Zhao Xiaoxuan, Zhang Yuanyuan, Fan Qingnan, He Yuanfang, Ma Yiming, Sun Miao, Zhao Yang, Jiang Yuepeng, Jia Dan
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Gynecology, Hangzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310007, China.
Research Institute of Women's Reproductive Health, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310007, China.
Funct Integr Genomics. 2025 Aug 30;25(1):181. doi: 10.1007/s10142-025-01686-y.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common endocrine condition affecting multiple systems, is tied to atherosclerosis (AS) progression among reproductive-aged women. The present study aimed to explore the underlying associations and uncover potential biological indicators for PCOS complicated with AS. Gene expression datasets for PCOS and AS were obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from PCOS tissues (granulosa cells, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle) and arterial wall of AS were analyzed via weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis. Immune infiltration and chemokine/receptor-immunocyte networks were constructed to explore immune cell recruitment. Key findings were validated in PCOS and AS murine models. The gradient boosting machine (GBM) and the extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) algorithms were employed to identify potential biomarkers, further verified by the AS murine model, nomograms, and PCOS murine model. We identified 238, 60, and 76 secretory protein-encoding DEGs in PCOS tissues (granulosa cells, adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle) and 604 key AS-related DEGs. The enrichment analysis suggested associations between immune inflammation, dysregulated lipid metabolism, insulin signaling, and PCOS-related AS. Then, immunoinfiltration analysis revealed elevated naive B cell, follicular T helper cell, and neutrophil proportions in AS samples. In addition, six chemokines (CCL5, CCL20, CCL23, CCL28, CXCL1, and CXCL6) were involved in four immunocyte recruitments (B cells, neutrophils, NK cells, and CD4 T cells) in AS, with CXCL1 and CXCL6 upregulated in the peripheral blood of PCOS mice. And CXCR2, the shared receptor for CXCL1/6, showed an increase in aortic tissues of both AS and PCOS mice. Machine learning identified five signature genes (LILRA5, CSF2RA, S100A8, CD6, and CCL24; AUC 0.856-0.983), two of which (CSF2RA and LILRA5) were verified in the AS murine model and the nomogram incorporating these genes showed strong predictive accuracy (AUC = 0.966). Finally, further validation in the PCOS murine model confirmed significantly elevated CSF2RA and reduced LILRA5 expression, suggesting a close association between PCOS and AS pathogenesis. This study identified potential associations between PCOS and AS, and screened the potential biological biomarkers for predicting PCOS-related AS, offering a foothold for future exploration of the diagnosis and risk stratification for PCOS-related AS.
多囊卵巢综合征(PCOS)是一种影响多个系统的常见内分泌疾病,与育龄妇女的动脉粥样硬化(AS)进展有关。本研究旨在探讨其潜在关联,并揭示PCOS合并AS的潜在生物学指标。从基因表达综合数据库(GEO)获取PCOS和AS的基因表达数据集。通过加权基因共表达网络分析(WGCNA)、蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(PPI)网络和京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)通路富集分析,对PCOS组织(颗粒细胞、脂肪组织、骨骼肌)和AS动脉壁中的差异表达基因(DEG)进行分析。构建免疫浸润和趋化因子/受体-免疫细胞网络,以探索免疫细胞募集情况。在PCOS和AS小鼠模型中验证关键发现。采用梯度提升机(GBM)和极端梯度提升(XGBoost)算法识别潜在生物标志物,并通过AS小鼠模型、列线图和PCOS小鼠模型进一步验证。我们在PCOS组织(颗粒细胞、脂肪组织和骨骼肌)中鉴定出238、60和76个分泌蛋白编码DEG,以及604个关键的AS相关DEG。富集分析表明免疫炎症、脂质代谢失调、胰岛素信号传导与PCOS相关AS之间存在关联。然后,免疫浸润分析显示AS样本中幼稚B细胞、滤泡辅助性T细胞和中性粒细胞比例升高。此外,六种趋化因子(CCL5、CCL20、CCL23、CCL28、CXCL1和CXCL6)参与AS中的四种免疫细胞募集(B细胞、中性粒细胞、NK细胞和CD4 T细胞),CXCL1和CXCL6在PCOS小鼠外周血中上调。而CXCL1/6的共同受体CXCR2在AS和PCOS小鼠的主动脉组织中均有增加。机器学习识别出五个特征基因(LILRA5、CSF2RA、S100A8、CD6和CCL24;AUC为0.856 - 0.983),其中两个(CSF2RA和LILRA5)在AS小鼠模型中得到验证,包含这些基因的列线图显示出很强的预测准确性(AUC = 0.966)。最后,在PCOS小鼠模型中的进一步验证证实CSF2RA表达显著升高,LILRA5表达降低,表明PCOS与AS发病机制密切相关。本研究确定了PCOS与AS之间的潜在关联,并筛选出预测PCOS相关AS的潜在生物学标志物,为未来探索PCOS相关AS的诊断和风险分层提供了立足点。
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