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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2021

Downregulation of Three Immune-Specific Core Genes and the Regulatory Pathways in Children and Adult Friedreich's Ataxia: A Comprehensive Analysis Based on Microarray.

Lichun Liu, Yongxing Lai, Zhidong Zhan, Qingxian Fu, Yuelian Jiang

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lichun LiuDepartment of Pharmacy, Fujian Children's Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Yongxing LaiDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Zhidong ZhanDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Fujian Children's Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Qingxian FuDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Fujian Children's Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Yuelian JiangDepartment of Pharmacy, Fujian Children's Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Fujian Women and Children Hospital · CNFujian Provincial Hospital · CN

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Abstract

backgroundFriedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is a familial hereditary disorder that lacks available therapy. Therefore, the identification of novel biomarkers and key mechanisms related to FRDA progression is urgently required.

methodsWe identified the up-regulated and down-regulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in children and adult FRDA from the GSE11204 dataset and intersected them to determine the co-expressed DEGs (co-DEGs). Enrichment analysis was conducted and a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed to identify key pathways and hub genes. The potential diagnostic biomarkers were validated using the GSE30933 dataset. Cytoscape was applied to construct interaction and competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks.

resultsGene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) indicated that the genes in both the child and adult samples were primarily enriched in their immune-related functions. We identified 88 co-DEGs between child and adult FRDA samples. Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and Reactome enrichment analysis suggested that these co-DEGs were primarily enriched in immune response, inflammatory reaction, and necroptosis. Immune infiltration analysis showed remarkable differences in the proportions of immune cell subtype between FRDA and healthy samples. In addition, ten core genes and one gene cluster module were screened out based on the PPI network. We verified eight immune-specific core genes using a validation dataset and found CD28, FAS, and ITIF5 have high diagnostic significance in FRDA. Finally, NEAT1-hsa-miR-24-3p-CD28 was identified as a key regulatory pathway of child and adult FRDA.

conclusionsDownregulation of three immune-specific hub genes, CD28, FAS, and IFIT5, may be associated with the progression of child and adult FRDA. Furthermore, NEAT1-hsa-miR-24-3p-CD28 may be the potential RNA regulatory pathway related to the pathogenesis of child and adult FRDA.

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