Integrated Analysis of Hub Genes and miRNAs in Osteoporosis

Abstract

Background and objective: Osteoporosis (OP) is a systemic disease of bone metabolism, characterized by decreasing bone mass, increasing bone microstructure damages and fracture risk. It affects the quality of life of nearly 200 million people worldwide and is a major burden on the public health systems. We want to identify hub genes and miRNAs by the miRNA-mRNA interaction network in osteoporosis disease so that further understand the pathogenesis of this disease.Materials and methods: The differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMis) and mRNAs (DEMs) were selected using data of OP patients downloaded from the GEO database (GSE93883, GSE74209 and GSE35959). Gene Ontology (GO) pathway analysis and transcription factor enrichment analysis were used for selecting DEMis, and the target mRNAs of DEMis were filtered by using FunRich. Cytoscape software was used to visualize the network between miRNAs and mRNAs and calculate the hub genes. GO and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were used to analyze the mRNAs in the regulatory network.Results: A total of 17 DEMis and 655 DEMs were selected, from which we reconstructed the miRNA-mRNA network consisting of 6 miRNAs and 37 mRNAs. The top 10 nodes, hsa-let-7a-5p, hsa-miR-92a-3p, hsa-miR-92b-3p, hsa-miR-223-3p, hsa-miR-320c, SLC2A3(Solute Carrier Family 2 Member 3), LBX1(ladybird homeobox 1), HCN2(hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 2), DAB2IP(DAB2 Interacting Protein) and CIC(capicua transcriptional repressor), were identified as important regulators.Conclusions: The study uncovered several important hub genes and miRNAs involved in the pathogenesis of OP, among which, the hsa-let-7a-5p, hsa-miR-92a-3p and hsa-miR-92b-3p may play an important role in osteoporosis, which can help us provide potential therapeutic targets of OP.

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