[Characteristics and Significance of Gene Expression Changes in Peripheral Blood of Lumbar Disc Extrusion Patients before and after Nonoperative Treatment]

Autor: Guo-Gang, Dai, Yi, Wang, Shi-Chuan, Liao, Jiao, Xia, Feng, Wang, Lei, Huang, Wan-Li, Du, Guo-Gang, Tian, Jiang, Wen, Tao, Li
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition. 52(5)
ISSN: 1672-173X
Popis: To define the gene expression characteristics in the peripheral blood of patients with lumbar disc extrusion (LDE) and the effect of nonoperative treatment on the gene expression.DNA microarray was used to identify semi-quantitatively the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the peripheral blood of patients with LDE and that of the healthy controls and the variation trend of these DEGs after nonoperative treatment. Enrichment analysis was done to reveal the functional characteristics of these DEGs, and network analysis was done to identify key genes that contribute to gene dysregulation. The levels of these key genes were measured by qRT-PCR to examine their expression in LDE patients and the controls, and the effect of nonoperative treatment on the expression level.We identified 153 DEGs in the peripheral blood of LDE patients and healthy controls, including 131 upregulated genes and 22 downregulated genes. Enrichment analysis revealed that most of the DEGs were related to immunity and the inflammatory response. Network analysis revealed that toll-like receptor 4 (Gene expression in the peripheral blood of LDE patients was characterized by the dysregulation of immune and inflammatory response-related genes, among which
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