Analysis and validation of hub genes in neutrophil extracellular traps for the long-term prognosis of myocardial infarction

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INTRODUCTION: The study focuses on the long-term prognosis of myocardial infarction (MI) influenced by neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). It also aims to analyze and validate relative hub genes in this process, in order to further explore new therapeutic targets that can improve the prognosis of MI.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We established a MI model in mice by ligating the left anterior descending branch (LAD) and conducted an 8-week continuous observation to study the dynamic changes in the structure and function of the heart in these mice. Meanwhile, we administered Apocynin, an inhibitor of NADPH Oxidase, which has also been shown to inhibit the formation of NETs, to mice undergoing MI surgery in order to compare. This study employed hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, echocardiography, immunofluorescence, and real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) to examine the impact of NETs on the long-term prognosis of MI. Next, datasets related to MI and NETs were downloaded from the GEO database, respectively. The Limma package of R software was used to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). After analyzing the "Robust Rank Aggregation (RRA)" package, we conducted a screening for robust differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and performed pathway enrichment analysis using Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) to determine the functional roles of these robust DEGs. The protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was visualized and hub genes were filtered using Cytoscape.

RESULTS: Immunofluorescence and qPCR results showed an increase in the expression of Myeloperoxidase (MPO) at week 1 and week 8 in the hearts of mice after MI. HE staining reveals a series of pathological manifestations in the heart of the MI group during 8 weeks, including enlarged size, disordered arrangement of cardiomyocytes, infiltration of inflammatory cells, and excessive deposition of collagen fibers, among others. The utilization of Apocynin could significantly improve these poor performances. The echocardiography displayed the cardiac function of the heart in mice. The MI group has a reduced range of heart movement and decreased ejection ability. Moreover, the ventricular systolic movement was found to be abnormal, and its wall thickening rate decreased over time, indicating a progressive worsening of myocardial ischemia. The Apocynin group, on the contrary, showed fewer abnormal changes in the aforementioned aspects. A total of 81 DEGs and 4 hub genes (FOS, EGR1, PTGS2, and HIST1H4H) were obtained. The results of RT-qPCR demonstrated abnormal expression of these four genes in the MI group, which could be reversed by treatment of Apocynin.

CONCLUSION: The NETs formation could be highly related to MI and the long-term prognosis of MI can be significantly influenced by the NETs formation. Four hub genes, namely FOS, EGR1, PTGS2, and HIST1H4H, have the potential to be key genes related to this process. They could also serve as biomarkers for predicting MI prognosis and as targets for gene therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:914

Enthalten in:

Gene - 914(2024) vom: 01. Apr., Seite 148369

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Xuan [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Wenyu [VerfasserIn]
He, Huan [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Guancheng [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Zhijun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Huan [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Jialin [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Zhuoji [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Pinliang [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Zigang [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Weiwei [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Runjia [VerfasserIn]
Song, Wenxin [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Zhongqi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zixin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lingjun [VerfasserIn]
Xian, Shaoxiang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acetophenones
Acetovanillone
B6J7B9UDTR
Heart failure
Hub genes
Journal Article
Long-term prognosis
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)

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Date Completed 26.04.2024

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.gene.2024.148369

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NLM369747275