Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning
Yeping Chen,1,* Rongyuan Liang,1,* Xifan Zheng,1,* Dalang Fang,2 William W Lu,3 Yan Chen1 1Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Thyroid and Breast Surger...
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| description | Yeping Chen,1,* Rongyuan Liang,1,* Xifan Zheng,1,* Dalang Fang,2 William W Lu,3 Yan Chen1 1Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College of Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Chen, Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China, Email cy003@connect.hku.hkPurpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease. However, its etiology remains largely unknown. Zinc Finger Protein 652 (ZNF652) is a transcription factor implicated in various biological processes. Nevertheless, its role in OA has not been elucidated.Methods: The search term “osteoarthritis” was utilized to procure transcriptome data relating to OA patients and healthy people from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Then a screening process was initiated to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). The DEGs were discerned using three distinct machine learning methods. The accuracy of these DEGs in diagnosing OA was evaluated using the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve. A competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) visualization network was established to delve into potential regulatory targets. The ZNF652 expression was confirmed in the cartilage of OA rats using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting (WB) and analyzed using an independent t-test.Results: ZNF652 was identified as a DEG and exhibited the highest diagnostic value for OA according to the ROC analysis. The GO and KEGG enrichment analyses suggest that ZNF652 plays a vital role in OA development through processes including nitric oxide anabolism, macrophage proliferation, immune response, and the PI3K/Akt and the MAPK signaling pathways. The increased expression of ZNF652 in OA was validated in qRT-PCR (1.193 ± 0.005 vs 1.000 ± 0.005, p < 0.001) and WB (0.981 ± 0.055 vs 0.856 ± 0.026, p = 0.012) analysis.Conclusion: ZNF652 was found to be related to OA pathogenesis and can potentially serve as a diagnostic and therapeutic target of OA. The underlying mechanism is that ZNF652 was related to nitric oxide anabolism, macrophage proliferation, various signaling pathways, and immune cells and their functions in OA. Nevertheless, the findings need to be confirmed in clinical trials and the molecular mechanism requires further study.Keywords: osteoarthritis, zinc finger protein 652, machine learning algorithms, immune cell |
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| spelling | doaj-art-db694ca4349f439fb7a00c69bf4e25882025-08-20T02:38:52ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Inflammation Research1178-70312024-12-01Volume 17101411016197879Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine LearningChen YLiang RZheng XFang DLu WWChen YYeping Chen,1,* Rongyuan Liang,1,* Xifan Zheng,1,* Dalang Fang,2 William W Lu,3 Yan Chen1 1Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College of Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Chen, Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China, Email cy003@connect.hku.hkPurpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease. However, its etiology remains largely unknown. Zinc Finger Protein 652 (ZNF652) is a transcription factor implicated in various biological processes. Nevertheless, its role in OA has not been elucidated.Methods: The search term “osteoarthritis” was utilized to procure transcriptome data relating to OA patients and healthy people from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Then a screening process was initiated to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). The DEGs were discerned using three distinct machine learning methods. The accuracy of these DEGs in diagnosing OA was evaluated using the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve. A competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) visualization network was established to delve into potential regulatory targets. The ZNF652 expression was confirmed in the cartilage of OA rats using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting (WB) and analyzed using an independent t-test.Results: ZNF652 was identified as a DEG and exhibited the highest diagnostic value for OA according to the ROC analysis. The GO and KEGG enrichment analyses suggest that ZNF652 plays a vital role in OA development through processes including nitric oxide anabolism, macrophage proliferation, immune response, and the PI3K/Akt and the MAPK signaling pathways. The increased expression of ZNF652 in OA was validated in qRT-PCR (1.193 ± 0.005 vs 1.000 ± 0.005, p < 0.001) and WB (0.981 ± 0.055 vs 0.856 ± 0.026, p = 0.012) analysis.Conclusion: ZNF652 was found to be related to OA pathogenesis and can potentially serve as a diagnostic and therapeutic target of OA. The underlying mechanism is that ZNF652 was related to nitric oxide anabolism, macrophage proliferation, various signaling pathways, and immune cells and their functions in OA. Nevertheless, the findings need to be confirmed in clinical trials and the molecular mechanism requires further study.Keywords: osteoarthritis, zinc finger protein 652, machine learning algorithms, immune cellhttps://www.dovepress.com/identification-of-znf652-as-a-diagnostic-and-therapeutic-target-in-ost-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JIRosteoarthritiszinc finger protein 652machine learning algorithmsimmune cell |
| spellingShingle | Chen Y Liang R Zheng X Fang D Lu WW Chen Y Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning Journal of Inflammation Research osteoarthritis zinc finger protein 652 machine learning algorithms immune cell |
| title | Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning |
| title_full | Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning |
| title_fullStr | Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning |
| title_short | Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning |
| title_sort | identification of znf652 as a diagnostic and therapeutic target in osteoarthritis using machine learning |
| topic | osteoarthritis zinc finger protein 652 machine learning algorithms immune cell |
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