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ArticleHereditas2025

Exploring the potential mechanisms of m6A modification in septic acute respiratory distress syndrome: a bioinformatics analysis.

Shaoyang Zhang, Qinghui Fu, Zhipeng Xu, Mingjie Fu, Jianfeng Zhao, Wenqiao Yu

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Article in Hereditas, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Shaoyang ZhangThe Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Qingchun Street 79th, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China.
Qinghui FuThe Department of SICU, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Qingchun Street 79th, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China. 2513107@zju.edu.cn.
Zhipeng XuThe Department of SICU, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Qingchun Street 79th, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China.
Mingjie FuThe Department of SICU, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Qingchun Street 79th, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China.
Jianfeng ZhaoThe Department of SICU, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Qingchun Street 79th, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China.
Wenqiao YuThe Department of SICU, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Qingchun Street 79th, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China.

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Zhejiang Medical Association 2024ZYC-Z45
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains a leading cause of mortality in intensive care units. The N6-methyladenosine (m6A) mRNA modification is critical in various pathological conditions, yet its role in the ARDS microenvironment, particularly at the single-cell level, remains poorly understood.

methodsSingle-cell and bulk RNA-sequencing datasets were sourced from the GEO databases. Bioinformatics and experimental approaches were employed to investigate the associations between m6A regulators and hub genes in ARDS.

resultsWTAP, HNRNPA2B1, and HNRNPC exhibited extensive expression within the ARDS microenvironment. Consensus clustering analysis segregated patients with sepsis into distinct subgroups, with WTAP showing significant variation across these groups. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) identified the brown module as most associated with WTAP, revealing five hub genes. Validation experiments confirmed high expression levels of WTAP and MYC in lung tissues. Functional assays further demonstrated that WTAP enhances ARDS progression.

conclusionsIn conclusion, bioinformatics analysis and preliminary experimental data suggest that WTAP promotes ARDS onset and progression by regulating m6A methylation and facilitating immune cell infiltration.

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AdenosineRespiratory Distress SyndromeSepsisComputational BiologyGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMethylationRNA, MessengerAdenosineN-methyladenosineRNA, Messenger

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PMID40551206
PMCPMC12183920

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