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Purpose: Studies have shown that neutrophil-mediated formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) leads to increased inflammatory response and cellular tissue damage during myocardial infarction (MI). We aimed to identify and validate possible hub genes in the process of NETs-mediated cell damage.
Methods: We performed an immune cell infiltration analysis of the MI transcriptome dataset based on CIBERSORT and ssGSEA algorithms. Gene expression profiles of NETs formation (GSE178883) were used to analyze the physiological processes of peripheral blood neutrophils after phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) stimulation. Bioinformatics and machine learning algorithms were utilized to find candidate hub genes based on NETs-related genes and transcriptome datasets (GSE66360 and GSE179828). We generated the receiver operating curve (ROC) to evaluate the diagnostic value of hub genes. Next, the correlation between hub genes and immune cells was analyzed using CIBERSORT, ssGSEA and xCell algorithms. Finally, we used quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry to verify gene expression.
Results: Immune cell infiltration analysis revealed that inflammatory cells such as neutrophils were highly expressed in the peripheral blood of patients with MI. Functional analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in GSE178883 indicated that the potential pathogenesis lies in immune terms. Using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and machine learning algorithms, we finally identified the seven hub genes (FCAR, IL1B, MMP9, NFIL3, CXCL2, ICAM1, and ZFP36). The qRT-PCR results showed that IL-1B, MMP9, and NFIL3 mRNA expression was up-regulated in the MI group compared to the control. Immunohistochemical results showed high MMP9, IL-1B, and NFIL3 expression in the infarcted area compared to the non-infarcted area and sham-operated groups.
Conclusion: We identified seven hub genes associated with NETs-mediated cellular damage during MI. Our results may provide insights into the mechanisms of neutrophil-mediated cell injury during MI.
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