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Author Spotlight: Tracing the Ferroptotic Signatures and Cell Death Dynamics in Medulloblastoma for Advanced Therapeutics
Published on: March 15, 2024
Investigating potential ferroptosis-related differentially expressed genes of UVB-induced skin photodamage
Li Deng1,2, Yi Li3, Qian Wu1,4
1Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Objectives:
Ultraviolet B (UVB) is one of the most dangerous insults for skin, which can cause skin sunburn, pigment disease, photoaging, and photocarcinogenesis. This study aimed to identify pathogenic genes related to ferroptosis in the skin of humans after UVB radiation.
Methods:
The gene expression profiles (GSE41078, GSE54413) were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, and the ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) were downloaded from the Genecards database. To identify the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and obtain differentially expressed FRGs by intersecting DEGs with FRGs. To identify the functional annotation and potential pathways by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses. Differentially expressed FRGs-associated protein-protein interaction network (PPI) was performed by STRING database and Cytoscape software.
Results:
A total of 628 co-expressed DEGs of the two profiles (GSE41078 and GSE54413) were identified, including 371 upregulated and 257 downregulated DEGs. A total of 32 differentially expressed FRGs were identified. The results of GO analyses showed that, in the biological processes, UVB had a great influence on the response to oxidative stress; in the molecular functions, UVB had a great influence on antioxidant activity; in the cellular components, UVB had a great influence on endocytic vesicle lumen. The key pathways of differentially expressed FRGs were identified by KEGG analyses. The most significant 12 central node genes were identified by PPI network.
Conclusion:
We identified differentially expressed FRGs candidate genes and pathways in UVB-induced skin photodamage, which could contribute to the development of new therapeutic targets for skin photodamage.
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