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Gene expression profile analysis of the progression of carotid atherosclerotic plaques

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    • Wangmi Liu
    • Yanxin Zhao
    • Jiayan Wu
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    Affiliations: Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, P.R. China, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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    Published online on: February 8, 2018
       https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8575
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The present study aimed to examine the universal gene expression signature and the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in the progression of carotid atherosclerotic plaques. The gene expression dataset, GSE28829, containing 13 early and 16 advanced carotid atherosclerotic plaques was selected for analysis. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified and analyzed using bioinformatics analyses, including cluster analysis, Gene Ontology (GO) and pathway enrichment analyses. Finally, a protein‑protein interaction (PPI) was constructed and analyzed. A total of 515 downregulated and 243 downregulated DEGs were identified. The cluster analysis revealed two separate two groups. In addition, the GO terms enriched by the upregulated DEGs were associated with immune response, and the downregulated DEGs were associated with cell adhesion. The upregulated DEGs were enriched in pathways associated with signaling in the immune system, and the downregulated DEGs were enriched in pathways associated with muscle contraction. In the PPI network analysis, ITGAM and ACTN2 had the highest decrees of connectivity in the upregulated and downregulated DEGs, respectively. These findings suggested that deregulation of the immune system and smooth muscle cell cytoskeleton accelerates the progression of carotid atherosclerotic plaques. The DEGs identified may offer potential in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis in the carotid artery.
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Liu, W., Zhao, Y., Wu, J."Gene expression profile analysis of the progression of carotid atherosclerotic plaques". Molecular Medicine Reports 17, no. 4 (2018): 5789-5795. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8575
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