Key result
Bioinformatics analysis identified 89 differentially expressed genes (57 up-regulated and 32 down-regulated) associated with dilated cardiomyopathy, including key targets such as CTGF, POSTN, CORIN, and FIGF.
Observational (n=24)
p-value: p=<0.05
These genes may represent biomarkers or targets in dilated cardiomyopathy; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
BACKGROUND: Identify genes probably associated with chronic heart failure and predict potential target genes for dilated cardiomyopathy using bioinformatics analyses. METHODS: Gene expression profiles (series number GSE3585 and GSE42955) of cardiomyopathy patients and healthy controls were downloaded from the Expression Omnibus Gene (GEO) database. Differential expression of genes (DEGS) between the two groups of total 14 cardiomyopathy patients and 10 healthy controls were subsequently identified by limma package of R. Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery (DAVID Tool), which is an analysis of enriched biological processes. Search Tool for the Retrieval Interacting Genes (STRING) was used as well for the analysis of protein-protein interaction network (PPI). Prediction of the potential drugs was suggested based on the preliminarily identified genes using Connectivity Map (CMap). RESULTS: Eighty-nine DEGs were identified (57 up-regulated and 32 down-regulated). The most enrichment Gene Ontology (GO) terms (P < 0.05) contain genes involved in extracellular matrix (ECM) and biological adhesion signal pathways (P < 0.05, ES > 1.5) such as ECM-receptors, focal adhesion and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), etc. Fifty-one differentially expressed genes were found to encode interacting proteins. Eleven key genes along with related transcription factors were identified including CTGF, POSTN, CORIN, FIGF, etc. CONCLUSION: Bioinformatics-based analyses reveal the targeted genes probably associated with cardiomyopathy, which provide clues for pharmacological therapies aiming at the targets.
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Zhao et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Dilated cardiomyopathy (n=24). Dilated cardiomyopathy vs. Healthy controls was evaluated on Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (p=<0.05). Bioinformatics analysis identified 89 differentially expressed genes (57 up-regulated and 32 down-regulated) associated with dilated cardiomyopathy, including key targets such as CTGF, POSTN, CORIN, and FIGF.
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