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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2023

Unravelling potential biomarkers for acute and chronic brucellosis through proteomic and bioinformatic approaches.

Yuejie Yang, Kunyan Qiao, Youren Yu, Yanmei Zong, Chang Liu, Ying Li

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuejie YangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Kunyan QiaoTianjin Institute of Hepatology, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Youren YuSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Yanmei ZongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Chang LiuSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Ying LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin People's Hospital · CNNankai University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: This study aimed to identify biomarkers for acute and chronic brucellosis using advanced proteomic and bioinformatic methods. Methods: Blood samples from individuals with acute brucellosis, chronic brucellosis, and healthy controls were analyzed. Proteomic techniques and differential expression analysis were used to identify differentially expressed proteins. Co-expression modules associated with brucellosis traits were identified using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). Results: 763 differentially expressed proteins were identified, and two co-expression modules were found to be significantly associated with brucellosis traits. 25 proteins were differentially expressed in all three comparisons, and 20 hub proteins were identified. Nine proteins were found to be both differentially expressed and hub proteins, indicating their potential significance. A random forest model based on these nine proteins showed good classification performance. Discussion: The identified proteins are involved in processes such as inflammation, coagulation, extracellular matrix regulation, and immune response. They provide insights into potential therapeutic targets and diagnostic biomarkers for brucellosis. This study improves our understanding of brucellosis at the molecular level and paves the way for further research in targeted therapies and diagnostics.

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BrucellosisProteomicsBiomarkersComputational BiologyGene Regulatory NetworksHumansPhenotypeBiomarkersbioinformaticsbiomarkersbrucellosisdifferential expression analysisenrichment analysisproteomicsrandom forest modelweighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA)

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