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ArticleGenes and immunity2025

Inorganic pyrophosphatase 1: a key player in immune and metabolic reprogramming in ankylosing spondylitis.

Tianyou Chen, Chengqian Huang, Jiarui Chen, Jiang Xue, Zhenwei Yang, Yihan Wang, Songze Wu, Wendi Wei, Liyi Chen, Shian Liao and 4 more

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Tianyou Chen *The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Chengqian Huang *The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Jiarui ChenThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Jiang XueThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Zhenwei YangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Yihan WangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Songze WuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Wendi WeiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Liyi ChenThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Shian LiaoThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Xiaopeng QinThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Rongqing HeThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Boli QinThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China.
Chong LiuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No.6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, People's Republic of China. liuchong@stu.gxmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-2479-3001

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Abstract

The relationships among immune cells, metabolites, and AS events were analyzed via Mendelian randomization (MR), and potential immune cells and metabolites were identified as risk factors for AS. Their relationships were subjected to intermediary MR analysis to identify the final immune cells and metabolites. The vertebral bone marrow blood samples from three patients with and without AS were subjected to 10× single-cell sequencing to further elucidate the role of immune cells in AS. The key genes were screened via expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) and MR analyses. The metabolic differences between the two groups were compared through single-cell metabolism analysis. Two subgroups of differentiated (CD)8+ memory T cells and naive B cells were obtained from the combined results of intermediary MR analysis and AS single-cell analysis. After the verification of key genes, inorganic pyrophosphatase 1 (PPA1) was identified as the hub gene, as it is differentially expressed in CD8+ memory T cells and can affect the metabolism of T cells in AS by affecting the expression of ferulic acid (FA)4 sulfate, which participates in the cellular immunity in AS.

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Inorganic PyrophosphataseSpondylitis, AnkylosingAdultB-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansMaleMendelian Randomization AnalysisMetabolic ReprogrammingQuantitative Trait LociInorganic Pyrophosphatase

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