{"title":"Functional evolution and functional biodiversity: 150 years of <i>déjà vu</i> or new physiology of evolution?","authors":"Leonid L Moroz, Daria Y Romanova","doi":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1485089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2024.1485089","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12448,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology","volume":"12 ","pages":"1485089"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11541955/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caoyuan Niu, Yanan Hu, Kai Xu, Xiaoyue Pan, Lan Wang, Guoying Yu
{"title":"The role of the cytoskeleton in fibrotic diseases.","authors":"Caoyuan Niu, Yanan Hu, Kai Xu, Xiaoyue Pan, Lan Wang, Guoying Yu","doi":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1490315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2024.1490315","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fibrosis is the process whereby cells at a damaged site are transformed into fibrotic tissue, comprising fibroblasts and an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and fibronectin, following damage to organs or tissues that exceeds their repair capacity. Depending on the affected organs or tissues, fibrosis can be classified into types such as pulmonary fibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, renal fibrosis, and cardiac fibrosis. The primary pathological features of fibrotic diseases include recurrent damage to normal cells and the abnormal activation of fibroblasts, leading to excessive deposition of extracellular matrix and collagen in the intercellular spaces. However, the etiology of certain specific fibrotic diseases remains unclear. Recent research increasingly suggests that the cytoskeleton plays a significant role in fibrotic diseases, with structural changes in the cytoskeleton potentially influencing the progression of organ fibrosis. This review examines cytoskeletal remodeling and its impact on the transformation or activation of normal tissue cells during fibrosis, potentially offering important insights into the etiology and therapeutic strategies for fibrotic diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":12448,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology","volume":"12 ","pages":"1490315"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11540670/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rosalba Senese, Giuseppe Petito, Elena Silvestri, Maria Ventriglia, Nicola Mosca, Nicoletta Potenza, Aniello Russo, Sara Falvo, Francesco Manfrevola, Gilda Cobellis, Teresa Chioccarelli, Veronica Porreca, Vincenza Grazia Mele, Rosanna Chianese, Pieter de Lange, Giulia Ricci, Federica Cioffi, Antonia Lanni
{"title":"The impact of cannabinoid receptor 1 absence on mouse liver mitochondria homeostasis: insight into mitochondrial unfolded protein response.","authors":"Rosalba Senese, Giuseppe Petito, Elena Silvestri, Maria Ventriglia, Nicola Mosca, Nicoletta Potenza, Aniello Russo, Sara Falvo, Francesco Manfrevola, Gilda Cobellis, Teresa Chioccarelli, Veronica Porreca, Vincenza Grazia Mele, Rosanna Chianese, Pieter de Lange, Giulia Ricci, Federica Cioffi, Antonia Lanni","doi":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1464773","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2024.1464773","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The contribution of Cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1) in mitochondrial energy transduction mechanisms and mitochondrial activities awaits deeper investigations. Our study aims to assess the impact of CB1 absence on the mitochondrial compartment in the liver, focusing on both functional aspects and remodeling processes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used CB1<sup>-/-</sup> and CB1<sup>+/+</sup> male mice. Cytochrome C Oxidase activity was determined polarographically. The expression and the activities of separated mitochondrial complexes and supercomplexes were performed by using Blue-Native Page, Western blotting and histochemical staining for in-gel activity. Key players of Mitochondrial Quality Control processes were measured using RT-qPCR and Western blotting. Liver fine sub-cellular ultrastructural features were analyzed by TEM analysis.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>In the absence of CB1, several changes in the liver occur, including increased oxidative capacity, reduced complex I activity, enhanced complex IV activity, general upregulation of respiratory supercomplexes, as well as higher levels of oxidative stress. The mitochondria and cellular metabolism may be affected by these changes, increasing the risk of ROS-related damage. CB1<sup>-/-</sup> mice show upregulation of mitochondrial fusion, fission and biogenesis processes which suggests a dynamic response to the absence of CB1. Furthermore, oxidative stress disturbs mitochondrial proteostasis, initiating the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPR<sup>mt</sup>). We noted heightened levels of pivotal enzymes responsible for maintaining mitochondrial integrity, along with heightened expression of molecular chaperones and transcription factors associated with cellular stress reactions. Additionally, our discoveries demonstrate a synchronized reaction to cellular stress, involving both UPR<sup>mt</sup> and UPR<sup>ER</sup> pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":12448,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology","volume":"12 ","pages":"1464773"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11541708/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genetic