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Endophenotype Network Models: Common Core of Complex Diseases.

Susan Dina Ghiassian^1,2, Jörg Menche^1,2,3, Daniel I Chasman⁴

¹Center for Complex Networks Research and Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.

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|June 10, 2016

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This study reveals that inflammation, fibrosis, and thrombosis are key disease endophenotypes. Their interconnected network models highlight shared mechanisms underlying various diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease risk.

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Area of Science:

Systems biology
Molecular medicine
Genomics

Background:

Traditional disease classification focuses on organ systems.
Emerging research highlights shared molecular mechanisms (endophenotypes) across diseases.
Endophenotypes like inflammation, fibrosis, and thrombosis are crucial in disease development.

Purpose of the Study:

To model the network of key disease endophenotypes.
To investigate the relationship between these endophenotypes and various diseases, with a focus on cardiovascular disease.
To explore the role of macrophage activation in inflammatory responses.

Main Methods:

Construction of endophenotype network models.
Analysis of human interactome subnetworks representing inflammasome, thrombosome, and fibrosome.
Proteomic data analysis to study macrophage activation.

Main Results:

Identified highly overlapping network neighborhoods (modules) for inflammation, fibrosis, and thrombosis.
These modules are significantly enriched with disease-associated genes.
Modules are particularly enriched with genes linked to cardiovascular disease risk.
Inflammatory responses originate from the interplay between these three endophenotypic modules.

Conclusions:

Endophenotype network modeling provides a new framework for understanding disease mechanisms.
Shared endophenotypes are central to disease pathogenesis, especially in cardiovascular disease.
Cross-talk between inflammation, fibrosis, and thrombosis modules drives inflammatory responses.