Wang Shuang, Liu Xinhua, Tian Jun, Liu Sizhu, Ke Lianwei, Zhang Shuling, He Hongying, Shang Chaojiang, Yang Jichun
Shangnan County Hospital, Shangnan County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province, China.
PLoS One. 2025 Feb 14;20(2):e0318016. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0318016. eCollection 2025.
Research findings indicate that programmed cell death (PCD) plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury (SCI), and a recently discovered form of cell death, disulfidptosis, has emerged as a novel phenomenon. However, the characterization of disulfidptosis-related genes in SCI remains insufficiently explored. We retrieved SCI-related data from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database and identified three key genes associated with disulfidptosis in human SCI (CAPZB, SLC3A2, and TLN1), whose mediated signaling pathways are closely intertwined with SCI. Subsequent functional enrichment analysis suggested that these genes may regulate multiple pathways and exert corresponding roles in SCI pathology. Moreover, we predicted potential targeted drugs for the key genes along with their transcription factors and constructed an intricate regulatory network. CIBERSORT analysis revealed that CAPZB, SLC3A2, and TLN1 might be implicated in modulating changes within the immune microenvironment of individuals with SCI. Our study provides compelling evidence confirming the significant involvement of disulfidptosis following SCI while offering valuable insights into its underlying pathological mechanisms.
研究结果表明,程序性细胞死亡(PCD)在脊髓损伤(SCI)的病理生理学中起关键作用,并且最近发现的一种细胞死亡形式——二硫键介导的细胞死亡,已成为一种新现象。然而,SCI中二硫键介导的细胞死亡相关基因的特征仍未得到充分探索。我们从基因表达综合数据库(GEO)中检索了与SCI相关的数据,并确定了人类SCI中与二硫键介导的细胞死亡相关的三个关键基因(CAPZB、SLC3A2和TLN1),其介导的信号通路与SCI密切相关。随后的功能富集分析表明,这些基因可能调节多种通路,并在SCI病理学中发挥相应作用。此外,我们预测了关键基因及其转录因子的潜在靶向药物,并构建了一个复杂的调控网络。CIBERSORT分析显示,CAPZB、SLC3A2和TLN1可能参与调节SCI患者免疫微环境的变化。我们的研究提供了有力证据,证实了SCI后二硫键介导的细胞死亡的显著参与,同时为其潜在的病理机制提供了有价值的见解。