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Genes associated with inflammation and the cell cycle may serve as biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction in a Chinese population

  • Authors:
    • Jiang Su
    • Changqing Gao
    • Rong Wang
    • Cangsong Xiao
    • Ming Yang
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  • Published online on: May 25, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.9077
  • Pages: 1311-1322
  • Copyright: © Su et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The present study aimed to identify biomarkers for the clinical diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a Chinese population using microarray data collected from the Gene Expression Omnibus database under accession number GSE97320. This included the peripheral blood samples of three patients with AMI and three controls. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using the limma package and protein‑protein interaction networks were constructed using data from the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes database, followed by module analysis to screen for hub genes. Functional enrichment analyses were performed using the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery. The identified genes were verified by overlapping with the target genes of microRNAs (miRs) known to be associated with AMI, as well as the DEGs identified in other AMI datasets, including GSE24519, GSE34198 and GSE48060. As a result, 752 DEGs (449 upregulated and 303 downregulated) were identified in the GSE97320 dataset. The upregulated DEGs were predicted to participate in inflammatory pathways, including the toll‑like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway, including ras‑related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (RAC1), TLR4, C‑C motif chemokine receptor (CCR)1; cytokine‑cytokine receptor interaction, including signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3; chemokine signaling pathway, including CCR10; pathways associated with cancer, including colony stimulating factor 3 receptor (CSF3R); and leukocyte transendothelial migration, including matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9). The downregulated DEGs were associated with the cell cycle, including alstrom syndrome protein 1 (ALMS1). These conclusions were made following functional analysis of the genes in the three identified modules. MMP9, TLR4, STAT3, CCR1 and ALMS1 were regulated by miR‑21‑5p, whereas RAC1 was regulated by miR‑30c‑5p. A comparison among the four datasets confirmed the roles of CSF3R and CCR10. HtrA serine peptidase 1 (HTRA1) was the only gene associated with both mortality and recurrence. In conclusion, inflammation‑associated genes, including STAT3, CCR1, RAC1, MMP9, CCR10, CSF3R and HTRA1, as well as cell cycle‑associated genes such as ALMS1, may be biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of AMI in Chinese people.
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Su J, Gao C, Wang R, Xiao C and Yang M: Genes associated with inflammation and the cell cycle may serve as biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction in a Chinese population. Mol Med Rep 18: 1311-1322, 2018
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Su, J., Gao, C., Wang, R., Xiao, C., & Yang, M. (2018). Genes associated with inflammation and the cell cycle may serve as biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction in a Chinese population. Molecular Medicine Reports, 18, 1311-1322. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.9077
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Su, J., Gao, C., Wang, R., Xiao, C., Yang, M."Genes associated with inflammation and the cell cycle may serve as biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction in a Chinese population". Molecular Medicine Reports 18.2 (2018): 1311-1322.
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Su, J., Gao, C., Wang, R., Xiao, C., Yang, M."Genes associated with inflammation and the cell cycle may serve as biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction in a Chinese population". Molecular Medicine Reports 18, no. 2 (2018): 1311-1322. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.9077