PMID- 28713977 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180416 LR - 20180416 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 3 DP - 2017 Sep TI - Analysis of gene expression profile microarray data in complex regional pain syndrome. PG - 3371-3378 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2017.6950 [doi] AB - The aim of the present study was to predict key genes and proteins associated with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) using bioinformatics analysis. The gene expression profiling microarray data, GSE47603, which included peripheral blood samples from 4 patients with CRPS and 5 healthy controls, was obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in CRPS patients compared with healthy controls were identified using the GEO2R online tool. Functional enrichment analysis was then performed using The Database for Annotation Visualization and Integrated Discovery online tool. Protein‑protein interaction (PPI) network analysis was subsequently performed using Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interaction Genes database and analyzed with Cytoscape software. A total of 257 DEGs were identified, including 243 upregulated genes and 14 downregulated ones. Genes in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) family were most significantly differentially expressed. Enrichment analysis demonstrated that signaling pathways, including immune response, cell motion, adhesion and angiogenesis were associated with CRPS. PPI network analysis revealed that key genes, including early region 1A binding protein p300 (EP300), CREB‑binding protein (CREBBP), signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3, STAT5A and integrin alpha M were associated with CRPS. The results suggest that the immune response may therefore serve an important role in CRPS development. In addition, genes in the HLA family, such as HLA‑DQB1 and HLA‑DRB1, may present potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of CRPS. Furthermore, EP300, its paralog CREBBP, and the STAT family genes, STAT3 and STAT5 may be important in the development of CRPS. FAU - Tan, Wulin AU - Tan W AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. FAU - Song, Yiyan AU - Song Y AD - Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. FAU - Mo, Chengqiang AU - Mo C AD - Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. FAU - Jiang, Shuangjian AU - Jiang S AD - Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Zhongxing AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170712 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 SB - IM MH - Complex Regional Pain Syndromes/*genetics MH - Down-Regulation/genetics MH - *Gene Expression Profiling MH - Gene Ontology MH - Gene Regulatory Networks MH - Humans MH - *Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis MH - Protein Interaction Maps/genetics MH - Up-Regulation/genetics EDAT- 2017/07/18 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/17 06:00 CRDT- 2017/07/18 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/07/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/18 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2017.6950 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2017 Sep;16(3):3371-3378. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6950. Epub 2017 Jul 12.