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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2022

Sex Differences in Arteriovenous Fistula Failure: Insights from Bioinformatics Analysis.

Ke Hu, Yiqing Li, Yi Guo, Peng Cheng, Yuxuan Li, Chanjun Lu, Chuanqi Cai, Weici Wang

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ke HuDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Yiqing LiDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Yi GuoClinic Center of Human Gene Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Peng ChengDepartment of Nephrology, Taihe Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China.
Yuxuan LiDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Chanjun LuDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Chuanqi CaiDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9182-5478
Weici WangDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Union Hospital · CNHubei University of Medicine · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81873529 and 82000729
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are the preferred access for hemodialysis. Unfortunately, about 60% of patients, especially female patients, fail to receive normal dialysis within one year after surgery because of AVF failure. However, the underlying mechanisms caused by sex differences in AVF failure remain unclear. (2) Methods: We performed analysis of DEGs and functional analysis with the dataset GSE119296 to reveal the biology underlying AVF failure. Immune responses were calculated using CIBERSORT. A protein-protein interaction network and hub gene were constructed using STRING and stepwise identification of potential drugs was performed online. (3) Results: Functional analysis showed that extracellular matrix reprogramming and PI3K-AKT pathway enrichment were significant in both male and female patients. COL1A1 was the hub gene in male patients, whereas CDK1 was the hub gene in female patients. Immune responses including γδ-T cells and mast cells are activated in female patients while no significant differences were noted in the male group. (4) Conclusions: In this study, we used a series of mature and recognized bioinformatic strategies to determine the following items: (1) Reveal the pathogenesis of AVF failure through HUB genes and signaling pathways between the different sexes. (2) Determine the relationship between sex differences in AVF failure and immune abnormalities. (3) Search for relevant sex-specific drugs targeting AVF failure.

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AVF failurebioinformaticssex differences

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PMID36661898
PMCPMC9862581
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