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ArticleSpinal cord2026

Machine learning-based identification of potential diagnostic signatures in spinal cord injury.

Zheng Wang, Haojun Sun, Bin Liu, Yu Wang, Danni Wang, Wenfeng Han

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Zheng Wang *Department of orthopedics, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning province, 110016, China.
Haojun Sun *Department of orthopedics, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning province, 110016, China.
Bin LiuDepartment of orthopedics, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning province, 110016, China.
Yu WangDepartment of orthopedics, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning province, 110016, China.
Danni WangDepartment of orthopedics, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning province, 110016, China. wdnawang@163.com.
Wenfeng HanDepartment of orthopedics, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning province, 110016, China. hanwenfeng1977@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-7364

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Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation) 2024-MSLH-538
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designBioinformatics analysis.

objectivesTo explore the diagnostic signatures for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).

settingShenyang, China.

methodsAfter DEGs screening, WGCNA was employed to screen the SCI-related genes. Then the SCI-related genes were intersected with DEGs and PANoptosis-related genes, and DPRGs were obtained, followed by PPI network construction. Diagnostic genes were identified by machine learning, followed by nomogram construction, immune infiltration analysis, GSEA, mRNA-miRNA and mRNA-TF networks establishment, and potential drugs screening.

resultsTotal 277 PANoptosis-related genes, 3269 DEGs, and 1417 SCI-related genes were identified, and intersection analysis yielded 28 intersection genes, which were considered DPRGs. Subsequently, seven diagnostic genes were identified by machine learning, namely FASLG, AVEN, PSMB3, EXOG, CASP4, CASP5, and TLR4. The CASP4 and TLR4 were both enriched in Toll-like receptor signaling pathway and NOD-like receptor signaling pathway, etc. Seventeen immune cells shown significant difference between SCI and control samples, including macrophage, activated dendritic cell, and neutrophil, etc. CASP4 and TLR4 were strongly associated with macrophage, activated dendritic cell and neutrophil, etc. The nomogram of CASP4 and TLR4 was constructed with powerful predictive accuracy. Finally, the potential drugs were predicted, including emricasan, neoceptin-3, and resatorvid, etc.

conclusionsSeven PANoptosis-related genes, namely FASLG, AVEN, PSMB3, EXOG, CASP4, CASP5, and TLR4, and the constructed nomogram based on CASP4 and TLR4 might viable diagnostic signatures for SCI, and conducive to the prevention and diagnosis of SCI in clinical practice. SPONSORSHIP: This work was supported by Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 2024-MSLH-538). I want to reiterate that there is no prior publication of figures or tables and no conflict of interest in the submission of this manuscript.

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Machine LearningSpinal Cord InjuriesComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingGene Regulatory NetworksHumans

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