Bioinformatics analysis of differentially expressed genes in diabetic foot ulcer and preliminary experimental verification.

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Two datasets, GSE68183 and GSE80178, were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). DEGs were obtained using GEO2R. Six co-expressed DEGs (co-DEGs) were obtained by R language analysis. The co-DEGs were constructed by using STRING and Cytoscape 3.7.2 to construct a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, and two hub genes, NHLRC3 and BNIP3, were identified. The BNIP3 gene was selected for further analysis. Co-DEGs were used for Gene Ontology (GO) function analysis using the WebGestalt database, and BNIP3-related biological processes focused on mitochondrial protein decomposition. GO function analysis of the BNIP3 gene and its interacting genes was carried out using the cluster profile package and org.hs.eg. db package of the R language and its biological process was enriched in the cell response to external stimuli and autophagy.\nResults: BNIP3 and its interacting genes were retrieved from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis was performed using the WebGestalt database. The results showed that BNIP3 was significantly correlated with mitochondrial autophagy and the FoxO signaling pathway. The miRDB and TargetScan databases were used to identify the relevant microRNAs (miRNAs) regulating the BNIP3 gene, and it was found that miRNA-182 may be involved in the targeted regulation of BNIP3. 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