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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Ochratoxin A and Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Exploring Potential Molecular Links Through Network Toxicology and Machine Learning.

Chenjie Huang, Lulu Wei, Wenqi Yuan, Yaohong Lu, Ziyou Yan, Gedi Zhang

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chenjie HuangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China.ORCID 0009-0004-7965-4804
Lulu WeiSchool of Clinical Medicine, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China.
Wenqi YuanSchool of Clinical Medicine, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China.
Yaohong LuSchool of Clinical Medicine, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China.
Ziyou YanSchool of Clinical Medicine, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China.
Gedi ZhangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China.

Funding

Jiangxi Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Pro-gram Project 2025022454National Natural Science Foundation of China 82260908
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Abstract

Ochratoxin A (OTA), a prevalent food contaminant, is closely linked to the development of various cancers, including clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). However, the potential mechanisms remain to be explored. In this study, we employed network toxicology, machine learning, and molecular docking techniques to systematically investigate the potential molecular mechanisms underlying OTA-associated ccRCC. We normalized transcriptional data from two Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets and analyzed it using differential expression analysis and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), identifying 3224 ccRCC-associated target genes. These were intersected with 232 predicted OTA target genes, yielding a total of 56 overlapping targets. The results of Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses indicated that these targets were primarily enriched in critical biological processes, including extracellular matrix remodeling, immune microenvironment regulation, signaling pathway transduction, cellular metabolism, and protein homeostasis. Machine learning analysis identified "glmBoost + RF" (a sequential combination of feature selection and classifier) as the optimal model, from which nine key genes were extracted. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis revealed five core genes (

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Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsMachine LearningOchratoxinsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene OntologyGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMolecular Docking Simulationochratoxin AOchratoxinsclear cell renal cell carcinomamachine learningmolecular dockingmolecular mechanismnetwork toxicologyOchratoxin A

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