analysis of medaka fish illuminates conserved and divergent roles of Pax6 in vertebrate eye development.","authors":"Simona Mikula Mrstakova, Zbynek Kozmik","doi":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1448773","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2024.1448773","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Landmark discovery of eye defects caused by Pax6 gene mutations in humans, rodents, and even fruit flies combined with Pax6 gene expression studies in various phyla, led to the master control gene hypothesis postulating that the gene is required almost universally for animal visual system development. However, this assumption has not been broadly tested in genetically trackable organisms such as vertebrates. Here, to determine the functional role of the fish orthologue of mammalian Pax6 in eye development we analyzed mutants in medaka Pax6.1 gene generated by genome editing. We found that transcription factors implicated in vertebrate lens development (Prox1a, MafB, c-Maf, FoxE3) failed to initiate expression in the presumptive lens tissue of Pax6.1 mutant fish resulting in aphakia, a phenotype observed previously in Pax6 mutant mice. Surprisingly, the overall differentiation potential of Pax6.1-deficient retinal progenitor cells (RPCs) is not severely compromised, and the only cell types affected by the absence of Pax6.1 transcription factor are retinal ganglion cells. This is in stark contrast to the situation in mice where the Pax6 gene is required cell-autonomously for the expansion of RPCs, and the differentiation of all retina cell types. Our results provide novel insight into the conserved and divergent roles of Pax6 gene orthologues in vertebrate eye development indicating that the lens-specific role is more evolutionarily conserved than the role in retina differentiation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12448,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology","volume":"12 ","pages":"1448773"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11541176/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mária Kleinová, Ivan Varga, Michaela Čeháková, Martin Valent, Martin Klein
{"title":"Exploring the black box of human reproduction: endometrial organoids and assembloids - generation, implantation modeling, and future clinical perspectives.","authors":"Mária Kleinová, Ivan Varga, Michaela Čeháková, Martin Valent, Martin Klein","doi":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1482054","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1482054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the critical processes in human reproduction that is still poorly understood is implantation. The implantation of an early human embryo is considered a significant limitation of successful pregnancy. Therefore, researchers are trying to develop an ideal model of endometrium <i>in vitro</i> that can mimic the endometrial micro-environment <i>in vivo</i> as much as possible. The ultimate goal of endometrial modeling is to study the molecular interactions at the embryo-maternal interface and to use this model as an <i>in vitro</i> diagnostic tool for infertility. Significant progress has been made over the years in generating such models. The first experiments of endometrial modeling involved animal models, which are undoubtedly valuable, but at the same time, their dissimilarities with human tissue represent a significant obstacle to further research. This fact led researchers to develop basic monolayer coculture systems using uterine cells obtained from biopsies and, later on, complex and multilayer coculture models. With successful tissue engineering methods and various cultivation systems, it is possible to form endometrial two-dimensional (2D) models to three-dimensional (3D) organoids and novel assembloids that can recapitulate many aspects of endometrial tissue architecture and cell composition. These organoids have already helped to provide new insight into the embryo-endometrium interplay. The main aim of this paper is a comprehensive review of past and current approaches to endometrial model generation, their feasibility, and potential clinical application for infertility treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":12448,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology","volume":"12 ","pages":"1482054"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539068/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanosensory entities and functionality of endothelial cells.","authors":"Claudia Tanja Mierke","doi":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1446452","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1446452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The endothelial cells of the blood circulation are exposed to hemodynamic forces, such as cyclic strain, hydrostatic forces, and shear stress caused by the blood fluid's frictional force. Endothelial cells perceive mechanical forces via mechanosensors and thus elicit physiological reactions such as alterations in vessel width. The mechanosensors considered comprise ion channels, structures linked to the plasma membrane, cytoskeletal spectrin scaffold, mechanoreceptors, and junctional proteins. This review focuses on endothelial mechanosensors and how they alter the vascular functions of endothelial cells. The current state of knowledge on the dysregulation of endothelial mechanosensitivity in disease is briefly presented. The interplay in mechanical perception between endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells is briefly outlined. Finally, future research avenues are highlighted, which are necessary to overcome existing limitations.</p>","PeriodicalId":12448,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology","volume":"12 ","pages":"1446452"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11538060/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lan Li, Jie Li, Jian-Jiang Li, Huan Zhou, Xing-Wang Zhu, Ping-Heng Zhang, Bo Huang, Wen-Ting Zhao, Xiao-Feng Zhao, En-Sheng Chen
