Machine learning identifies key cells and therapeutic targets during ferroptosis after spinal cord injury.

Neural Regen Res

Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Spinal Cord Injury, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord, Tianjin, China.

Published: July 2024

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  • Ferroptosis is linked to injury response after spinal cord damage, involving iron imbalance and lipid damage.
  • Researchers analyzed RNA sequencing data to identify key genes Atf3 and Piezo1 associated with ferroptosis and highlighted their relationship with macrophages/microglia.
  • A mouse model study showed that treating with cycloheximide improved recovery and altered inflammatory cytokine levels, indicating potential therapeutic pathways for spinal cord injury recovery.

Article Abstract

Ferroptosis, a type of cell death that mainly involves iron metabolism imbalance and lipid peroxidation, is strongly correlated with the phagocytic response caused by bleeding after spinal cord injury. Thus, in this study, bulk RNA sequencing data (GSE47681 and GSE5296) and single-cell RNA sequencing data (GSE162610) were acquired from gene expression databases. We then conducted differential analysis and immune infiltration analysis. Atf3 and Piezo1 were identified as key ferroptosis genes through random forest and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithms. Further analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data revealed a close relationship between ferroptosis and cell types such as macrophages/microglia and their intrinsic state transition processes. Differences in transcription factor regulation and intercellular communication networks were found in ferroptosis-related cells, confirming the high expression of Atf3 and Piezo1 in these cells. Molecular docking analysis confirmed that the proteins encoded by these genes can bind cycloheximide. In a mouse model of T8 spinal cord injury, low-dose cycloheximide treatment was found to improve neurological function, decrease levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine inducible nitric oxide synthase, and increase levels of the anti-inflammatory cytokine arginase 1. Correspondingly, the expression of the ferroptosis-related gene Gpx4 increased in macrophages/microglia, while the expression of Acsl4 decreased. Our findings reveal the important role of ferroptosis in the treatment of spinal cord injury, identify the key cell types and genes involved in ferroptosis after spinal cord injury, and validate the efficacy of potential drug therapies, pointing to new directions in the treatment of spinal cord injury.

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