Identification of new hub- ferroptosis-related genes in Lupus Nephritis

: Lupus Nephritis (LN) is the primary causation of kidney injury in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Ferroptosis is a programmed cell death. Therefore, understanding the crosstalk between LN and ferroptosis is still a significant challenge. : We obtained the expression profile of LN kidney biopsy...

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Published in:Autoimmunity (Chur, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2024-12, Vol.57 (1), p.2319204-2319204
Main Authors: Zheng, Xiao-Jie, Chen, Ying, Yao, Li, Li, Xiao-Li, Sun, Da, Li, Yan-Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apoptosis
Biopsy
ferroptosis
Ferroptosis - genetics
hub-ferroptosis-related genes
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
lupus nephritis
Lupus Nephritis - genetics
machine learning
systemic lupus erythematosus
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Summary:: Lupus Nephritis (LN) is the primary causation of kidney injury in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Ferroptosis is a programmed cell death. Therefore, understanding the crosstalk between LN and ferroptosis is still a significant challenge. : We obtained the expression profile of LN kidney biopsy samples from the Gene Expression Omnibus database and utilised the R-project software to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Then, we conducted a functional correlation analysis. Ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) crossover to select FRGs with LN. Afterwards, we used CIBERSORT to assess the infiltration of immune cells in both LN tissues and healthy control samples. Finally, we performed immunohistochemistry on LN human renal tissue. : 10619 DEGs screened from the LN biopsy tissue were identified. 22 hub-ferroptosis-related genes with LN (FRGs-LN) were screened out. The CIBERSORT findings revealed that there were significant statistical differences in immune cells between healthy control samples and LN tissues. Immunohistochemistry further demonstrated a significant difference in HRAS, TFRC, ATM, and SRC expression in renal tissue between normal and control groups. : We developed a signature that allowed us to identify 22 new biomarkers associated with FRGs-LN. These findings suggest new insights into the pathology and therapeutic potential of LN ferroptosis inhibitors and iron chelators.
ISSN:0891-6934
1607-842X
DOI:10.1080/08916934.2024.2319204