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Optimization of Smoking Classification by Applying Neural Network with Variable Importance Using Cytokine Biomarkers.

Seema Singh Saharan^1,2,3, Pankaj Nagar⁴, Kate Townsend Creasy⁵

¹Department of Clinical Pharmacy University of California San Francisco, USA.

Proceedings. International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence

|November 8, 2024

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Machine learning accurately differentiates smokers from non-smokers using cytokine biomarkers. Identifying key cytokines like I-TAC and IL-22 enhances disease risk prediction and personalized medicine approaches.

Keywords:

AUROC Classification NN Plasma cytokines Variable Importance

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Published on: January 10, 2015

Area of Science:

Biomarker Research
Machine Learning in Medicine
Computational Biology

Background:

Cigarette smoking is a major cause of preventable death, increasing risks for heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
Smoking-induced endothelial dysfunction is linked to inflammatory cytokines, which can serve as predictive biomarkers.
Advances in biomarker research and machine learning are crucial for precision diagnosis and therapeutics.

Purpose of the Study:

To classify individuals as smokers or non-smokers using machine learning algorithms based on cytokine profiles.
To identify the most impactful cytokine biomarkers for distinguishing between smokers and non-smokers.
To evaluate the efficacy of a Neural Network model in smoking status classification.

Main Methods:

Utilized a Neural Network (NN) algorithm to classify smokers versus non-smokers based on 63 distinct cytokines.
Employed cross-validation and hyperparameter tuning to optimize NN performance.
Identified the top 10 most influential cytokines for classification and compared model performance using all 63 versus the top 10 cytokines.

Main Results:

The NN model using all 63 cytokines achieved an Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.949.
A refined model using the top 10 cytokines demonstrated superior performance with an AUROC of 0.995.
The 10 most impactful cytokines identified were I-TAC, IL-22, IL-2R, IL-3, HGF, IL-18, G-CSF-CSF-3, MIF, SDF-1alpha, and MMP-1.

Conclusions:

Machine learning, particularly Neural Networks, effectively classifies smokers using cytokine profiles.
Specific cytokines like I-TAC and IL-22 are highly predictive of smoking status.
Cytokine biomarkers combined with machine learning hold significant potential for early disease prediction and novel treatment strategies.