Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40149456›Full record

ArticleGenes2025

Identification of Metabolism-Related Hub Genes in Heart Failure via Comprehensive Transcriptome Analysis.

Hanlin Peng, Boyang Lv, Junbao Du, Yaqian Huang, Qinghua Cui, Chunmei Cui, Hongfang Jin

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Genes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hanlin PengDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Boyang LvDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Junbao DuDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Yaqian HuangDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Qinghua CuiState Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
Chunmei CuiSchool of Sports Medicine, Wuhan Sports University, No. 461 Luoyu Rd., Wuchang District, Wuhan 430079, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6223-5225
Hongfang JinDepartment of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation 7222188Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFC2706202National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170243
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMetabolic dysfunction is a key driver of heart failure (HF) progression. Identifying metabolic hub genes in HF may reveal novel therapeutic targets.

methodsTranscriptomic datasets from HF patients (GEO database) and metabolism-related genes (PathCards) were analyzed. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were intersected with metabolism-related genes, followed by the application of the LASSO, Random Forest, and XGBoost algorithms to prioritize hub genes. Candidate genes were validated via WGCNA, an HF mouse model, and plasma metabolomics. Diagnostic performance and metabolic associations were assessed using ROC analysis and ssGSEA.

resultsWe identified 1115 HF-associated DEGs (701 upregulated, 414 downregulated), with 119 linked to metabolism. The machine learning algorithms prioritized five genes, including

conclusionsSDC2 emerges as a central regulator bridging metabolic dysfunction and HF pathogenesis, showing potential as a diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target.

Indexed as

Heart FailureTranscriptomeAnimalsBiomarkersDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMiceBiomarkersheart failuremetabolismtranscriptome analysis

Identifiers

PMID40149456
PMCPMC11941980

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.