Expression and Pathogenic Analysis of Integrin Family Genes in Systemic Sclerosis
Objectives: Emerging evidence shows that integrin members are involved in inflammation and fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). This study aimed at evaluating the expression of integrin family genes in the skin tissue from SSc patients and exploring the potential pathogenic mechanism.Methods: We ut...
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doaj-17bfd51b8e7e4383ab8681f9073dd1cc2021-07-20T06:21:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2021-07-01810.3389/fmed.2021.674523674523Expression and Pathogenic Analysis of Integrin Family Genes in Systemic SclerosisDan Xu0Ting Li1Ruikang Wang2Rong Mu3Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, ChinaObjectives: Emerging evidence shows that integrin members are involved in inflammation and fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). This study aimed at evaluating the expression of integrin family genes in the skin tissue from SSc patients and exploring the potential pathogenic mechanism.Methods: We utilized the public datasets of SSc skin tissue from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to analyze the expression and clinical significance of integrin family genes in SSc. The expression of integrin members in skin tissue was also assessed by immunohistochemistry. In addition, functional enrichment and pathway analysis were conducted.Results: Compared with healthy controls, the mRNA and protein levels of ITGA5, ITGB2, and ITGB5 were upregulated in the skin of SSc patients. Further analysis indicated that the mRNA expression levels of ITGA5, ITGB2, and ITGB5 were positively correlated with modified Rodnan skin thickness score (mRSS). Functional enrichment and pathway analysis showed that integrin members may play multiple roles in the pathogenesis of SSc. Among them, ITGA5, ITGB2, and ITGB5 might synergistically promote SSc through affecting extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover, ECM–receptor interaction, focal adhesion, and leukocyte trans-endothelial migration, while ITGA5 and ITGB5 also might affect angiogenesis and endothelial cell function. In addition, ITGA5, ITGB2, and ITGA5 were associated with different pathways, respectively. ITGA5 was uniquely enriched for actin organization, while ITGB5 was for TGF-β signaling and ITGB2 for immune cell activation.Conclusion: Our results implied that the abnormal expression of integrin family genes including ITGA5, ITGB2, and ITGB5 may participate in multiple pathological processes in SSc. Further investigations are required for confirming this speculation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.674523/fullintegrinsystemic sclerosisskinbioinformatics analysisgene |
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Expression and Pathogenic Analysis of Integrin Family Genes in Systemic Sclerosis |
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Expression and Pathogenic Analysis of Integrin Family Genes in Systemic Sclerosis |
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Expression and Pathogenic Analysis of Integrin Family Genes in Systemic Sclerosis |
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Expression and Pathogenic Analysis of Integrin Family Genes in Systemic Sclerosis |
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Expression and Pathogenic Analysis of Integrin Family Genes in Systemic Sclerosis |
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expression and pathogenic analysis of integrin family genes in systemic sclerosis |
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Objectives: Emerging evidence shows that integrin members are involved in inflammation and fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). This study aimed at evaluating the expression of integrin family genes in the skin tissue from SSc patients and exploring the potential pathogenic mechanism.Methods: We utilized the public datasets of SSc skin tissue from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to analyze the expression and clinical significance of integrin family genes in SSc. The expression of integrin members in skin tissue was also assessed by immunohistochemistry. In addition, functional enrichment and pathway analysis were conducted.Results: Compared with healthy controls, the mRNA and protein levels of ITGA5, ITGB2, and ITGB5 were upregulated in the skin of SSc patients. Further analysis indicated that the mRNA expression levels of ITGA5, ITGB2, and ITGB5 were positively correlated with modified Rodnan skin thickness score (mRSS). Functional enrichment and pathway analysis showed that integrin members may play multiple roles in the pathogenesis of SSc. Among them, ITGA5, ITGB2, and ITGB5 might synergistically promote SSc through affecting extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover, ECM–receptor interaction, focal adhesion, and leukocyte trans-endothelial migration, while ITGA5 and ITGB5 also might affect angiogenesis and endothelial cell function. In addition, ITGA5, ITGB2, and ITGA5 were associated with different pathways, respectively. ITGA5 was uniquely enriched for actin organization, while ITGB5 was for TGF-β signaling and ITGB2 for immune cell activation.Conclusion: Our results implied that the abnormal expression of integrin family genes including ITGA5, ITGB2, and ITGB5 may participate in multiple pathological processes in SSc. Further investigations are required for confirming this speculation. |
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integrin systemic sclerosis skin bioinformatics analysis gene |
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