Author:
Zhang Yue,Shan Linwei,Li Dongyu,Tang Yinghong,Qian Wei,Dai Jiayi,Du Mengdi,Sun Xiaoxuan,Zhu Yinsu,Wang Qiang,Zhou Lei
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Dermatomyositis (DM) is an acquired autoimmune disease that can cause damage to various organs, including the heart muscle. However, the mechanisms underlying myocardial injury in DM are not yet fully understood.
Methods
In this study, we utilized publicly available datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to identify hub-genes that are enriched in the immune system process in DM and myocarditis. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), differentially expressed genes (DEGs) analysis, protein–protein interaction (PPI), and gene ontology (GO) analysis were employed to identify these hub-genes. We then used the CIBERSORT method to analyze immune cell infiltration in skeletal muscle specimens of DM and myocardium specimens of myocarditis respectively. Correlation analysis was performed to investigate the relationship between key genes and infiltrating immune cells. Finally, we predicted regulatory miRNAs of hub-genes through miRNet and validated their expression in online datasets and clinical samples.
Results
Using integrated bioinformatics analysis, we identified 10 and 5 hub-genes that were enriched in the immune system process in the database of DM and myocarditis respectively. The subsequent intersections between hub-genes were IFIT3, OAS3, ISG15, and RSAD2. We found M2 macrophages increased in DM and myocarditis compared to the healthy control, associating with the expression of IFIT3, OAS3, ISG15, and RSAD2 in DM and myocarditis positively. Gene function enrichment analysis (GSEA) showed that IFIT3, OAS3, ISG15, and RSAD2 were mainly enriched in type I interferon (IFN) signaling pathway, cellular response to type I interferon, and response to type I interferon. Finally, we verified that the expression of miR-146a-5p was significantly higher in the DM with myocardial injury than those without myocardial injury (p = 0.0009).
Conclusion
Our findings suggest that IFIT3, OAS3, ISG15, and RSAD2 may play crucial roles in the underlying mechanism of myocardial injury in DM. Serum miR-146a-5p could be a potential biomarker for myocardial injury in DM.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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