背景:头皮银屑病严重影响患者的外观和心理状态。本研究的目的是探讨RPL9和TIFA在头皮银屑病中的作用和潜在机制。从而为头皮银屑病的临床治疗提供精准有效的方法。
方法:使用基因表达综合(GEO)数据库下载GSE75343数据集,通过Sangerbox搜索头皮银屑病中的差异表达基因(DEG)。基因集富集分析(GSEA)和基因集变异分析(GSVA)富集分析,功能富集分析,免疫细胞浸润分析,对12个hub基因进行免疫应答和相关性分析。然后,STRING用于开发蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(PPI)网络,用Cytoscape定位hub基因,利用SVM-RFE和随机森林将RPL9鉴定为靶基因。通过开放目标平台和Uniprot进行TIFA-RPL9相互作用预测。Further,RPL9和TIFA表达,分子机制,并在头皮银屑病中评估功能。
结果:免疫组织化学,qPCR,免疫印迹证实RPL9和TIFA在头皮银屑病皮损组织和IL17A刺激的HaCaT细胞中高表达。在CCK8测定中,RPL9敲低有效抑制IL17A刺激的HaCaT细胞的增殖能力。免疫共沉淀结果表明,RPL9可以与IL17A刺激的HaCaT细胞中的TIFA相互作用。在qPCR和蛋白质印迹中,RPL9敲低在IL17A刺激的HaCaT细胞中在mRNA和蛋白质水平上显著抑制TIFA。在ELISA中,下调IL17A刺激的HaCaT细胞中的RPL9后,TNF-α的分泌受到显着抑制。
结论:据我们所知,我们已经阐明了RPL9和TIFA在头皮银屑病皮肤和角质形成细胞中的表达和作用,我们的研究结果证实RPL9可能是头皮银屑病的候选治疗靶点.
BACKGROUND: Scalp psoriasis seriously affects the appearance and psychological status of patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect and potential mechanism of RPL9 and
TIFA in scalp psoriasis, so as to provide a precise and effective way for the clinical treatment of scalp psoriasis.
METHODS: The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database was employed to download the GSE75343 dataset to search for differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in scalp psoriasis through Sangerbox. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) and gene set variation analysis (GSVA) enrichment analysis, functional enrichment analysis, immune cell infiltration analysis, immune responses and correlation analysis with 12 hub genes were performed. Then, STRING was used to develop a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, used Cytoscape to locate hub genes, and SVM-RFE and random forest were utilized to identified RPL9 as the targeted gene.
TIFA-RPL9 interaction predictions were made viathe Open Targets Platform and Uniprot. Further, the RPL9 and
TIFA expression, molecular mechanism, and function were assessed in scalp psoriasis.
RESULTS: Immunohistochemistry, qPCR, and western blotting verified that RPL9 and
TIFA were highly expressed in lesional tissues of scalp psoriasis and IL17A-stimulated HaCaT cells. RPL9 knockdown effectively suppressed the proliferative capacity of IL17A-stimulated HaCaT cells in the CCK8 assay. The co-immunoprecipitation results revealed that RPL9 could interact with TIFA in IL17A-stimulated HaCaT cells. In qPCR and western blotting, RPL9 knockdown significantly inhibited TIFA at the mRNA and protein levels in IL17A-stimulated HaCaT cells. In ELISA, the secretion of TNF-α was markedly inhibited after downregulating RPL9 in IL17A-stimulated HaCaT cells.
CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, we have elucidated the expression and role of RPL9 and
TIFA in scalp psoriatic skin and keratinocytes, and our findings confirm that RPL9 might act as a candidate therapeutic target for scalp psoriasis.