Qiu Chengze, Zhang Zhiyong, Wang Haocheng, Liu Na, Li Ruixin, Wei Zhiheng, Wang Benjie, Zhang Nan
Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Xinhua Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, 116000, Liaoning, China.
Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Affiliated Xinhua Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, 116000, Liaoning, China.
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 13;15(1):29759. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-11667-7.
The purpose of this study was to search for genes related to ros induced oxidative stress in osteoarthritis(OA) cartilage through bioinformatics analysis, and to verify the expression of related genes in articular cartilage of OA patients. OA expression data and ROS-related genes were downloaded from GEO (GSE51588, GSE117999) and Molecular Signatures Databases. The limma package in R language was used to screen differently expressed genes (DEGs) from the GEO databases. WGCNA analysis and Venn diagrams were employed to screen genes that were differentially expressed between OA and control samples and had strong correlations with ROS as candidate genes. DEGs were screened by GO and KEGG enrichment analysis, as well as protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis. Besides, the software Cytoscape and database STRING were utilized to screen hub genes networks. The hub genes were confirmed by analysis of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve on the GSE51588 and GSE117999 databases. An artificial neural network model was constructed for the hub genes, and immune analysis was conducted using the ssGSEA algorithm. The expression of genes in OA and normal chondrocytes was verified through HE staining, immunohistochemistry, ROS detection, qRT-PCR and Western blotting test. This study identified five genes, including ALB, CDH1, HSPA8, HIST1H2BE and XDH, as hub genes. ROC curves, gene expression analysis, and artificial neural network diagrams indicated that ALB, HIST1H2BE and XDH had good diagnostic characteristics. GSEA showed that the XDH gene was significantly enriched in ROS pathways. Meanwhile, the expression of XDH were also confirmed to be significant differences between injured cartilage and normal cartilage in OA patients in vivo. Our study may provide new hub genes related to ROS-mediated oxidative stress in OA and validate the correlation between XDH gene and its transcripts with ROS pathways in OA. This offers potential clinical applications for understanding the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of OA.
本研究旨在通过生物信息学分析寻找与骨关节炎(OA)软骨中活性氧(ROS)诱导的氧化应激相关的基因,并验证相关基因在OA患者关节软骨中的表达。从基因表达综合数据库(GEO,GSE51588、GSE117999)和分子特征数据库下载OA表达数据和ROS相关基因。使用R语言中的limma软件包从GEO数据库中筛选差异表达基因(DEG)。采用加权基因共表达网络分析(WGCNA)和维恩图筛选OA与对照样本之间差异表达且与ROS强相关的基因作为候选基因。通过基因本体(GO)和京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)富集分析以及蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(PPI)分析筛选DEG。此外,利用Cytoscape软件和STRING数据库筛选枢纽基因网络。通过对GSE51588和GSE117999数据库上的受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线分析来确认枢纽基因。为枢纽基因构建人工神经网络模型,并使用单样本基因集富集分析(ssGSEA)算法进行免疫分析。通过苏木精-伊红(HE)染色、免疫组织化学、ROS检测、实时定量聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)和蛋白质免疫印迹试验验证OA和正常软骨细胞中基因的表达。本研究鉴定出包括白蛋白(ALB)、钙黏蛋白1(CDH1)、热休克蛋白家族A成员8(HSPA8)、组蛋白H2BE(HIST1H2BE)和黄嘌呤脱氢酶(XDH)在内的5个基因作为枢纽基因。ROC曲线、基因表达分析和人工神经网络图表明,ALB、HIST1H2BE和XDH具有良好的诊断特征。基因集富集分析(GSEA)显示,XDH基因在ROS途径中显著富集。同时,在体内OA患者的损伤软骨和正常软骨之间,XDH的表达也被证实存在显著差异。我们的研究可能提供与OA中ROS介导的氧化应激相关的新枢纽基因,并验证OA中XDH基因及其转录本与ROS途径之间的相关性。这为理解OA的病理学、诊断和治疗提供了潜在的临床应用。
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