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ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2025

Integrated Bioinformatics and Experimental Validation Reveal Macrophage Polarization-Related Biomarkers for Osteoarthritis Diagnosis.

Qiwang He, Lingling Liu, Xinyu Hu, Lixia Lin, Zhenyu Song, Yuyang Xia, Qianming Lin, Jihua Wei, Shanlang Li

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Qiwang He *Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, Wuhan, 430061, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0004-8896-8178
Lingling Liu *Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266034, People's Republic of China.
Xinyu Hu *Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, Wuhan, 430061, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0004-9886-5682
Lixia LinThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, 530022, People's Republic of China.
Zhenyu SongThe second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541000, People's Republic of China.
Yuyang XiaHubei University of Chinese Medicine, Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, Wuhan, 430061, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0007-4744-7802
Qianming LinHubei University of Chinese Medicine, Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, Wuhan, 430061, People's Republic of China.
Jihua WeiKey Laboratory of Clinical Cohort Research on Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases of Guangxi, Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, People's Republic of China.
Shanlang LiKey Laboratory of Clinical Cohort Research on Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases of Guangxi, Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis and early detection is crucial to improving prognosis. In this study, we identified crucial genes associated with macrophage polarization in OA and constructed a diagnostic model to provide novel insights for diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Methods: The GSE55235 and GSE55457 datasets were merged through the GEO database to identify genes related to macrophage polarization by conducting weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) and differential expression analysis. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), random forest (RF), and support vector machine recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) algorithms were used to identify hub genes and construct a diagnostic model validated through internal datasets and multiple external bulk RNA-seq and single-cell RNA-seq data. Additionally, various analyses, including immune infiltration, gene set enrichment analysis, competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) construction, and drug prediction, were conducted. Finally, clinical samples were clinically validated through RT-qPCR (OA: Control = 10: 5) and IHC (6: 5) experiments. Results: Three hub genes (MYC, SIK1, and NFIL3) were identified, and the diagnostic model constructed using them demonstrated good diagnostic efficacy in both internal and external datasets (internal AUC = 0.965, external AUC = 0.847). In vitro experiments revealed that the hub genes in the synovial tissue of OA patients were significantly down-regulated ( Conclusion: We constructed an OA diagnostic model related to macrophage polarization through comprehensive bioinformatics analysis, and the results indicated that these genes have high diagnostic value. However, further clinical studies and experimental assessments are needed to validate these findings.

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diagnostic modelmachine learningmacrophage polarizationosteoarthritis

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