APOA2: New Target for Molecular Hydrogen Therapy in Sepsis-Related Lung Injury Based on Proteomic and Genomic Analysis

Enquan Wang, Feier Wu, Hongguang Chen, Keliang Xie, Yan Fan, Yi Jiang, Yonghao Yu, Yu Song, Yuanlin Wang

Read more:

DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411325 DOI is the universal ID for this study.

This link will take you to the full study.

Abstract:

Target biomarkers for H2 at both the protein and genome levels are still unclear. In this study, quantitative proteomics acquired from a mouse model were first analyzed. At the same time, functional pathway analysis helped identify functional pathways at the protein level. Then, bioinformatics on mRNA sequencing data were conducted between sepsis and normal mouse models. Differential expressional genes with the closest relationship to disease status and development were identified through module correlation analysis. Then, common biomarkers in proteomics and transcriptomics were extracted as target biomarkers. Through analyzing expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) and genome-wide association studies (GWAS), colocalization analysis on Apoa2 and sepsis phenotype was conducted by summary-data-based Mendelian randomization (SMR). Then, two-sample and drug-target, syndrome Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses were all conducted using the Twosample R package. For protein level, protein quantitative trait loci (pQTLs) of the target biomarker were also included in MR. Animal experiments helped validate these results. As a result, Apoa2 protein or mRNA was identified as a target biomarker for H2 with a protective, causal relationship with sepsis. HDL and type 2 diabetes were proven to possess causal relationships with sepsis. The agitation and inhibition of Apoa2 were indicated to influence sepsis and related syndromes. In conclusion, we first proposed Apoa2 as a target for H2 treatment.

Publish Year 2023
Country China
Rank Positive
Journal International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Primary Topic Lung
Secondary TopicSepsis
Model Mouse
Tertiary TopicLung Injury
Vehicle Gas
pH N/A
Application Inhalation
Comparison
Complement