Yu Beibei, Tian Yunze, Zhang Yongfeng, Lv Boqiang, Li Jianzhong, Gong Shouping
Department of Neurourgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China.
Front Genet. 2022 Aug 29;13:992847. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.992847. eCollection 2022.
Ischemic stroke (IS) is a disease characterized by rapid progression and high mortality and disability rates. Its pathophysiological process is inseparable from immune dysfunction. Recently, chromatin regulators (CRs) have been described as a class of enzymes that can recognize, form, and maintain the epigenetic state of an organism, and are closely associated with immune regulation. Nevertheless, the role of CR-related genes in IS has not been fully elucidated. In this study, seven CR-related immune biomarkers in the GSE58294 and GSE22255 datasets were identified by combining differential gene expression analysis, weighted correlation network analysis, and single sample gene set enrichment analysis. After experimental validation using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, four genes (, and ) were screened as candidate immune biomarkers. These four biomarkers demonstrated good predictive power in the clinical risk model (area under the curve, 0.775). Molecular docking simulations revealed that mevastatin, WP1066, cladribine, trichostatin A, mequitazine, and zuclomiphene may be potential immunomodulatory drugs for IS. Overall, the results of this study contribute to the identification of CR-related immune therapeutics target in IS and provide an important reference for further research.
缺血性中风(IS)是一种具有快速进展以及高死亡率和致残率特征的疾病。其病理生理过程与免疫功能障碍密不可分。最近,染色质调节剂(CRs)被描述为一类能够识别、形成并维持生物体表观遗传状态的酶,且与免疫调节密切相关。然而,CR相关基因在IS中的作用尚未完全阐明。在本研究中,通过结合差异基因表达分析、加权相关网络分析和单样本基因集富集分析,在GSE58294和GSE22255数据集中鉴定出7个CR相关免疫生物标志物。经定量聚合酶链反应进行实验验证后,筛选出4个基因(……此处原文缺失基因名称……)作为候选免疫生物标志物。这4种生物标志物在临床风险模型中显示出良好的预测能力(曲线下面积为0.775)。分子对接模拟显示,美伐他汀、WP1066、克拉屈滨、曲古抑菌素A、美喹他嗪和氯米芬可能是IS的潜在免疫调节药物。总体而言,本研究结果有助于确定IS中与CR相关的免疫治疗靶点,并为进一步研究提供重要参考。