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Bioinformatics method combined with logistic regression analysis reveal potentially important miRNAs in ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to investigate the comprehensive differential expression profile of microRNAs (miRNAs) by screening for miRNA expression in ischemic stroke and normal samples. Differentially expressed miRNA (DEM) analysis was conducted using limma R Bioconductor package. Target genes of DEMs were identified from TargetScanHuman and miRTarBase databases. Functional enrichment analysis of the target genes was performed using clusterProfiler R Bioconductor package. The miRNA-based ischemic stroke diagnostic signature was constructed via logistic regression analysis. Compared with the normal cohort, a total of 14 DEMs, including 5 up-regulated miRNAs and 9 down-regulated miRNAs, were identified in ischemic stroke patients. These DEMs have 1600 regulatory targets. Using a logistic regression model, the top five miRNAs were screened for constructing an miRNA-based ischemic stroke diagnostic signature. Using the miRNA-mRNA interaction pairs, two target genes (specificity protein 1 (SP1) and Argonaute 1 (AGO1)) were speculated to be the primary genes of ischemic stroke. Here, several potential miRNAs biomarkers were identified and an miRNA-based diagnostic signature for ischemic stroke was established, which can be a valuable reference for future clinical researches.

SUBMITTER: Wei Z

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7432999 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Bioinformatics method combined with logistic regression analysis reveal potentially important miRNAs in ischemic stroke.

Wei Zhiqiang Z Qi Xingdi X Chen Yan Y Xia Xiaoshuang X Zheng Boyu B Sun Xugang X Zhang Guangming G Wang Ling L Zhang Qi Q Xu Chen C Jiang Shihe S Li Xiulian X Xie Bingxin B Liao Xiaohui X Zhu Ai A

Bioscience reports 20200801 8

<h4>Purpose</h4>The present study aimed to investigate the comprehensive differential expression profile of microRNAs (miRNAs) by screening for miRNA expression in ischemic stroke and normal samples.<h4>Methods</h4>Differentially expressed miRNA (DEM) analysis was conducted using limma R Bioconductor package. Target genes of DEMs were identified from TargetScanHuman and miRTarBase databases. Functional enrichment analysis of the target genes was performed using clusterProfiler R Bioconductor pac ...[more]

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