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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2023

Bioinformatics identification and experimental validation of m6A-related diagnostic biomarkers in the subtype classification of blood monocytes from postmenopausal osteoporosis patients.

Peng Zhang, Honglin Chen, Bin Xie, Wenhua Zhao, Qi Shang, Jiahui He, Gengyang Shen, Xiang Yu, Zhida Zhang, Guangye Zhu and 8 more

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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18 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peng ZhangGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Honglin ChenGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Bin XieGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Wenhua ZhaoGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Qi ShangGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jiahui HeGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Gengyang ShenThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xiang YuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Zhida ZhangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Guangye ZhuGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Guifeng ChenGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Fuyong YuGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
De LiangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jingjing TangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jianchao CuiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Zhixiang LiuAffiliated Huadu Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hui RenLingnan Medical Research Center of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaobing JiangLingnan Medical Research Center of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNSouthern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) is a common bone disorder. Existing study has confirmed the role of exosome in regulating RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation as therapies in osteoporosis. However, it still stays unclear on the roles of m6A modulators derived from serum exosome in PMOP. A comprehensive evaluation on the roles of m6A modulators in the diagnostic biomarkers and subtype identification of PMOP on the basis of GSE56815 and GSE2208 datasets was carried out to investigate the molecular mechanisms of m6A modulators in PMOP. Methods: We carried out a series of bioinformatics analyses including difference analysis to identify significant m6A modulators, m6A model construction of random forest, support vector machine and nomogram, m6A subtype consensus clustering, GO and KEGG enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between different m6A patterns, principal component analysis, and single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) for evaluation of immune cell infiltration, experimental validation of significant m6A modulators by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), etc. Results: In the current study, we authenticated 7 significant m6A modulators Conclusion: In general, m6A modulators exert integral function in the pathological process of PMOP. Our study of m6A patterns may provide diagnostic biomarkers and immunotherapeutic strategies for future PMOP treatment.

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OsteoporosisOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOBiomarkersComputational BiologyFemaleFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1HumansMonocytesAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOBiomarkersFMR1 protein, humanFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1FTO protein, humanexperimental validationpostmenopausal osteoporosisrisk predictionRNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modulatorssubtype classification

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