机构:[1]Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.四川大学华西医院[2]General Practice Department, The People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, China.[3]Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.内科科室呼吸内科昆明医科大学附属第一医院呼吸与危重症一科呼吸内科内科科室[4]Department of Ultrasound Imaging, The People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, China.[5]Department of Pharmacy, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.医技科室药剂科昆明医科大学附属第一医院
Eosinophilic asthma (EA) is one of the most important asthma phenotypes with distinct features. However, its genetic characteristics are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the transcriptome features and to identify hub genes of EA.Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) analysis, weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis were performed to construct gene networks and to identify hub genes. Enrichment analyses were performed to investigate the biological processes, pathways and immune status of EA. The hub genes were validated in another dataset. The diagnostic value of the identified hub genes was assessed by receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC) analysis.Compared with NEA, EA had a different gene expression pattern, in which 81 genes were differentially expressed. WGCNA identified two gene modules significantly associated with EA. Intersections of the DEGs and the genes in the modules associated with EA were mainly enriched in chemotaxis and signal transduction by GO and KEGG enrichment analyses. Single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) indicated that EA had different immune infiltration and functions compared with NEA. Seven hub genes of EA were identified and validated, including CCL17, CCL26, CD1C, CXCL11, CXCL10, CCL22, and CCR7, all of which have diagnostic values for distinguishing EA from NEA (All AUC > 0.7).This study demonstrated the distinct gene expression patterns, biological processes, and immune status of EA. Hub genes of EA were identified and validated. Our study could provide a framework of co-expression gene modules and potential therapeutic targets for EA.
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.[2]General Practice Department, The People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, China.
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Li Fanmin,Li Min,Hu Lijia,et al.Identification of key modules and hub genes for eosinophilic asthma by weighted gene co-expression network analysis[J].JOURNAL OF ASTHMA.2023,60(5):1038-1049.doi:10.1080/02770903.2022.2128372.
APA:
Li Fanmin,Li Min,Hu Lijia,Zhu Wenye&Cheng Deyun.(2023).Identification of key modules and hub genes for eosinophilic asthma by weighted gene co-expression network analysis.JOURNAL OF ASTHMA,60,(5)
MLA:
Li Fanmin,et al."Identification of key modules and hub genes for eosinophilic asthma by weighted gene co-expression network analysis".JOURNAL OF ASTHMA 60..5(2023):1038-1049