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ArticleLipids in health and disease2024

Machine learning-based algorithm identifies key mitochondria-related genes in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

Longfei Dai, Renao Jiang, Zhicheng Zhan, Liangliang Zhang, Yuyang Qian, Xinjian Xu, Wenqi Yang, Zhen Zhang

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Longfei Dai *Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui Province, China.
Renao Jiang *Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui Province, China.
Zhicheng ZhanDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui Province, China.
Liangliang ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui Province, China.
Yuyang QianDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui Province, China.
Xinjian XuDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui Province, China.
Wenqi YangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui Province, China.
Zhen ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui Province, China. zhz36@sina.com.

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Research Fund of Anhui Institute of translational medicine 2023zhyx-C20
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvidence suggests that hepatocyte mitochondrial dysfunction leads to abnormal lipid metabolism, redox imbalance, and programmed cell death, driving the onset and progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Identifying hub mitochondrial genes linked to NASH may unveil potential therapeutic targets.

methodsMitochondrial hub genes implicated in NASH were identified via analysis using 134 algorithms.

resultsThe Random Forest algorithm (RF), the most effective among the 134 algorithms, identified three genes: Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10), thymidylate synthase (TYMS), and triggering receptor expressed in myeloid cell 2 (TREM2). They were upregulated and positively associated with genes promoting inflammation, genes involved in lipid synthesis, fibrosis, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis activity scores in patients with NASH. Moreover, using these three genes, patients with NASH were accurately categorized into cluster 1, exhibiting heightened disease severity, and cluster 2, distinguished by milder disease activity.

conclusionThese three genes are pivotal mitochondrial genes implicated in NASH progression.

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AlgorithmsMachine LearningNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAldo-Keto ReductasesGenes, MitochondrialHumansLipid MetabolismMitochondriaAldo-Keto ReductasesMachine learningMitochondriaNASH

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PMCPMC11077862

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