Identification of metabolism-related key genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia

Abstract Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), an acquired autoimmune disease, is characterized by immune-mediated platelet destruction. A biomarker is a biological entity that contributes to disease pathogenesis and reflects disease activity. Metabolic alterations are reported to be associated with the oc...

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Main Authors: Xiangmei Xu, Jiamin Zhang, Hongyun Xing, Liying Han, Xiaoming Li, Pengqiang Wu, Jirui Tang, Li Jing, Jie Luo, Jing Luo, Lin Liu
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59493-7
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author Xiangmei Xu
Jiamin Zhang
Hongyun Xing
Liying Han
Xiaoming Li
Pengqiang Wu
Jirui Tang
Li Jing
Jie Luo
Jing Luo
Lin Liu
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Jiamin Zhang
Hongyun Xing
Liying Han
Xiaoming Li
Pengqiang Wu
Jirui Tang
Li Jing
Jie Luo
Jing Luo
Lin Liu
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description Abstract Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), an acquired autoimmune disease, is characterized by immune-mediated platelet destruction. A biomarker is a biological entity that contributes to disease pathogenesis and reflects disease activity. Metabolic alterations are reported to be associated with the occurrence of various diseases. As metabolic biomarkers for ITP have not been identified. This study aimed to identify metabolism-related differentially expressed genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of ITP using bioinformatic analyses.The microarray expression data of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database (GSE112278 download link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE112278 ). Key module genes were intersected with metabolism-related genes to obtain the metabolism-related key candidate genes. The hub genes were screened based on the degree function in the coytoscape sofware. The key ITP-related genes were subjected to functional enrichment analysis. Immune infiltration analysis was performed using a single-sample gene set enrichment analysis algorithm to evaluate the differential infiltration levels of immune cell types between ITP patient and control. Molecular subtypes were identified based on the expression of hub genes. The expression of hub genes in the ITP patients was validated using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis. This study identified five hub genes (ADH4, CYP7A1, CYP1A2, CYP8B1, and NR1H4), which were be associated with the pathogenesis of ITP, and two molecular subtypes of ITP. Among these hub genes, CYP7A1 and CYP8B1 involved in cholesterol metabolism,were further verified in clinical samples.
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spelling doaj-art-413235a7ab6c417c97e200e35fa016aa2025-08-20T03:43:02ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-04-0114111310.1038/s41598-024-59493-7Identification of metabolism-related key genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopeniaXiangmei Xu0Jiamin Zhang1Hongyun Xing2Liying Han3Xiaoming Li4Pengqiang Wu5Jirui Tang6Li Jing7Jie Luo8Jing Luo9Lin Liu10Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical UniversityDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical UniversityDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical UniversityDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical UniversityDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical UniversityDepartment of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical UniversityDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityAbstract Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), an acquired autoimmune disease, is characterized by immune-mediated platelet destruction. A biomarker is a biological entity that contributes to disease pathogenesis and reflects disease activity. Metabolic alterations are reported to be associated with the occurrence of various diseases. As metabolic biomarkers for ITP have not been identified. This study aimed to identify metabolism-related differentially expressed genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of ITP using bioinformatic analyses.The microarray expression data of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database (GSE112278 download link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE112278 ). Key module genes were intersected with metabolism-related genes to obtain the metabolism-related key candidate genes. The hub genes were screened based on the degree function in the coytoscape sofware. The key ITP-related genes were subjected to functional enrichment analysis. Immune infiltration analysis was performed using a single-sample gene set enrichment analysis algorithm to evaluate the differential infiltration levels of immune cell types between ITP patient and control. Molecular subtypes were identified based on the expression of hub genes. The expression of hub genes in the ITP patients was validated using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis. This study identified five hub genes (ADH4, CYP7A1, CYP1A2, CYP8B1, and NR1H4), which were be associated with the pathogenesis of ITP, and two molecular subtypes of ITP. Among these hub genes, CYP7A1 and CYP8B1 involved in cholesterol metabolism,were further verified in clinical samples.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59493-7
spellingShingle Xiangmei Xu
Jiamin Zhang
Hongyun Xing
Liying Han
Xiaoming Li
Pengqiang Wu
Jirui Tang
Li Jing
Jie Luo
Jing Luo
Lin Liu
Identification of metabolism-related key genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia
Scientific Reports
title Identification of metabolism-related key genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia
title_full Identification of metabolism-related key genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia
title_fullStr Identification of metabolism-related key genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia
title_full_unstemmed Identification of metabolism-related key genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia
title_short Identification of metabolism-related key genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia
title_sort identification of metabolism related key genes as potential biomarkers for pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59493-7
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