20-E-43),项目负责人:马书杰

Identification and validation of characterized gene NFE2L2 for ferroptosis in ischemic stroke

Wang Mi1, 2, Ma Shujie3, Liu Yang1, Qi Rui1   

  1. 1Department of Rehabilitation, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China; 2Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; 3Second Rehabilitation Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai 200431, China 
  • Received:2023-11-25 Accepted:2024-02-07 Online:2025-03-08 Published:2024-06-28
  • Contact: Qi Rui, MD, Chief physician, Department of Rehabilitation, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
  • About author:Wang Mi, Master candidate, Department of Rehabilitation, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China. Ma Shujie, MD, Second Rehabilitation Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai 200431, China. Wang Mi and Ma Shujie contributed equally to this article.
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81603713 (to MSJ); Baoshan District Medical Key Specialized Project, No. BSZK-2023-BZ12, BSZK-2023-BP08 (to MSJ); Baoshan District Science and Technology Innovation Project, No. 20-E-43 (to MSJ) 

摘要:

文题释义:

缺血性脑卒中:缺血性脑卒中是最常见的脑卒中类型,主要是由于脑动脉血栓形成、动脉狭窄或者其他导致血管阻塞的原因,导致脑组织缺氧,使得脑细胞无法获得足够的氧气和营养物质,脑细胞的功能受损或死亡,从而出现的一系列症状。
铁死亡:主要是因为细胞内铁离子的异常积聚和细胞的氧化应激与脂质过氧化,最终引发细胞死亡,在心脑血管疾病的发病过程中发挥了重要作用。


背景:铁死亡与缺血性脑卒中的发病密切相关,靶向铁死亡是一种治疗缺血性脑卒中有前景的方案,但具体调控靶点尚不明确。
目的:通过生物信息学和机器学习方法筛选缺血性脑卒中铁死亡相关特征基因,并通过细胞实验进行验证,探讨铁死亡在缺血性脑卒中的作用。
方法:基于GEO数据库和FerrDb数据库选取符合条件的缺血性脑卒中相关数据集和铁死亡表达数据集,通过t检验筛选铁死亡相关差异基因。对铁死亡相关差异基因进行GO功能富集分析与KEGG信号通路富集分析。通过PPI网络分析和机器学习筛选缺血性脑卒中铁死亡的特征基因,利用ROC分析和GSEA分析探究特征基因的准确性和生物功能。然后进行细胞实验,将HT22细胞分为对照组与缺血性脑卒中组,对照组不作任何干预,缺血性脑卒中组加入0.1 mol/L的H2O2干预24 h诱导细胞氧化应激和铁死亡,通过实时荧光定量RT-PCR和Western Blot验证铁死亡的发生和特征基因表达。

结果与结论:①共获取45个铁死亡相关差异基因,GO和KEGG富集分析发现差异基因与氧化应激、自噬、铁死亡、脂肪细胞因子信号通路和线粒体代谢密切相关。②通过PPI网络中的MCODE插件和cytoHubba插件与机器学习中的LASSO算法和SVM-RFE算法共鉴定出1个铁死亡特征基因核因子E2相关因子2(nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2,NFE2L2)。③对NFE2L2进行ROC曲线分析,发现在训练集和验证集中构建的诊断预测模型具有良好的准确性与特异性;对NFE2L2进行GSEA分析,发现特征基因通过免疫、炎症反应、氨基酸代谢及神经因子调控等方面参与缺血性脑卒中发病机制的调控。④细胞实验的RT-PCR和Western Blot分析表明,与对照组对比,缺血性脑卒中组中的酰基辅酶A合成酶长链家族成员4 mRNA和蛋白表达水平显著增高(P < 0.05),谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶4 mRNA和蛋白表达水平显著降低(P < 0.05);与对照组对比,缺血性脑卒中组中特征基因NFE2L2 mRNA和蛋白表达水平显著增高(P < 0.05)。⑤上述结果证实,缺血性脑卒中与铁死亡密切相关,靶向特征基因NFE2L2可以为研究和治疗缺血性脑卒中提供一定的思路与方向。

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0877-8841(王咪) 


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

关键词: 缺血性脑卒中, 铁死亡, 生物信息学, HT22细胞, 机器学习, 特征基因, 细胞实验, NFE2L2, ASCL4, GPX4

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Ferroptosis is closely associated with the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke, and targeting ferroptosis is a promising regimen for the treatment of ischemic stroke, but the specific regulatory targets are unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To screen ferroptosis-related characterized genes in ischemic stroke by bioinformatics and machine learning methods and validate them by cellular experiments to investigate the role of ferroptosis in ischemic stroke. 
METHODS: Eligible ischemic stroke-related datasets and ferroptosis expression datasets were selected based on GEO database and FerrDb database, and ferroptosis-related differential genes were screened by t-test. GO functional enrichment analysis with KEGG signaling pathway enrichment analysis was performed for ferroptosis-related differential genes. Characterized genes for ferroptosis in ischemic stroke were screened by PPI network analysis and machine learning. The reliability and biological functions of the characterized genes were explored using ROC analysis and GSEA analysis, followed by cell experiment. HT22 cells were divided into control and ischemic stroke groups. No intervention was made in the control group, and 0.1 mM H2O2 was added to the ischemic stroke group for 24 hours to simulate cellular oxidative stress injury and ferroptosis. The ferroptosis and the expression of characterized genes were verified by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot assay.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Forty-five ferroptosis-associated differential genes were obtained, and GO and KEGG enrichment analyses revealed that the differential genes were closely associated with oxidative stress, autophagy, ferroptosis, adipocytokine signaling pathway, and mitochondrial metabolism. (2) A total of one ferroptosis characterized gene, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NFE2L2), was identified by the MCODE plugin and cytoHubba plugin in the PPI network with the LASSO algorithm and SVM-RFE algorithm in machine learning. (3) Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of NFE2L2 revealed that the diagnostic prediction models constructed in the training and validation sets had good accuracy and specificity. GSEA analysis of NFE2L2 revealed that the characterized gene was involved in the regulation of ischemic stroke pathogenesis through immunity, inflammatory response, amino acid metabolism, and neurofactor regulation. (4) RT-PCR and western blot analyses showed that the acyl coenzyme A synthetase long chain family, member 4 (ACSL4) mRNA and protein expression levels were significantly higher in the ischemic stroke group compared with the control group (P < 0.05), and the glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) mRNA and protein expression levels were significantly lower in the ischemic stroke group (P < 0.05). Compared with the control group, the mRNA and protein expression levels of the characterized gene NFE2L2 were significantly higher in the ischemic stroke group (P < 0.05). (5) It suggests that ischemic stroke is closely related to ferroptosis, and targeting the characterized gene NFE2L2 may provide certain ideas and directions for the study and treatment of ischemic stroke. 

Key words: ischemic stroke, ferroptosis, bioinformatics, HT22 cell, machine learning, characteristic gene, cell experiment, NFE2L2, ASCL4, GPX4

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