{"title":"Chondrocyte autophagy mechanism and therapeutic prospects in osteoarthritis.","authors":"Lan Li, Jie Li, Jian-Jiang Li, Huan Zhou, Xing-Wang Zhu, Ping-Heng Zhang, Bo Huang, Wen-Ting Zhao, Xiao-Feng Zhao, En-Sheng Chen","doi":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1472613","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1472613","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis characterized by progressive cartilage degradation, with its pathogenesis closely related to chondrocyte autophagy. Chondrocytes are the only cells in articular cartilage, and the function of chondrocytes plays a vital role in maintaining articular cartilage homeostasis. Autophagy, an intracellular degradation system that regulates energy metabolism in cells, plays an incredibly important role in OA. During the early stages of OA, autophagy is enhanced in chondrocytes, acting as an adaptive mechanism to protect them from various environmental changes. However, with the progress of OA, chondrocyte autophagy gradually decreases, leading to the accumulation of damaged organelles and macromolecules within the cell, prompting chondrocyte apoptosis. Numerous studies have shown that cartilage degradation is influenced by the senescence and apoptosis of chondrocytes, which are associated with reduced autophagy. The relationship between autophagy, senescence, and apoptosis is complex. While autophagy is generally believed to inhibit cellular senescence and apoptosis to promote cell survival, recent studies have shown that some proteins are degraded by selective autophagy, leading to the secretion of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) or increased SA-β-Gal activity in senescent cells within the damaged region of human OA cartilage. Autophagy activation may lead to different outcomes depending on the timing, duration, or type of its activation. Thus, our study explored the complex relationship between chondrocyte autophagy and OA, as well as the related regulatory molecules and signaling pathways, providing new insights for the future development of safe and effective drugs targeting chondrocyte autophagy to improve OA.</p>","PeriodicalId":12448,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology","volume":"12 ","pages":"1472613"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11537998/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First photon-counting detector computed tomography in the living crocodile: a 3D-Imaging study with special reference to amphibious hearing.","authors":"Karl-Gunnar Melkersson, Hao Li, Helge Rask-Andersen","doi":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1471983","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1471983","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Crocodiles are semi-aquatic animals well adapted to hear both on land and under water. Currently, there is limited information on how their amphibious hearing is accomplished. Here, we describe, for the first time, the ear anatomy in the living crocodile using photon-counting detector computed tomography (PCD-CT) and 3D rendering. We speculate on how crocodiles, despite their closed ear canals, can use tympanic hearing in water that also provides directional hearing.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A Cuban crocodile (<i>Crocodylus rhombifer)</i> underwent photon-counting detector computed tomography (PCD-CT), under anesthesia and spontaneous respiration. In addition two seven-month-old <i>C. rhombifer</i> and a juvenile Morelet´s crocodile (<i>Crocodylus moreletii)</i> underwent micro-computed tomography (µCT) and endoscopy. One adult Cuviérs dwarf caiman (<i>Paleosuchus palpebrosus)</i> was micro-dissected and video-recorded. Aeration, earflap, and middle ear morphology were evaluated and compared after 3D modeling.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>PCD-CT and µCT with 3D rendering and segmentation demonstrated the anatomy of the external and middle ears with high resolution in both living and expired crocodiles. Based on the findings and comparative examinations, we suggest that the superior earflap, by modulating the meatal recess together with local bone conduction, may implement tympanic hearing in submerged crocodiles, including directional hearing.</p>","PeriodicalId":12448,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology","volume":"12 ","pages":"1471983"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11538886/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single-cell transcriptome analysis identifies a novel tumor-associated macrophage subtype predicting better prognosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.","authors":"Xiaonan Wang, Dongyi Li, Bo Zhu, Zichun Hua","doi":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1466767","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1466767","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Characterized by an immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is well-known for its poor prognosis. Tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) play a critical role in PDAC TME. An in-depth understanding of TAMs is helpful to develop new strategies for immunotherapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A large number of single-cell RNA sequencing data and bulk RNA sequencing data of PDAC were collected for systematic bioinformatics analysis. Characterize subtypes of TAMs at single-cell resolution and its effect on prognosis. Differential gene analysis and cell-cell communication were used to describe the effect on prognosis and validated by the TCGA dataset.