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Published on: September 11, 2020
The Correlation between Ferroptosis and m6A Methylation in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury
Lihua Ni1, Rui Bai2, Qiuyuan Zhou1,3
1Department of Nephrology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Objective:
The present research analyzed the correlation between N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation and ferroptosis associated genes (FAGs) in acute kidney injury (AKI) patients.
Methods:
Bioinformatics analysis of microarray profiles (GSE30718) was performed to select differential expression genes (DEGs). FAGs are derived from systematic analysis of the aberrances and functional implications. The m6A methylation related genes were derived from the molecular characterization and clinical significance of m6A modulators. The multi-gene correlation of ferroptosis and M6A methylation modification was displayed. Then, the CIBERSORT algorithm was used to analyze the proportions of 22 immune cell infiltration.
Results:
In total, 349 DEGs were extracted between the AKI and control samples, among which 172 genes were upregulated and 177 were downregulated. FAGs (SLC1A5, CARS, SAT1, ACSL4, NFE2L2, TFRC, and MT1G) and m6A methylation related genes (YTHDF3, WTAP, and IGF2BP3) were significantly increased in AKI patients (p < 0.05). FAGs (SAT1, ACSL4, and NFE2L2) were positively correlated with the expression level of m6A methylation genes (p < 0.05). NFE2L2 has high diagnostic value, and the level of NFE2L2 was negatively correlated with the degree of follicular helper T (TFH) cell infiltration.
Conclusion:
Our research could provide a new theoretical basis for the pathogenesis and immune mechanism of AKI.
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