Wenxing Su1,2, Yuqian Wei1,2, Biao Huang2,3, Jiang Ji1. 1. Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. 2. Department of Medicine, Soochow University, Suzhou, China. 3. Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic, prolonged, and recurrent skin inflammatory disease. However, the pathogenesis of psoriasis is not completely clear, thus we aimed to explore potential molecular basis of it. METHODS: Two datasets were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. After identifying the differentially expressed genes of psoriasis skin lesion samples and healthy controls, three kinds of analyses, namely functional annotation, protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, and immune infiltration analyses, were performed. RESULTS: A total of 152 up-regulated genes and 38 down-regulated genes were selected for subsequent analyses. Evaluation of the PPI network identified the most important module containing 13 hub genes. Gene ontology analysis showed that the hub genes have a significant enrichment effect on positive regulation of cell migration, defense response to the other organism and epithelial cell differentiation. KEGG signaling pathway analysis showed that the hub genes were significantly enriched in chemokine signaling, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, and IL-17 signaling pathway. Compared with the normal control sample, naive B cells, CD8+ T cells, activated memory CD4+ T cells, follicular helper T cells, gamma delta T cells, resting NK cells, monocytes, M0 macrophages, M1 macrophages, activated dendritic cells and neutrophils infiltrated more, while memory B cells, naive CD4+ T cells, regulatory T cells (Tregs), activated NK cells, resting mast cells, and eosinophils infiltrated less. CONCLUSION: To conclude, the hub genes and pathways identified from psoriasis lesions and normal controls along with the immune infiltration profile may provide new insights into the study of psoriasis.
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic, prolonged, and recurrent skin inflammatory disease. However, the pathogenesis of psoriasis is not completely clear, thus we aimed to explore potential molecular basis of it. METHODS: Two datasets were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. After identifying the differentially expressed genes of psoriasis skin lesion samples and healthy controls, three kinds of analyses, namely functional annotation, protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, and immune infiltration analyses, were performed. RESULTS: A total of 152 up-regulated genes and 38 down-regulated genes were selected for subsequent analyses. Evaluation of the PPI network identified the most important module containing 13 hub genes. Gene ontology analysis showed that the hub genes have a significant enrichment effect on positive regulation of cell migration, defense response to the other organism and epithelial cell differentiation. KEGG signaling pathway analysis showed that the hub genes were significantly enriched in chemokine signaling, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, and IL-17 signaling pathway. Compared with the normal control sample, naive B cells, CD8+ T cells, activated memory CD4+ T cells, follicular helper T cells, gamma delta T cells, resting NK cells, monocytes, M0 macrophages, M1 macrophages, activated dendritic cells and neutrophils infiltrated more, while memory B cells, naive CD4+ T cells, regulatory T cells (Tregs), activated NK cells, resting mast cells, and eosinophils infiltrated less. CONCLUSION: To conclude, the hub genes and pathways identified from psoriasis lesions and normal controls along with the immune infiltration profile may provide new insights into the study of psoriasis.
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