Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health issue worldwide, which is characterized by irreversible loss of nephron and renal function. However, the molecular mechanism of CKD remains underexplored. Methods: This study integrated three transcriptional profile datasets to investigate the molecular mechanism of CKD. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between Con and unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO)-operated mice were analyzed by utilizing the limma package in R. The shared DEGs were analyzed by Gene Ontology (GO) and functional enrichment. Protein-protein interactions (PPI) were constructed by utilizing the STRING database. Hub genes were analyzed by MCODE and Cytohubba. We further validated the gene expression by using the other dataset and mice UUO model.Results: A total of 315 shared DEGs between Con and UUO samples were identified. Gene function and KEGG pathway enrichment revealed that DEGs were mainly enriched in inflammatory response, immune system process and chemokine signaling pathway. Two modules were clustered based on PPI network analysis. Module 1 contained 13 genes, related to macrophage activation, migration, and chemotaxis. Ten hub genes were identified by PPI network analysis. Subsequently, the expression levels of hub genes were validated with the other dataset. Finally, these four validated hub genes were further confirmed by our UUO mice. Three validated hub genes, Gng2, Pf4 and Ccl9, showed significant response to UUO.Conclusion: Our study reveals the coordination of genes during UUO, and provides a promising gene panel CKD treatment. GNG2 and PF4 were identified as potential targets for developing CKD drugs.
基金:
Hubei Key Laboratory Opening Project, Wuhan, Hubei, China [2021KFY045]; national natural science foundation of china [81770688]; Hubei leading talent program in medicine, and, application foundation and frontier project of wuhan [2020020601012209]
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China.[2]Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China.
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[3]Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430060, China.[4]Department of Urology, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan Third Hospital, Wuhan 430060, China.[6]Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.[*1]Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 238 Jie Fang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China.[*2]Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 241, Peng Liuyang Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China[*3]Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University,. No. 238 Jie Fang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhu Kai,Li Xinxin,Gao Likun,et al.Identification of hub genes correlated with the initiation and development in chronic kidney disease via bioinformatics analysis[J].KIDNEY & BLOOD PRESSURE RESEARCH.2023,48(1):79-91.doi:10.1159/000528870.
APA:
Zhu, Kai,Li, Xinxin,Gao, Likun,Ji, Mengyao,Huang, Xu...&Li, Lili.(2023).Identification of hub genes correlated with the initiation and development in chronic kidney disease via bioinformatics analysis.KIDNEY & BLOOD PRESSURE RESEARCH,48,(1)
MLA:
Zhu, Kai,et al."Identification of hub genes correlated with the initiation and development in chronic kidney disease via bioinformatics analysis".KIDNEY & BLOOD PRESSURE RESEARCH 48..1(2023):79-91