Identification of hub glycolysis-related genes in acute myocardial infarction and their correlation with immune infiltration using bioinformatics analysis-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Identification of hub glycolysis-related genes in acute myocardial infarction and their correlation with immune infiltration using bioinformatics analysis

Published:2024-07-10 Issue:1 Volume:24 Page:
ISSN:1471-2261
Container-title:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
language:en
Short-container-title:BMC Cardiovasc Disord

Author:

Zhang Xiaoqing,Zhang Lina,Gao Ya,Liu Zhangyu,Gong Kaizheng

Abstract

Abstract Purpose Glycolysis and immune metabolism play important roles in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Therefore, this study aimed to identify and experimentally validate the glycolysis-related hub genes in AMI as diagnostic biomarkers, and further explore the association between hub genes and immune infiltration. Methods Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from AMI peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were analyzed using R software. Glycolysis-related DEGs (GRDEGs) were identified and analyzed using the Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) for functional enrichment. A protein–protein interaction network was constructed using the STRING database and visualized using Cytoscape software. Immune infiltration analysis between patients with AMI and stable coronary artery disease (SCAD) controls was performed using CIBERSORT, and correlation analysis between GRDEGs and immune cell infiltration was performed. We also plotted nomograms and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves to assess the predictive accuracy of GRDEGs for AMI occurrence. Finally, key genes were experimentally validated using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blotting using PBMCs. Results A total of 132 GRDEGs and 56 GRDEGs were identified on the first day and 4–6 days after AMI, respectively. Enrichment analysis indicated that these GRDEGs were mainly clustered in the glycolysis/gluconeogenesis and metabolic pathways. Five hub genes (HK2, PFKL, PKM, G6PD, and ALDOA) were selected using the cytoHubba plugin. The link between immune cells and hub genes indicated that HK2, PFKL, PKM, and ALDOA were significantly positively correlated with monocytes and neutrophils, whereas G6PD was significantly positively correlated with neutrophils. The calibration curve, decision curve analysis, and ROC curves indicated that the five hub GRDEGs exhibited high predictive value for AMI. Furthermore, the five hub GRDEGs were validated by RT-qPCR and western blotting. Conclusion We concluded that HK2, PFKL, PKM, G6PD, and ALDOA are hub GRDEGs in AMI and play important roles in AMI progression. This study provides a novel potential immunotherapeutic method for the treatment of AMI.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12872-024-03989-7.pdf

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