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ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2023

Anti-TNF Therapy Regulates Phagosome Pathway by Inhibiting NCF4 Expression to Treat Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Sha Liu, Hui Zhu

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Article in Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sha LiuDepartment of Rheumatism, The First Hosptial of Qiqihar (Affiliated Qiqihar Hospital of Southern Medical University), Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Hui ZhuDepartment of Rheumatism, The First Hosptial of Qiqihar (Affiliated Qiqihar Hospital of Southern Medical University), Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Qiqihar Medical University · CN

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Abstract

objectivesAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) is challenging to diagnose in its early stages, and treatment options are limited.

methodsGEO2R analysis and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) were used to identify DEGs and key modules. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis and Protein-protein interactions were used to identify core genes. Receiver operating characteristic curve, chi-square and t-test were used to analyze the correlation between gene expression and clinicopathological characteristics. Gene expression was detected using Real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blotting.

resultsGEO2R analysis and WGCNA identified 1100 DEGs and brown module. The KEGG analysis revealed that 444 core genes were closely associated with specific pathways. PPIs demonstrated that a key module, consisting of 6 genes, was linked to the phagosome pathway. NCF4, identified as an effective biomarker, was selected for diagnosing AS. Bioinformatics analyses indicated that NCF4 could be associated with important clinical markers. RT-PCR and western blotting showed increased expression of NCF4 in AS, which decreased after anti-TNF therapy.

conclusionsAnti-TNF therapy may exert its therapeutic function by inhibiting NCF4 expression, hence controlling the phagosome pathway. NCF4 has the potential to function as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for AS.

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Spondylitis, AnkylosingTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingHumansNADPH OxidasesPhagosomesNADPH OxidasesNCF4 protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsAnkylosing SpondylitisAnti-TNF TherapyBiomarkerPhagosome

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