Identification of key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head based on machine learning

Abstract Background This study was aimed to identify key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (SONFH) based on machine learning algorithm. Methods The SONFH dataset GSE123568 (including 30 SONFH patients and 10 controls) was used in this study. The diff...

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Main Authors: Jian Liu, Xueliang Han, Lianjun Qu, Bencai Du
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03800-x
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Xueliang Han
Lianjun Qu
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Bencai Du
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description Abstract Background This study was aimed to identify key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (SONFH) based on machine learning algorithm. Methods The SONFH dataset GSE123568 (including 30 SONFH patients and 10 controls) was used in this study. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were selected between SONFH and control groups, which were subjected to WGCNA. Ferroptosis-related genes were downloaded from FerrDb V2, which were then compared with DEGs and module genes. Two machine learning algorithms were utilized to identify key ferroptosis-related genes, and the underlying mechanisms were analyzed by GSEA. Correlation analysis between key ferroptosis-related genes and immune cells was analyzed by Spearman method. The drug–gene relationships were predicted in CTD. Results Total 2030 DEGs were obtained. WGCNA identified two key modules and obtained 1561 module genes. Finally, 43 intersection genes were identified as disease-related ferroptosis-related genes. After LASSO regression and RFE-SVM algorithms, 4 intersection genes (AKT1S1, BACH1, MGST1 and SETD1B) were considered as key ferroptosis-related gene. The 4 genes were correlated with osteoclast differentiation pathway. Twenty immune cells with significant differences were obtained between the groups, and the 4 key ferroptosis-related genes were correlated with most immune cells. In CTD, 41 drug–gene relationship pairs were finally obtained. Conclusions The 4 key ferroptosis-related genes, AKT1S1, BACH1, MGST1 and SETD1B, were identified to play a critical role in SONFH progression through osteoclast differentiation and immunologic mechanisms. Additionally, all the 4 genes had good disease prediction effect and could act as biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of SONFH.
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spelling doaj.art-772ccdc50a9f40a9a0d6a8ac9ecadcac2023-04-30T11:22:11ZengBMCJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research1749-799X2023-04-0118111210.1186/s13018-023-03800-xIdentification of key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head based on machine learningJian Liu0Xueliang Han1Lianjun Qu2Bencai Du3Department of Orthopedic, Sunshine Union HospitalDepartment of Orthopedic, Sunshine Union HospitalDepartment of Orthopedic, Sunshine Union HospitalDepartment of Orthopedic, Sunshine Union HospitalAbstract Background This study was aimed to identify key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (SONFH) based on machine learning algorithm. Methods The SONFH dataset GSE123568 (including 30 SONFH patients and 10 controls) was used in this study. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were selected between SONFH and control groups, which were subjected to WGCNA. Ferroptosis-related genes were downloaded from FerrDb V2, which were then compared with DEGs and module genes. Two machine learning algorithms were utilized to identify key ferroptosis-related genes, and the underlying mechanisms were analyzed by GSEA. Correlation analysis between key ferroptosis-related genes and immune cells was analyzed by Spearman method. The drug–gene relationships were predicted in CTD. Results Total 2030 DEGs were obtained. WGCNA identified two key modules and obtained 1561 module genes. Finally, 43 intersection genes were identified as disease-related ferroptosis-related genes. After LASSO regression and RFE-SVM algorithms, 4 intersection genes (AKT1S1, BACH1, MGST1 and SETD1B) were considered as key ferroptosis-related gene. The 4 genes were correlated with osteoclast differentiation pathway. Twenty immune cells with significant differences were obtained between the groups, and the 4 key ferroptosis-related genes were correlated with most immune cells. In CTD, 41 drug–gene relationship pairs were finally obtained. Conclusions The 4 key ferroptosis-related genes, AKT1S1, BACH1, MGST1 and SETD1B, were identified to play a critical role in SONFH progression through osteoclast differentiation and immunologic mechanisms. Additionally, all the 4 genes had good disease prediction effect and could act as biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of SONFH.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03800-xSteroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral headFerroptosisImmuneMachine learning
spellingShingle Jian Liu
Xueliang Han
Lianjun Qu
Bencai Du
Identification of key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head based on machine learning
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head
Ferroptosis
Immune
Machine learning
title Identification of key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head based on machine learning
title_full Identification of key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head based on machine learning
title_fullStr Identification of key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head based on machine learning
title_full_unstemmed Identification of key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head based on machine learning
title_short Identification of key ferroptosis-related biomarkers in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head based on machine learning
title_sort identification of key ferroptosis related biomarkers in steroid induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head based on machine learning
topic Steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head
Ferroptosis
Immune
Machine learning
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03800-x
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