PMID- 32823525 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201204 LR - 20230301 IS - 1660-4601 (Electronic) IS - 1661-7827 (Print) IS - 1660-4601 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 16 DP - 2020 Aug 13 TI - Transcriptional Profiling and Biological Pathway(s) Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Pakistani Population. LID - 10.3390/ijerph17165866 [doi] LID - 5866 AB - The epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an important global health concern. Our earlier epidemiological investigation in Pakistan prompted us to conduct a molecular investigation to decipher the differential genetic pathways of this health condition in relation to non-diabetic controls. Our microarray studies of global gene expression were conducted on the Affymetrix platform using Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array along with Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) to associate the affected genes with their canonical pathways. High-throughput qRT-PCR TaqMan Low Density Array (TLDA) was performed to validate the selected differentially expressed genes of our interest, viz., ARNT, LEPR, MYC, RRAD, CYP2D6, TP53, APOC1, APOC2, CYP1B1, SLC2A13, and SLC33A1 using a small population validation sample (n = 15 cases and their corresponding matched controls). Overall, our small pilot study revealed a discrete gene expression profile in cases compared to controls. The disease pathways included: Insulin Receptor Signaling, Type II Diabetes Mellitus Signaling, Apoptosis Signaling, Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling, p53 Signaling, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Signaling, Parkinson's Signaling, Molecular Mechanism of Cancer, and Cell Cycle G1/S Checkpoint Regulation, GABA Receptor Signaling, Neuroinflammation Signaling Pathway, Dopamine Receptor Signaling, Sirtuin Signaling Pathway, Oxidative Phosphorylation, LXR/RXR Activation, and Mitochondrial Dysfunction, strongly consistent with the evidence from epidemiological studies. These gene fingerprints could lead to the development of biomarkers for the identification of subgroups at high risk for future disease well ahead of time, before the actual disease becomes visible. FAU - Noreen, Zarish AU - Noreen Z AD - HealthCare Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan. FAU - Loffredo, Christopher A AU - Loffredo CA AD - Departments of Oncology and of Biostatistics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA. FAU - Bhatti, Attya AU - Bhatti A AD - HealthCare Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan. FAU - Simhadri, Jyothirmai J AU - Simhadri JJ AD - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. FAU - Nunlee-Bland, Gail AU - Nunlee-Bland G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6388-688X AD - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. FAU - Nnanabu, Thomas AU - Nnanabu T AD - Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. FAU - John, Peter AU - John P AD - HealthCare Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan. FAU - Khan, Jahangir S AU - Khan JS AD - Department of Surgery, Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000, Pakistan. FAU - Ghosh, Somiranjan AU - Ghosh S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5280-7418 AD - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. AD - Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. LA - eng GR - U54 MD007597/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States GR - 2-U54 MD00759731/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States GR - 1-P20 CA262617-01/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200813 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Environ Res Public Health JT - International journal of environmental research and public health JID - 101238455 RN - 0 (Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (ras Proteins) SB - IM MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology/genetics MH - *Gene Expression Profiling MH - Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative MH - Humans MH - Pakistan/epidemiology MH - Pilot Projects MH - Transcriptome MH - ras Proteins PMC - PMC7460550 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Pakistan OT - biomarkers OT - disease pathways OT - gene expression OT - gene validation OT - type 2 diabetes COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/08/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/12/15 06:00 PMCR- 2020/08/01 CRDT- 2020/08/23 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/08/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijerph17165866 [pii] AID - ijerph-17-05866 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijerph17165866 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 13;17(16):5866. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165866.