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ArticleJournal of pain research2021

Screening and Identification of Key Genes, Pathways, and Drugs Associated with Neuropathic Pain in Dorsal Horn: Evidence from Bioinformatic Analysis.

Xiao Yang, Lin Zhu, Bingcheng Zhao, Jingjuan Hu, Fan Deng, Shaohui Lei, Zhi-Wen Yao, Kexuan Liu

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  1. The Relationship Between Malaria and Pain: A Mini-Review.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025
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  2. A Bioinformatics Study of Differentially Expressed Genes in Microarrays of Dorsal Root Ganglia from Rat Models of Neuropathic Pain.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao Yang *Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Lin Zhu *Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Bingcheng ZhaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Jingjuan HuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Fan DengDepartment of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Shaohui LeiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Wen YaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Kexuan LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Nanfang Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeNeuropathic pain is a devastating complex condition occurring post-nervous system damage. Microglia in dorsal horn drives neuropathic pain as a kind of immune cell. We aimed to find potential differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and candidate pathways, which induced neuropathic pain, and to identify some new transcription factors and therapeutic drugs via bioinformatic analysis.

methodsThe microarray profile GSE60670 was downloaded and analyzed. DEGs were screened and analyzed through Gene Ontology (GO), pathway enrichment, and protein-to-protein interaction (PPI) network. Respectively, transcription factors (TFs) and potential therapeutic drugs for DEGs were predicted through NetworkAnalyst and DGIdb databases. At last, we chose top 10 DEGs for external validation.

resultsA total of 100 DEGs were identified. The results of pathway and GO analyses were closely related to malaria inflammatory pathway and inflammatory response. Three necessary PPI modules and 9 hub genes were identified in PPI analysis, and 277 DEG-TF pairs were found among 54 DEGs and 32 TF. Moreover, 22 candidate drugs were found to match 9 hub genes. External validation of 9 of the top 10 DEGs were consistent with bioinformatic analysis.

conclusionThis study provided comprehensive analyses for the functional gene sets and pathways related to neuropathic pain and promoted our understanding of the mechanism or therapy of neuropathic pain.

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bioinformatic analysisdorsal hornmicroglianeuropathic pain

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