“…Some hub genes (Figure 6), including ALOX5, BDKRB1, LTB4R, FOLR2, PTGER2, SELP, and MMP25, were related to the inflammatory response, while certain hub genes, including AVP, BDKRB1, ELN, MYH6, ABCC8, FHDC1, KCNA1, and NMU, were related to blood circulation. The inflammatory response and blood circulation play a crucial role in the development of Perthes disease (Krutikova and Vinogradova, 2015;Spasovski et al, 2023). Altogether, analysis of the ceRNA network revealed several aspects related to the development of Perthes disease, which can provide insights for further studies in this regard.…”