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ArticleHereditas2024

Comprehensive analysis revealed the immunoinflammatory targets of rheumatoid arthritis based on intestinal flora, miRNA, transcription factors, and RNA-binding proteins databases, GSEA and GSVA pathway observations, and immunoinfiltration typing.

Yin Guan, Yue Zhang, Xiaoqian Zhao, Yue Wang

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Yin GuanAffiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Yue ZhangAffiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaoqian ZhaoDepartment of Ethics Committee, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Yue WangDepartment of Rheumatism Immunity Branch, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 155 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China. wangyue@njucm.edu.cn.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX22_1941the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81973769
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis. This study aimed to identify potential biomarkers and possible pathogenesis of RA using various bioinformatics analysis tools.

methodsThe GMrepo database provided a visual representation of the analysis of intestinal flora. We selected the GSE55235 and GSE55457 datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus database to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) separately. With the intersection of these DEGs with the target genes associated with RA found in the GeneCards database, we obtained the DEGs targeted by RA (DERATGs). Subsequently, Disease Ontology, Gene Ontology, and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes were used to analyze DERATGs functionally. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) and Gene Set Variation Analysis (GSVA) were performed on the data from the gene expression matrix. Additionally, the protein-protein interaction network, transcription factor (TF)-targets, target-drug, microRNA (miRNA)-mRNA networks, and RNA-binding proteins (RBPs)-DERATGs correlation analyses were built. The CIBERSORT was used to evaluate the inflammatory immune state. The single-sample GSEA (ssGSEA) algorithm and differential analysis of DERATGs were used among the infiltration degree subtypes.

resultsThere were some correlations between the abundance of gut flora and the prevalence of RA. A total of 54 DERATGs were identified, mainly related to immune and inflammatory responses and immunodeficiency diseases. Through GSEA and GSVA analysis, we found pathway alterations related to metabolic regulations, autoimmune diseases, and immunodeficiency-related disorders. We obtained 20 hub genes and 2 subnetworks. Additionally, we found that 39 TFs, 174 drugs, 2310 miRNAs, and several RBPs were related to DERATGs. Mast, plasma, and naive B cells differed during immune infiltration. We discovered DERATGs' differences among subtypes using the ssGSEA algorithm and subtype grouping.

conclusionsThe findings of this study could help with RA diagnosis, prognosis, and targeted molecular treatment.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAlgorithmsComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingHumansTranscription FactorsTranscription FactorsBioinformatics analysisBiomarkersPathogenesisRheumatoid arthritis

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