Medical School of Nanchang University, Nanchang, PR China.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, PR China.
Int Immunopharmacol. 2020 Oct;87:106827. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106827. Epub 2020 Aug 10.
This study aimed to explore key regulatory connections underlying lung transplant rejection. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between rejection and stable lung transplantation (LTx) samples were screened using R package limma, followed by functional enrichment analysis and protein-protein interaction network construction. Subsequently, a global triple network, including miRNAs, mRNAs, and transcription factors (TFs), was constructed. Furthermore, immune cell infiltration characteristics were analyzed to investigate the molecular immunology of lung transplant rejection. Finally, potential drug-target interactions were generated. In brief, 739 DEGs were found between rejection and stable LTx samples. PTPRC, IL-6, ITGAM, CD86, TLR8, TYROBP, CXCL10, ITGB2, and CCR5 were defined as hub genes. Eight TFs, including STAT1, SPIB, NFKB1, SPI1, STAT5A, RUNX1, VENTX, and BATF, and five miRNAs, including miR-335-5p, miR-26b-5p, miR-124-3p, miR-1-3p, and miR-155-5p, were involved in regulating hub genes. The immune cell infiltration analysis revealed higher proportions of activated memory CD4 T cells, follicular helper T cells, γδ T cells, monocytes, M1 and M2 macrophages, and eosinophils in rejection samples, besides lower proportions of resting memory CD4 T cells, regulatory T cells, activated NK cells, M0 macrophages, and resting mast cells. This study provided a comprehensive perspective of the molecular co-regulatory network underlying lung transplant rejection.
本研究旨在探索肺移植排斥反应的关键调控关系。使用 R 包 limma 筛选排斥和稳定肺移植(LTx)样本之间的差异表达基因(DEGs),然后进行功能富集分析和蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用网络构建。随后,构建了包括 miRNA、mRNA 和转录因子(TFs)在内的全局三重网络。此外,分析免疫细胞浸润特征,以研究肺移植排斥的分子免疫学。最后,生成潜在的药物-靶标相互作用。简而言之,在排斥和稳定 LTx 样本之间发现了 739 个 DEGs。PTPRC、IL-6、ITGAM、CD86、TLR8、TYROBP、CXCL10、ITGB2 和 CCR5 被定义为枢纽基因。STAT1、SPIB、NFKB1、SPI1、STAT5A、RUNX1、 VENTX 和 BATF 等 8 个 TF,以及 miR-335-5p、miR-26b-5p、miR-124-3p、miR-1-3p 和 miR-155-5p 等 5 个 miRNA,参与调控枢纽基因。免疫细胞浸润分析显示,排斥样本中激活的记忆 CD4 T 细胞、滤泡辅助 T 细胞、γδ T 细胞、单核细胞、M1 和 M2 巨噬细胞和嗜酸性粒细胞的比例较高,而静息记忆 CD4 T 细胞、调节性 T 细胞、活化 NK 细胞、M0 巨噬细胞和静息肥大细胞的比例较低。本研究提供了肺移植排斥反应的分子共调控网络的综合视角。