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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2025

Identification of cellular senescence-related genes as biomarkers for lupus nephritis based on bioinformatics.

Wei Chen, Xiaofang Wang, Guoshun Huang, Qin Sheng, Enchao Zhou

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Wei ChenNo.1 Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaofang WangNo.1 Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Guoshun HuangNo.1 Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Qin ShengDepartment of Nephrology, Suzhou Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (Suzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Enchao ZhouNo.1 Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

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Background: Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most common and severe complications of systemic lupus erythematosus with unclear pathogenesis. The most accurate diagnosis criterion of LN is still renal biopsy and nowadays treatment strategies of LN are far from satisfactory. Cellular senescence is defined as the permanent cell cycle arrest marked by senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which has been proved to accelerate the mobility and mortality of patients with LN. The study is aimed to identify cellular senescence-related genes for LN. Methods: Genes related to cellular senescence and LN were obtained from the MSigDB genetic database and GEO database respectively. Through differential gene analysis, Weighted Gene Go-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) and machine learning algorithms, hub cellular senescence-related differentially expressed genes (CS-DEGs) were identified. By external validation, hub CS-DEGs were further filtered and the remaining genes were identified as biomarkers. We explored their potential physiopathologic function through GSEA. Results: We obtained 432 genes related to cellular senescence, 1,208 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and 840 genes in the key gene module related to LN, which were intersected with each other for CS-DEGs. Subsequent Machine learning algorithms screened out six hub CS-DEGs and finally three hub CS-DEGs, ALOX5, PTGER2 and PRKCB passed through external validation, which were identified as biomarkers. The three biomarkers were enriched in "B Cell receptor signaling pathway" and "NF-kappa B signaling pathway" based on GESA results. Conclusion: This study explored the potential relationship between cellular senescence and LN, and identified three biomarkers ALOX5, PTGER2, and PRKCB playing key roles in LN, which will provide new insights for the diagnosis and treatment of LN.

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