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ArticleBMC psychiatry2025

Construction of diagnostic model and subtype analysis of major depressive disorder based on PANoptosis key genes.

Huan Zhang, Na Huang, Xinxin Ma, Yanan Liu

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Huan ZhangDepartment of Psychology and Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong, University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710004, China. Zh_huan78@163.com.
Na HuangDepartment of Central Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an, Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710004, China.
Xinxin MaDepartment of Psychology and Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong, University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710004, China.
Yanan LiuDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong, University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710061, China.

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Shanxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2023-JC-YB-744
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Abstract

backgroundMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious neuropsychiatric disorder. While emerging evidence suggests that PANoptosis may play a role in MDD pathogenesis, the precise involvement of PANoptosis-related genes remains unclear.

methodsThe study conducted a systematic bioinformatics investigation utilizing the GSE98793 dataset. First, we identified differentially expressed PANoptosis-related genes (DE-PRGs). Second, Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis were carried out based on DE-PRGs. Additionally, Random Forest analysis, LASSO regression analysis, immune infiltration analysis, consensus cluster analysis, and single sample genome enrichment analysis were performed. Finally, the expression levels of PANoptosis key genes (PKGs) in MDD were verified using qRT-PCR.

resultsEight PKGs associated with MDD were identified: TRAF1, TNFSF13, TLR2, SH2D1A, RNF144B, ICAM1, HK2, and ADA. Moreover, these PKGs enabled construction of a diagnostic model for MDD PANoptosis risk and stratification of MDD patients into two distinct PANoptosis subtypes (cluster 1 and cluster 2) with differential immune characteristics. Notably, RNF144B and HK2 demonstrated neutrophil-stimulating potential and significant upregulation in MDD patients.

conclusionThis study established a PANoptosis-based diagnostic framework for MDD and identified PANoptosis-stratified MDD subtypes, providing compelling evidence for PANoptosis-mediated immune dysregulation in MDD pathogenesis. These results offered a novel perspective for the diagnosis and management of MDD.

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Major Depressive DisorderComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyHumansBioinformaticsDiagnostic modelMajor depressive disorderPANoptosisSubtype analysis

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