Identification of key necroptosis-related genes and immune landscape in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy

Abstract Background Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is a major cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure. Necroptosis is a novel type of programmed cell death that has been proved to be associated with the pathogenesis of infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, neurological di...

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Main Authors: Ruikun Hu, Ziyu Liu, Huihui Hou, Jingyu Li, Ming Yang, Panfeng Feng, Xiaorong Wang, Dechao Xu
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author Ruikun Hu
Ziyu Liu
Huihui Hou
Jingyu Li
Ming Yang
Panfeng Feng
Xiaorong Wang
Dechao Xu
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Ziyu Liu
Huihui Hou
Jingyu Li
Ming Yang
Panfeng Feng
Xiaorong Wang
Dechao Xu
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description Abstract Background Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is a major cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure. Necroptosis is a novel type of programmed cell death that has been proved to be associated with the pathogenesis of infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders and so on. However, the role of necroptosis in IgAN remains unclear. Methods In this study, we explored the role of necroptosis-related genes in the pathogenesis of IgAN using a comprehensive bioinformatics method. Microarray datasets GSE93798 and GSE115857 were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). “limma” package of R software was employed to identify necroptosis-related differentially expressed genes (NRDEGs) between IgAN and healthy controls. GO and KEGG functional enrichment analysis was performed by Clusterprofiler. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis identified hub NRDEGs. We further established a diagnostic model consisting of 7 diagnostic hub NRDEGs and validated the efficacy by an external dataset. The expression of hub genes was confirmed in sc-RNA dataset GSE171314. Immune infiltration, gene set enrichment analysis and transcription factor binding motifs enrichment analysis were conducted to further uncover their roles. Results 1076 differentially expressed genes were identified between healthy individuals and IgAN patients from RNA-seq dataset GSE9379. Then we cross-linked them with necroptosis-related genes to obtain 9 NRDEGs. LASSO regression analysis screened out 7 hub genes (JUN, CD274, SERTAD1, NFKBIA, H19, UCHL1 and EZH2) of IgAN. We further conducted functional enrichment analysis and constructed the diagnostic model based on dataset GSE93798. GSE115857 was used as the independent validation cohort and indicated a great predictive efficacy. Immune infiltration, gene set enrichment analysis and transcription factor binding motifs enrichment analysis revealed their potential function. Finally, we screened out four drugs that were predicted to have therapeutic value of IgAN. Conclusions In summary, we identified 7 hub necroptosis-associated genes, which can be used as potential genetic biomarkers for IgAN prediction and treatment. Four drugs were predicted as the potential therapeutic solutions. Collectively, we provided insights into the necroptosis-related mechanisms and treatment of IgAN at the transcriptome level.
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spelling doaj-art-21ecde8c07604b6eb2a6e303f0e812d32024-12-22T12:20:39ZengBMCBMC Nephrology1471-23692024-12-0125111610.1186/s12882-024-03885-4Identification of key necroptosis-related genes and immune landscape in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathyRuikun Hu0Ziyu Liu1Huihui Hou2Jingyu Li3Ming Yang4Panfeng Feng5Xiaorong Wang6Dechao Xu7Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong UniversityDepartment of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical UniversityDepartment of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical UniversitySchool of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji UniversityDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji UniversityDepartment of Pharmacy, The First People’s Hospital of Nantong city, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong UniversityAffiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong UniversityDepartment of Nephrology, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical UniversityAbstract Background Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is a major cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure. Necroptosis is a novel type of programmed cell death that has been proved to be associated with the pathogenesis of infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders and so on. However, the role of necroptosis in IgAN remains unclear. Methods In this study, we explored the role of necroptosis-related genes in the pathogenesis of IgAN using a comprehensive bioinformatics method. Microarray datasets GSE93798 and GSE115857 were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). “limma” package of R software was employed to identify necroptosis-related differentially expressed genes (NRDEGs) between IgAN and healthy controls. GO and KEGG functional enrichment analysis was performed by Clusterprofiler. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analysis identified hub NRDEGs. We further established a diagnostic model consisting of 7 diagnostic hub NRDEGs and validated the efficacy by an external dataset. The expression of hub genes was confirmed in sc-RNA dataset GSE171314. Immune infiltration, gene set enrichment analysis and transcription factor binding motifs enrichment analysis were conducted to further uncover their roles. Results 1076 differentially expressed genes were identified between healthy individuals and IgAN patients from RNA-seq dataset GSE9379. Then we cross-linked them with necroptosis-related genes to obtain 9 NRDEGs. LASSO regression analysis screened out 7 hub genes (JUN, CD274, SERTAD1, NFKBIA, H19, UCHL1 and EZH2) of IgAN. We further conducted functional enrichment analysis and constructed the diagnostic model based on dataset GSE93798. GSE115857 was used as the independent validation cohort and indicated a great predictive efficacy. Immune infiltration, gene set enrichment analysis and transcription factor binding motifs enrichment analysis revealed their potential function. Finally, we screened out four drugs that were predicted to have therapeutic value of IgAN. Conclusions In summary, we identified 7 hub necroptosis-associated genes, which can be used as potential genetic biomarkers for IgAN prediction and treatment. Four drugs were predicted as the potential therapeutic solutions. Collectively, we provided insights into the necroptosis-related mechanisms and treatment of IgAN at the transcriptome level.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03885-4Immunoglobulin a nephropathyNecroptosisBioinformatic analysis
spellingShingle Ruikun Hu
Ziyu Liu
Huihui Hou
Jingyu Li
Ming Yang
Panfeng Feng
Xiaorong Wang
Dechao Xu
Identification of key necroptosis-related genes and immune landscape in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy
BMC Nephrology
Immunoglobulin a nephropathy
Necroptosis
Bioinformatic analysis
title Identification of key necroptosis-related genes and immune landscape in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy
title_full Identification of key necroptosis-related genes and immune landscape in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy
title_fullStr Identification of key necroptosis-related genes and immune landscape in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy
title_full_unstemmed Identification of key necroptosis-related genes and immune landscape in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy
title_short Identification of key necroptosis-related genes and immune landscape in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy
title_sort identification of key necroptosis related genes and immune landscape in patients with immunoglobulin a nephropathy
topic Immunoglobulin a nephropathy
Necroptosis
Bioinformatic analysis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03885-4
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