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ArticleJOR spine2024

Bioinformatics-based discovery of intervertebral disc degeneration biomarkers and immune-inflammatory infiltrates.

Chao Song, Daqian Zhou, Kang Cheng, Fei Liu, Weiye Cai, Yongliang Mei, Jingwen Chen, Chenyi Huang, Zongchao Liu

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Article in JOR spine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chao SongDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Trauma and Bone-setting), Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Orthopedic and Traumatic Diseases Prevention and Treatment The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University Luzhou Sichuan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0611-4298
Daqian ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Trauma and Bone-setting), Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Orthopedic and Traumatic Diseases Prevention and Treatment The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University Luzhou Sichuan China.
Kang ChengDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Trauma and Bone-setting), Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Orthopedic and Traumatic Diseases Prevention and Treatment The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University Luzhou Sichuan China.
Fei LiuDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Trauma and Bone-setting), Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Orthopedic and Traumatic Diseases Prevention and Treatment The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University Luzhou Sichuan China.
Weiye CaiDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Trauma and Bone-setting), Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Orthopedic and Traumatic Diseases Prevention and Treatment The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University Luzhou Sichuan China.
Yongliang MeiDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Trauma and Bone-setting), Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Orthopedic and Traumatic Diseases Prevention and Treatment The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University Luzhou Sichuan China.
Jingwen ChenDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Trauma and Bone-setting), Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Orthopedic and Traumatic Diseases Prevention and Treatment The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University Luzhou Sichuan China.
Chenyi HuangDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Trauma and Bone-setting), Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Orthopedic and Traumatic Diseases Prevention and Treatment The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University Luzhou Sichuan China.
Zongchao LiuDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Trauma and Bone-setting), Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Orthopedic and Traumatic Diseases Prevention and Treatment The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University Luzhou Sichuan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7101-1765
Southwest Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a common chronic disease in orthopedics, and its molecular mechanisms are still not well explained. Aim: This study's objective was to bioinformatics-based discovery of IVDD biomarkers and immune-inflammatory infiltrates. Materials and Methods: The IVDD illness gene collection was gathered from GeneCards, DisGeNet, and gene expression profiles were chosen from the extensive Gene Expression Omnibus database (GSE124272, GSE150408, and GSE153761). The STRING database was used to create a network of protein-protein interactions, while the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Gene Ontology (GO) databases were used for functional enrichment analysis. Using hub genes, the immune cell infiltration between IVDD patient samples and control tissues was examined. Finally, quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot experiments were used to verify the expression of hub genes. Results: A total of 27 differentially expressed hub genes were identified by bioinformatics. According to GO and KEGG analyses, hub genes were prominent in immunological responses, chemokine-mediated signaling pathways, and inflammatory responses, with the key signaling pathways engaged in cellular senescence, apoptosis, Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation, and Th17 cell differentiation. Immune cell infiltration research revealed that T cells, lymphocytes, B cells, and NK cells were decreased in IVDD patients while monocytes, neutrophils, and CD8 T cells were increased. The expression levels of the senescence hub genes SP1, VEGFA, IL-6, and the apoptosis key gene CASP3 were considerably greater in the IVDD model group than in the control group, according to in vitro validation. Conclusion: In conclusion, the cellular senescence signaling pathway, the apoptosis signaling pathway, and associated hub genes play significant roles in the development and progression of IVDD, this finding may help direct future research on the senescence signaling route in IVDD.

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biomarkerscellular senescencedifferentially expressed genesGEOimmune inflammatoryintervertebral disc degeneration

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