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ArticleAnalytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam)2025

Comprehensive Analysis of Potential Common Pathogenic Mechanisms for COVID-19 Infection and Gastric Cancer.

Guiqian Zhang, Ning Wang, Shixun Ma, Yan Zhang, Pengxian Tao, Hui Cai

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Article in Analytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Guiqian ZhangOtorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The 940th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of People's Liberation Army, Lanzhou, China.
Ning WangThe First Clinical Medical College of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine (Gansu Provincial Hospital), Lanzhou, China.
Shixun MaKey Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine for Surgical Oncology in Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China.
Yan ZhangKey Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine for Surgical Oncology in Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China.
Pengxian TaoKey Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine for Surgical Oncology in Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8286-7430
Hui CaiKey Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine for Surgical Oncology in Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6182-966X

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Abstract

A growing body of data suggests that the prevalence of COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with stomach cancer is much higher than in the general population. However, these mechanisms are still not fully understood. After a thorough examination of shared differentially expressed genes (DEGs) for gastric cancer (GC) and COVID-19 pneumonia, we performed functional annotation, protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks, module design, and pivot gene identification. qPCR was used to verify the expression of hub genes in GC. Finally, a pivotal gene transcription factor-gene regulatory network was created and validated. According to functional enrichment analysis, common genes are mainly enriched in biological processes such as extracellular matrix tissue and extracellular structural tissue. Finally, five genes were found to be pivotal genes in the pathogenesis of GC and COVID-19 pneumonia: BGN (biglycan), UBE2C (ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes 2C), SPP1 (secreted phosphoprotein 1), THBS2 (thrombospondin 2), and COL1A1 (type I collagen alpha 1). These shared pathways and pivotal genes could provide new insights for more mechanistic studies.

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COVID-19Stomach NeoplasmsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksHumansProtein Interaction MapsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 pneumoniadifferentially expressed genesgastric cancerhub genespathogenesis

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PMID40224213
PMCPMC11991771

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