Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40515824›Full record

ArticleAnnals of hematology2025

CDKN1A as a potential target for Eltrombopag treatment in ITP and its regulation of the communication between macrophages and transitional B cells in ITP.

Shixuan Wang, Mankai Ju, Fancong Kong, Yuhuan Jiang, Yechao Tu, Jingyun Zou, Zhiming Zou, Genmei Tan, Fei Li

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Annals of hematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Shixuan WangCenter of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwai Zhengjie, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Mankai JuState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, 300020, China.
Fancong KongCenter of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwai Zhengjie, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Yuhuan JiangLaboratory Department of Nanchang, University First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Yechao TuCenter of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwai Zhengjie, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Jingyun ZouCenter of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwai Zhengjie, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Zhiming ZouCenter of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwai Zhengjie, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Genmei TanCenter of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwai Zhengjie, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China.
Fei LiCenter of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwai Zhengjie, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China. yx021021@sina.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82060030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to identify novel biomarkers associated with Eltrombopag response in patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and to investigate the role of macrophage and transitional B cells in ITP pathogenesis. Differentially expressed genes were identified using the GSE112278 dataset, followed by weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) to screen hub genes. Single-cell RNA-seq data from GSE196676 were analyzed using the Seurat package to assess immune cell composition, gene expression, and cell-cell communication. CDKN1A expression was experimentally modulated in RAW264.7 macrophages via siRNA knockdown or plasmid overexpression. Phagocytic function was assessed using CFDA-labeled mouse platelets and F4/80 immunofluorescence staining. Molecular docking was conducted to evaluate the interaction between Eltrombopag and CDKN1A. Through intersection analysis, we identified CDKN1A as a key gene influencing the response of ITP patients to Eltrombopag treatment. Single-cell data analysis revealed a significant increase in the proportion of macrophages in ITP patients, accompanied by downregulation of CDKN1A expression in these macrophages, which was closely associated with macrophage activation and enhanced phagocytic capacity. Functional experiments confirmed that CDKN1A knockdown promoted, while overexpression inhibited, macrophage phagocytosis of platelets. Additionally, cell communication analysis demonstrated that macrophages in ITP patients interact with transitional B cells via the TGFβ signaling pathway. Further analysis revealed that a subset of macrophages performs effector functions by differentiating into specialized subtypes that function independently, without direct interaction with other immune cells. Our study identified CDKN1A as a key regulator of Eltrombopag's effectiveness in treating ITP. CDKN1A expression was reduced in macrophages of ITP patients and that it interacted with transitional B cells through the TGFβ signaling pathway to promote disease progression. These findings offer new insights into the pathogenic mechanisms of ITP and suggest CDKN1A as a potential therapeutic target for future interventions.

Indexed as

BenzoatesB-LymphocytesCell CommunicationCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21HydrazinesMacrophagesPurpura, Thrombocytopenic, IdiopathicPyrazolesAnimalsFemaleHumansMaleMicePhagocytosisRAW 264.7 CellsBenzoatesCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21eltrombopagHydrazinesPyrazolesCDKN1AImmune thrombocytopeniaMacrophageTGF signaling pathwayTransitional B cells

Identifiers

PMID40515824
PMCPMC12283840

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.