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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2021

Construction of a ceRNA immunoregulatory network related to the development of vascular dementia through a weighted gene coexpression network analysis.

Hongshuo Shi, Fengshan Sun, Tiantian Yang, Min Peng, Min Wang, Yiwen Zhang, Yao Wang, Chengda Dong, Zhaojun Yan, Guomin Si and 2 more

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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Hongshuo ShiCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Fengshan SunDepartment of Encephalopathy, Jinan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jinan, China.
Tiantian YangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Min PengDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Min WangExperimental Center, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Yiwen ZhangCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Yao WangCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Chengda DongCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Zhaojun YanDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Guomin SiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Wenbo WangThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Yujie LiThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNShandong Provincial Hospital · CNAffiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNJining Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital · CN

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Abstract

backgroundTo date, vascular dementia (VaD) lacks effective treatment in clinical practice. There is also growing evidence that VaD may be closely related to the immune response. The development of high-throughput technology, and the recently discovered group of new mediators called competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNA), provides a unique opportunity to study the immunomodulation of VaD.

methodsIn this study, we used gene expression profiles in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to obtain immune-related gene coexpression modules through a weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) and gene enrichment analysis. We extracted and merged long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) and microRNA (miRNA) expressions from the GEO database and mapped them with related databases. Subsequently, we used Cytoscape to construct a lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA network, and then we performed an enrichment analysis on the mRNAs in the network to determine their regulatory function. Subsequently, we used an ImmuCellAI immune infiltration analysis and constructed a ceRNA sub-network of related immune cells. Finally, we conducted a gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) to determine the potential regulatory pathways of the key factors.

resultsAs a result, we identified the blue module as the key module of immunity and constructed the related CeRNA network. Immune infiltration analysis showed that natural killer T (NKT) cells may be the key immune cells of VaD. Using a Pearson correlation analysis, we identified that

conclusionsOur research provides new therapeutic targets for vascular dementia from the immunological perspective for the first time, including

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Competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNA)immune infiltrationvascular dementia (VaD)

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