Identification of key pathways, genes and immune cell infiltration in hypoxia of high-altitude acclimatization via meta-analysis and integrated bioinformatics analysis

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作者
Li, Qiong [1 ,2 ]
Xu, Zhichao [1 ,2 ]
Fang, Fujin [1 ,2 ]
Shen, Yan [1 ,2 ]
Lei, Huan [1 ,2 ]
Shen, Xiaobing [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Southeast Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Key Lab Environm Med Engn, Minist Educ, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[2] Southeast Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol & Hlth Stat, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
关键词
high-altitude acclimatization; meta-analysis; bioinformatics analysis; immune infiltration; hypoxia; DEGRADATION; METABOLISM; EXPRESSION; PNEUMONIA; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN;
D O I
10.3389/fgene.2023.1055372
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Background: For individuals acutely exposed to high-altitude regions, environmental hypobaric hypoxia induces several physiological or pathological responses, especially immune dysfunction. Therefore, hypoxia is a potentially lifethreatening factor, which has closely related to high-altitude acclimatization. However, its specific molecular mechanism is still unclear. Methods: The four expression profiles about hypoxia and high altitude were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database in this study. Metaanalysis of GEO datasets was performed by NetworkAnalyst online tool. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis, and visualization were performed using R (version 4.1.3) software, respectively. The CIBERSORT analysis was conducted on GSE46480 to examine immune cell infiltration. In addition, we experimentally verified the bioinformatics analysis with qRT-PCR. Results: The meta-analysis identified 358 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), with 209 upregulated and 149 downregulated. DEGs were mostly enriched in biological processes and pathways associated with hypoxia acclimatization at high altitudes, according to both GO and KEGG enrichment analyses. ERH, VBP1, BINP3L, TOMM5, PSMA4, and POLR2K were identified by taking intersections of the DEGs between meta-analysis and GSE46480 and verified by qRT-PCR experiments, which were inextricably linked to hypoxia. Immune infiltration analysis showed significant differences in immune cells between samples at sea level and high altitudes. Conclusion: Identifying the DEGs and pathways will improve our understanding of immune function during high-altitude hypoxia at a molecular level. Targeting hypoxia-sensitive pathways in immune cells is interesting in treating high-altitude sickness. This study provides support for further research on high-altitude acclimatization.
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