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We used two prognosis-favorable genes, SLC12A5 and ENPP2, to identify a benign M2-like TAMs (bM2-like TAMs), which shared similarities with C1QC + TAMs, CXCL9+ TAMs and CD169+ TAMs, by analyzing scRNA-seq data and bulk RNA data of PDAC. The bM2-like TAMs were revealed to promote T cell activation and proliferation through ALCAM/CD6 interaction. Meanwhile, the bM2-like TAMs were responsible for stroma modeling by altering αSMA+/αSMA-cell ratio. On the contrast, the rest of the M2-like TAMs were defined as malignant M2-like TAMs (mM2-like TAMs), partly overlapping with SPP1+ TAMs. mM2-like TAMs were revealed to promote tumor progression by secretion of MIF and SPP1.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study used two prognosis-favorable genes to divide M2-like TAMs of PDAC into anti-tumor bM2-like TAMs and pro-tumor mM2-like TAMs. The bM2-like TAMs activate T cells through ALCAM/CD6 and generate prognosis-favorable αSMA+ myofibroblasts through secreting TGFβ, which brings insight into heterogeneity of TAMs, prognosis prediction and immunotherapy of PDAC.</p>","PeriodicalId":12448,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology","volume":"12 ","pages":"1466767"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11537994/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metabolic biomarkers of neonatal sepsis: identification using metabolomics combined with machine learning.","authors":"Zhaonan Bian, Xinyi Zha, Yanru Chen, Xuting Chen, Zhanghua Yin, Min Xu, Zhongxiao Zhang, Jihong Qian","doi":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1491065","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fcell.2024.1491065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sepsis is a common disease associated with neonatal and infant mortality, and for diagnosis, blood culture is currently the gold standard method, but it has a low positivity rate and requires more than 2 days to develop. Meanwhile, unfortunately, the specific biomarkers for the early and timely diagnosis of sepsis in infants and for the determination of the severity of this disease are lacking in clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Samples from 18 sepsis infants with comorbidities, 25 sepsis infants without comorbidities, and 25 infants with noninfectious diseases were evaluated using a serum metabolomics approach based on liquid chromatography‒mass spectrometry (LC‒MS) technology. Differentially abundant metabolites were screened via multivariate statistical analysis. In addition, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and support vector machine recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) analyses were conducted to identify the key metabolites in infants with sepsis and without infections. The random forest algorithm was applied to determine key differentially abundant metabolites between sepsis infants with and without comorbidities. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated for biomarker value testing. Finally, a metabolic pathway analysis was conducted to explore the metabolic and signaling pathways associated with the identified differentially abundant metabolites.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 189 metabolites exhibited significant differences between infectious infants and noninfectious infants, while 137 distinct metabolites exhibited differences between septic infants with and without comorbidities. After screening for the key differentially abundant metabolites using LASSO and SVM-RFE analyses, hexylamine, psychosine sulfate, LysoPC (18:1 (9Z)/0:0), 2,4,6-tribromophenol, and 25-cinnamoyl-vulgaroside were retained for the diagnosis of infant sepsis. ROC curve analysis revealed that the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.9200 for hexylamine, 0.9749 for psychosine sulfate, 0.9684 for LysoPC (18:1 (9Z)/0:0), 0.7405 for 2,4,6-tribromophenol, 0.8893 for 25-cinnamoyl-vulgaroside, and 1.000 for the combination of all metabolites. When the septic infants with comorbidities were compared to those without comorbidities, four endogenous metabolites with the greatest importance were identified using the random forest algorithm, namely, 12-oxo-20-trihydroxy-leukotriene B4, dihydrovaltrate, PA (8:0/12:0), and 2-heptanethiol. The ROC curve analysis of these four key differentially abundant metabolites revealed that the AUC was 1 for all four metabolites. Pathway analysis indicated that phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis, phenylalanine metabolism, and porphyrin metabolism play important roles in infant sepsis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Serum metabolite profiles were identified, and machine learning was applied to identify the key differen","PeriodicalId":12448,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology","volume":"12 ","pages":"1491065"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11532037/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142575588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}