Exploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validation
Abstract Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) and insomnia are age-related neurological disorders increasingly recognized as being closely associated. However, research on the shared genes and their biological mechanisms remains limited. This study aims to identify common genes between CAA and insomnia...
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| author | Xin-Yu Li Kun Li Yi-Han Wei Wen-Kai Yu Jing-Hao Wu Kai Gao Wen-Jun He Peng-Peng Niu Chan Zhang Yu-Nan Cheng Yu-Sheng Li |
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| description | Abstract Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) and insomnia are age-related neurological disorders increasingly recognized as being closely associated. However, research on the shared genes and their biological mechanisms remains limited. This study aims to identify common genes between CAA and insomnia and explore their potential molecular mechanisms, offering new insights for diagnosis and treatment. Blood samples were collected from 11 CAA patients and 11 healthy controls, followed by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). Additionally, the microarray dataset GSE208668 for the insomnia cohort was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Differential expression analysis was performed to identify common differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks and machine learning methods Random Forest (RF) and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) were used to narrow down key genes. We explored the biological functions of these genes through immune cell infiltration, metabolic and Hallmark pathway analyses, and clinical correlation analysis. Co-expression networks, drug-mRNA networks, transcription factor (TF)–mRNA–miRNA networks, and competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks were also constructed. Finally, hub gene expression patterns were analyzed using the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) database, and validation was performed in clinical samples and animal models using quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot. Differential expression analysis identified 185 DEGs. PPI network construction and machine learning methods identified CBX5 and POLR1B as common hub genes for both insomnia and CAA. Immune infiltration, metabolic, and Hallmark pathway analyses revealed these hub genes play distinct roles in each disease. Various network models were constructed to explore their regulatory mechanisms. The reliability of the hub genes was validated using bioinformatics analyses and experimental approaches. This study, combining bioinformatics and experimental validation, identifies CBX5 and POLR1B as shared hub genes for CAA and insomnia. These findings offer new molecular targets for the diagnosis and treatment of both diseases, providing a foundation for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-04c1c91acb164f5cafca599a714f4f212025-08-20T03:04:25ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111710.1038/s41598-025-12553-yExploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validationXin-Yu Li0Kun Li1Yi-Han Wei2Wen-Kai Yu3Jing-Hao Wu4Kai Gao5Wen-Jun He6Peng-Peng Niu7Chan Zhang8Yu-Nan Cheng9Yu-Sheng Li10Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityAbstract Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) and insomnia are age-related neurological disorders increasingly recognized as being closely associated. However, research on the shared genes and their biological mechanisms remains limited. This study aims to identify common genes between CAA and insomnia and explore their potential molecular mechanisms, offering new insights for diagnosis and treatment. Blood samples were collected from 11 CAA patients and 11 healthy controls, followed by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). Additionally, the microarray dataset GSE208668 for the insomnia cohort was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Differential expression analysis was performed to identify common differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks and machine learning methods Random Forest (RF) and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) were used to narrow down key genes. We explored the biological functions of these genes through immune cell infiltration, metabolic and Hallmark pathway analyses, and clinical correlation analysis. Co-expression networks, drug-mRNA networks, transcription factor (TF)–mRNA–miRNA networks, and competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks were also constructed. Finally, hub gene expression patterns were analyzed using the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) database, and validation was performed in clinical samples and animal models using quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot. Differential expression analysis identified 185 DEGs. PPI network construction and machine learning methods identified CBX5 and POLR1B as common hub genes for both insomnia and CAA. Immune infiltration, metabolic, and Hallmark pathway analyses revealed these hub genes play distinct roles in each disease. Various network models were constructed to explore their regulatory mechanisms. The reliability of the hub genes was validated using bioinformatics analyses and experimental approaches. This study, combining bioinformatics and experimental validation, identifies CBX5 and POLR1B as shared hub genes for CAA and insomnia. These findings offer new molecular targets for the diagnosis and treatment of both diseases, providing a foundation for future research.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-12553-yCerebral amyloid angiopathyInsomniaBioinformaticsImmune cell infiltration |
| spellingShingle | Xin-Yu Li Kun Li Yi-Han Wei Wen-Kai Yu Jing-Hao Wu Kai Gao Wen-Jun He Peng-Peng Niu Chan Zhang Yu-Nan Cheng Yu-Sheng Li Exploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validation Scientific Reports Cerebral amyloid angiopathy Insomnia Bioinformatics Immune cell infiltration |
| title | Exploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validation |
| title_full | Exploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validation |
| title_fullStr | Exploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validation |
| title_short | Exploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validation |
| title_sort | exploration of common pathogenic genes between cerebral amyloid angiopathy and insomnia based on bioinformatics and experimental validation |
| topic | Cerebral amyloid angiopathy Insomnia Bioinformatics Immune cell infiltration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-12553-y |
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