BACKGROUND Pyroptosis and ubiquitination have been identified as key processes influencing the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus(DM).AIM To investigate the genes associated with the ubiquitin-proteasome system(UPS)and...BACKGROUND Pyroptosis and ubiquitination have been identified as key processes influencing the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus(DM).AIM To investigate the genes associated with the ubiquitin-proteasome system(UPS)and pyroptosis in type 2 DM(T2DM),and elucidate their mechanisms of action in T2DM.METHODS The datasets GSE76894,GSE41762,and GSE86469 were utilized in this study.UPS-related genes(UPSGs)and pyroptosis-related genes(PRGs)were obtained from existing literature.Differential expression analysis was performed to identify differentially expressed genes(DEGs).DEGs were intersected with UPSGs and PRGs to identify differentially expressed UPSGs and PRGs.Ubiquitin-pyroptosisrelated biomarkers were determined using Spearman’s correlation,t-tests,and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.Pathway enrichment of biomarkers was assessed using Gene Set Enrichment Analysis(GSEA).Single sample GSEA(ssGSEA)and Spearman’s correlation were used to analyze the relationship between biomarkers and immune cells.A competitive endogenous RNA network was constructed.Subsequently,drugs related to the biomarkers were identified and a gene-drug network was established.In dataset GSE86469,single-cell sequencing was utilized to determine cell types.Finally,the expression levels of biomarkers were validated through quantitative PCR(qPCR)and western blot analysis.RESULTS A total of 581 DEGs were identified in GSE76894.Four genes[ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 8(ABCC8),retinol binding protein 4(RBP4),Ras protein-specific guanine nucleotide-releasing factor 1(RASGRF1),and solute carrier family 34 member 2(SLC34A2)]were identified as ubiquitin-pyroptosis-related biomarkers in T2DM,based on consistent expression trends and significant differences in GSE76894 and GSE41762.These biomarkers were enriched in oxidative phosphorylation and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways,which are relevant to DM.ssGSEA revealed significant differences in the enrichment scores of nine immune cell types between groups.A total of 17 microRNAs(miRNAs)and 36 long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)were identified,forming numerous miRNA-lncRNA interactions.Additionally,22 drugs related to the biomarkers,such as gliclazide and tretinoin,were identified.In GSE86469,eight cell types,including alpha and beta cells,were characterized.qPCR and western blot analysis confirmed that the expression trends of RASGRF1 and SLC34A2 were consistent with the findings in GSE76894.CONCLUSION This study identified four ubiquitin-pyroptosis-related biomarkers(ABCC8,RBP4,RASGRF1,and SLC34A2)in T2DM through bioinformatics analysis,providing novel insights into the diagnosis and treatment of T2DM.展开更多
This paper presents a brief review of distant biological communication phenomena, information fields explained as a transduction of information without energy displacement, experimental requirements for testing this h...This paper presents a brief review of distant biological communication phenomena, information fields explained as a transduction of information without energy displacement, experimental requirements for testing this hypothesis with human beings using electrophotonic analysis, oxymetry and electromagnetic shielding. Finally, authors present preliminary results and future work on this new field of interdisciplinary research.展开更多
Biopolitics is often understood as a form of power that is exercised over a population,not over people.Within this paradigm,population is understood objectively as wealth,manpower,labour capacity,but also demographica...Biopolitics is often understood as a form of power that is exercised over a population,not over people.Within this paradigm,population is understood objectively as wealth,manpower,labour capacity,but also demographically as the object of statistical analysis.If biocommunism is to gain any political significance,if it is to become not only the result of the birth of biopower,but also an active and actual agent of new political devices,then it must face the problem of“population empowerment”.In this process of empowerment,“power over life”is to be transformed into“the power of life itself”.Biocommunism would therefore be a“community of life”which is intended to overcome immunological barriers.Within biocommunism life is the only“value”that should be shared.In this article I develop the thesis,according to which the“immune”is not simply different from the“common”but is its opposite.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82270863 and No.82470849Major Project of Anhui Provincial University Research Program,No.2023AH040400+1 种基金Joint Fund for Medical Artificial Intelligence,No.MAI2023Q026the Project of Health Commission Scientific Research in Anhui Province,No.AHWJ2024Aa20477.
文摘BACKGROUND Pyroptosis and ubiquitination have been identified as key processes influencing the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus(DM).AIM To investigate the genes associated with the ubiquitin-proteasome system(UPS)and pyroptosis in type 2 DM(T2DM),and elucidate their mechanisms of action in T2DM.METHODS The datasets GSE76894,GSE41762,and GSE86469 were utilized in this study.UPS-related genes(UPSGs)and pyroptosis-related genes(PRGs)were obtained from existing literature.Differential expression analysis was performed to identify differentially expressed genes(DEGs).DEGs were intersected with UPSGs and PRGs to identify differentially expressed UPSGs and PRGs.Ubiquitin-pyroptosisrelated biomarkers were determined using Spearman’s correlation,t-tests,and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.Pathway enrichment of biomarkers was assessed using Gene Set Enrichment Analysis(GSEA).Single sample GSEA(ssGSEA)and Spearman’s correlation were used to analyze the relationship between biomarkers and immune cells.A competitive endogenous RNA network was constructed.Subsequently,drugs related to the biomarkers were identified and a gene-drug network was established.In dataset GSE86469,single-cell sequencing was utilized to determine cell types.Finally,the expression levels of biomarkers were validated through quantitative PCR(qPCR)and western blot analysis.RESULTS A total of 581 DEGs were identified in GSE76894.Four genes[ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 8(ABCC8),retinol binding protein 4(RBP4),Ras protein-specific guanine nucleotide-releasing factor 1(RASGRF1),and solute carrier family 34 member 2(SLC34A2)]were identified as ubiquitin-pyroptosis-related biomarkers in T2DM,based on consistent expression trends and significant differences in GSE76894 and GSE41762.These biomarkers were enriched in oxidative phosphorylation and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways,which are relevant to DM.ssGSEA revealed significant differences in the enrichment scores of nine immune cell types between groups.A total of 17 microRNAs(miRNAs)and 36 long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)were identified,forming numerous miRNA-lncRNA interactions.Additionally,22 drugs related to the biomarkers,such as gliclazide and tretinoin,were identified.In GSE86469,eight cell types,including alpha and beta cells,were characterized.qPCR and western blot analysis confirmed that the expression trends of RASGRF1 and SLC34A2 were consistent with the findings in GSE76894.CONCLUSION This study identified four ubiquitin-pyroptosis-related biomarkers(ABCC8,RBP4,RASGRF1,and SLC34A2)in T2DM through bioinformatics analysis,providing novel insights into the diagnosis and treatment of T2DM.
文摘This paper presents a brief review of distant biological communication phenomena, information fields explained as a transduction of information without energy displacement, experimental requirements for testing this hypothesis with human beings using electrophotonic analysis, oxymetry and electromagnetic shielding. Finally, authors present preliminary results and future work on this new field of interdisciplinary research.
文摘Biopolitics is often understood as a form of power that is exercised over a population,not over people.Within this paradigm,population is understood objectively as wealth,manpower,labour capacity,but also demographically as the object of statistical analysis.If biocommunism is to gain any political significance,if it is to become not only the result of the birth of biopower,but also an active and actual agent of new political devices,then it must face the problem of“population empowerment”.In this process of empowerment,“power over life”is to be transformed into“the power of life itself”.Biocommunism would therefore be a“community of life”which is intended to overcome immunological barriers.Within biocommunism life is the only“value”that should be shared.In this article I develop the thesis,according to which the“immune”is not simply different from the“common”but is its opposite.