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ArticleScientific reports2025

A transcriptomic and proteomic analysis and comparison of human brain tissue from patients with and without epilepsy.

Taiyang Zhu, Yan Zhou, Lei Zhang, Lingwen Kong, Hai Tang, Qihua Xiao, Xiaoyu Sun, Fanyu Shen, Hui Zhou, Wanyan Ni and 5 more

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Taiyang Zhu *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Yan Zhou *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Lei Zhang *Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Lingwen KongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Hai TangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Qihua XiaoDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Xiaoyu SunDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Fanyu ShenDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Hui ZhouDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Wanyan NiDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Sha LiuDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Huimin GaoDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Guoliang JinDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Xiao JiaDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China. 874796495@qq.com.
Fang HuaDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China. fhua@augusta.edu.

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Abstract

The present study was to investigate potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for epilepsy by conducting a transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of human brain tissue from patients with epileptic lesions. Brain tissue was collected from the epileptic lesions after surgical resection and surgical removed brain tissue from non-epileptic patients. Using RNA sequencing and iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis, The transcriptomic analysis identified 1,604 DEGs, with 584 upregulated and 1,020 downregulated. The proteomic analysis identified 694 DEPs, with 331 upregulated and 363 downregulated. The combined transcriptomic and proteomic analysis showed that the DEGs and DEPs were mainly enriched in biological processes such as D-aspartate transport, transmembrane transport, cell junctions, vesicle transport, and metabolic processes. Tubulin polymerization promoting protein family member-3 (TPPP3), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type-1 (PCSK1), and dihydropyrimidinase-like 3 (DPYSL3) were significantly altered in the epilepsy patients, and their expression trends were confirmed by the RT-qPCR, WB, and IHC staining results. By integrating transcriptomic and proteomic analyses, we identified genes and proteins expressed differently in epileptic and non-epileptic patients and their associated biological processes. Three key DEPs (TPPP3, PCSK1, and DPYSL3) were identified, indicating their potential significance in the pathological mechanisms of epilepsy.

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BrainEpilepsyProteomeProteomicsTranscriptomeAdultFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMiddle AgedProteomeDPYSL3EpilepsyMulti-omics analysisPCSK1TPPP3

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PMCPMC12066717

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