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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2026

Machine learning identifies PPARG as a diagnostic biomarker for sepsis linked to CD14/NF-κB signaling: integrated transcriptomics and experimental validation.

Yingying Ji, Xin Xiao, Yanou Li, Hua Meng, Fang Huang, Jun Wang

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Yingying JiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xin XiaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yanou LiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Hua MengDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Fang HuangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Jun WangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

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Abstract

Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Early diagnosis remains challenging due to substantial clinical and biological heterogeneity. CD14 is a central pattern-recognition receptor in innate immune activation, but the downstream network linking CD14 to immunometabolic regulation remains incompletely defined. We aimed to identify CD14-associated blood-based diagnostic biomarkers for sepsis and explore potential regulatory mechanisms. Methods: Whole-blood transcriptomic datasets were retrieved from the Gene Expression Omnibus. GSE236713 was the discovery cohort and GSE65682 the external validation cohort. Candidate genes were identified through overlap of differentially expressed genes between Results: Five feature genes ( Conclusion: By integrating machine learning with experimental validation, this study prioritized PPARG as a diagnostic biomarker for sepsis and provided supportive evidence for its association with CD14/NF-κB signaling. These findings offer a basis for developing host-response-based diagnostic signatures and further investigation of PPARG-related immunometabolic regulation in sepsis.

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BiomarkersLipopolysaccharide ReceptorsMachine LearningNF-kappa BPPAR gammaSepsisSignal TransductionAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingHumansMacrophagesMiceTranscriptomeBiomarkersCD14 protein, humanLipopolysaccharide ReceptorsNF-kappa BPPAR gammaPPARG protein, humanCD14diagnostic biomarkerimmunometabolismmachine learningNF-κBPPARGsepsis

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