Gene Expression Profiling of the Optic Nerve Head of Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

Background. The pressure-induced axonal injury of the vulnerable ONH has led many researchers to view glaucoma from the perspective of the genetic basis of the angle of the ONH. However, genetic studies on POAG from this perspective are limited. Methods. Microarray dataset GSE45570 of the ONH of hea...

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Main Authors: Xinrong Wang, Ke Gong, Haiyan Li, Congyi Wang, Chaoyi Qu, Hui Li
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Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6896390
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Ke Gong
Haiyan Li
Congyi Wang
Chaoyi Qu
Hui Li
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Ke Gong
Haiyan Li
Congyi Wang
Chaoyi Qu
Hui Li
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description Background. The pressure-induced axonal injury of the vulnerable ONH has led many researchers to view glaucoma from the perspective of the genetic basis of the angle of the ONH. However, genetic studies on POAG from this perspective are limited. Methods. Microarray dataset GSE45570 of the ONH of healthy individuals and POAG patients were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus. After screening for the DEGs using the limma package, enrichment analysis was performed using DAVID. The DEG interaction network was constructed using cancer spider at BioProfiling.de. Thereafter, DEG-related TFs were predicted using TRANSFAC, and TF-DEG regulatory networks were visualized using Cytoscape. Results. Thirty-one DEGs were identified including 11 upregulated and 20 downregulated DEGs. Thereafter, gene ontology terms of nucleosome assembly, sensory perception and cognition, and pathway of signaling by GPCR were found to be enriched among the DEGs. Furthermore, DEG interaction and TF-DEG networks were constructed. NEUROD1 was present in both the DEG network and the TF-DEG network as the node with the highest degree and was predicted as a marker gene in the ONH of patients with POAG. Conclusion. NEUROD1 may contribute greatly to the ONH of patients with POAG and was found to be involved in eye development and diseases.
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spelling doaj-art-832427b4cd974f65b9760596abca41f72025-08-20T02:09:00ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582017-01-01201710.1155/2017/68963906896390Gene Expression Profiling of the Optic Nerve Head of Patients with Primary Open-Angle GlaucomaXinrong Wang0Ke Gong1Haiyan Li2Congyi Wang3Chaoyi Qu4Hui Li5Department of Ophthalmology, The Fourth Hospital of Xi’an, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710004, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Fourth Hospital of Xi’an, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710004, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Fourth Hospital of Xi’an, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710004, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Fourth Hospital of Xi’an, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710004, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Fourth Hospital of Xi’an, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710004, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710068, ChinaBackground. The pressure-induced axonal injury of the vulnerable ONH has led many researchers to view glaucoma from the perspective of the genetic basis of the angle of the ONH. However, genetic studies on POAG from this perspective are limited. Methods. Microarray dataset GSE45570 of the ONH of healthy individuals and POAG patients were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus. After screening for the DEGs using the limma package, enrichment analysis was performed using DAVID. The DEG interaction network was constructed using cancer spider at BioProfiling.de. Thereafter, DEG-related TFs were predicted using TRANSFAC, and TF-DEG regulatory networks were visualized using Cytoscape. Results. Thirty-one DEGs were identified including 11 upregulated and 20 downregulated DEGs. Thereafter, gene ontology terms of nucleosome assembly, sensory perception and cognition, and pathway of signaling by GPCR were found to be enriched among the DEGs. Furthermore, DEG interaction and TF-DEG networks were constructed. NEUROD1 was present in both the DEG network and the TF-DEG network as the node with the highest degree and was predicted as a marker gene in the ONH of patients with POAG. Conclusion. NEUROD1 may contribute greatly to the ONH of patients with POAG and was found to be involved in eye development and diseases.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6896390
spellingShingle Xinrong Wang
Ke Gong
Haiyan Li
Congyi Wang
Chaoyi Qu
Hui Li
Gene Expression Profiling of the Optic Nerve Head of Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Journal of Ophthalmology
title Gene Expression Profiling of the Optic Nerve Head of Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
title_full Gene Expression Profiling of the Optic Nerve Head of Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
title_fullStr Gene Expression Profiling of the Optic Nerve Head of Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
title_full_unstemmed Gene Expression Profiling of the Optic Nerve Head of Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
title_short Gene Expression Profiling of the Optic Nerve Head of Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
title_sort gene expression profiling of the optic nerve head of patients with primary open angle glaucoma
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6896390
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