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. 2023 Sep 25;36(9):866-72.
doi: 10.12200/j.issn.1003-0034.2023.09.014.

[Analysis of genes related to female bone peak and osteoporosis based on bioinformatics]

[Article in Chinese]
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[Analysis of genes related to female bone peak and osteoporosis based on bioinformatics]

[Article in Chinese]
Ping Fan et al. Zhongguo Gu Shang. .

Abstract

Objective: To explore and verify the genes related to female peak bone mass(PBM) and osteoporosis (OP) based on bioinformatics.

Methods: Using GEO data, DNA microarray technology to conduct genome-wide analysis of adult female monocytes with high and low PBM. Cluster analysis, GO enrichment and KEGG analysis were used to analyze the differential genes, and the interaction network of differential genes was further analyzed. OP rat model was established and femur neck tissue staining was performed to further verify the expression of differential genes.

Results: A total of 283 genes were obtained by differential gene screening. Compared with the high PBM samples, 135 genes were up-regulated and 148 genes were down-regulated in the low PBM samples. A total of 7 pathways and 12 differential genes were enriched, and there were differences in the expression of several genes involved in mineral absorption and transport, cellular immunity and other aspects. Among them, voltage-gated Ca2+ channel 1.3(CaV1.3) encoded by CACNA1D gene was significantly enhanced in the femoral neck tissue of OP rat model.

Conclusion: The above results suggest that the difference in the expression level of CaV1.3 gene may lead to the occurrence of OP in women with low PBM, which provides us with a potential target for the prevention and treatment of OP.

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Calcium channel; Osteoporosis; Peak bone mass.

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