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ArticleScientific reports2023

Integrated bioinformatics analysis for identifying key genes and pathways in female and male patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Min Zhang, Xinzhou Wang, Wenbo Chen, Wei Liu, Jile Xin, Debao Yang, Zhongyuan Zhang, Xiaoke Zheng

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Min ZhangCollege of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Xinzhou WangThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Wenbo ChenSchool of Medicine, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, Henan, China.
Wei LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Jile XinCollege of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
Debao YangThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Zhongyuan ZhangThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Xiaoke ZhengCollege of Pharmacy, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450046, China. zhengxk.2006@163.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University · CNHenan Agricultural University · CNHenan Polytechnic University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common cause of heart failure, and males are more likely to suffer from DCM than females. This research aimed at exploring possible DCM-associated genes and their latent regulatory effects in female and male patients. WGCNA analysis found that in the yellow module, 341 and 367 key DEGs were identified in females and males, respectively. A total of 22 hub genes in females and 17 hub genes in males were identified from the PPI networks of the key DEGs based on Metascape database. And twelve and eight potential TFs of the key DEGs were also identified in females and males, respectively. Eight miRNAs of 15 key DEGs were screened in both females and males, which may be differentially expressed in females and males. Dual-luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that miR-21-5P could directly target the key gene MATN2. Furthermore, Sex differences in KEGG pathways were identified. Both KOBAS and GSEA analysis identified 19 significantly enriched pathways related to immune response in both females and males, and the TGF-β signaling pathway was exclusively identified in males. Network pharmacology analysis revealed that seven key DEGs were potential targets for the treatment of DCM, of which the OLR1 gene was only identified in males, the expression levels of the seven genes were verified by RT-PCR. The above results could offer a novel understanding of sex differences in key genes and pathways in DCM progression.

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Cardiomyopathy, DilatedHeart FailureMicroRNAsComputational BiologyFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMaleMicroRNAs

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