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. 2024 Sep 1;14(9):480.
doi: 10.3390/metabo14090480.

Multi-Omics Integrative Analyses Identified Two Endotypes of Hip Osteoarthritis

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Multi-Omics Integrative Analyses Identified Two Endotypes of Hip Osteoarthritis

Jingyi Huang et al. Metabolites. .

Abstract

(1) Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous disorder, and subgroup classification of OA remains elusive. The aim of our study was to identify endotypes of hip OA and investigate the altered pathways in the different endotypes. (2) Methods: Metabolomic profiling and genome-wide genotyping were performed on fasting blood. Transcriptomic profiling was performed on RNA extracted from cartilage samples. Machine learning methods were used to identify endotypes of hip OA. Pathway analysis was used to identify the altered pathways between hip endotypes and controls. GWAS was performed on each of the identified metabolites. Transcriptomic data was used to examine the expression levels of identified genes in cartilage. (3) Results: 180 hip OA patients and 120 OA-free controls were classified into three clusters based on metabolomic data. The combination of arginine, ornithine, and the average value of 7 lysophosphatidylcholines had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.97 (95% CI: 0.96-0.99) to discriminate hip OA from controls, and the combination of γ-aminobutyric acid, spermine, aconitic acid, and succinic acid had an AUC of 0.96 (95% CI: 0.94-0.99) to distinguish two hip OA endotypes. GWAS identified 236 SNPs to be associated with identified metabolites at GWAS significance level. Pro-inflammatory cytokine levels were significantly different between two endotypes (all p < 0.05). (4) Conclusions: Hip OA could be classified into two distinct molecular endotypes. The primary differences between the two endotypes involve changes in pro-inflammatory factors and energy metabolism.

Keywords: endotypes; hip osteoarthritis; metabolomics.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Clustering analysis result. Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection (UMAP) clustering results based on concentrations of 212 metabolites that were associated with hip OA with p < 0.05. The 300 individuals were classified into three separate groups marked by different colors.
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Figure 2
Individual metabolite concentrations and discrimination performance. (A) Violin plots show the concentrations of the components of the diagnostic panel used to distinguish healthy controls from hip OA at G0, G1, and G2. The statistical significance was calculated by Student’s t-test. Violin plots show the concentrations of the components of the diagnostic panel used to distinguish two hip OA endotypes at G0, G1, and G2. (B) ROC curve analysis results for the two combinations for discriminating G0 vs. G1 + G2 and G1 vs. G2.
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Figure 3
Correlation matrix of identified metabolites and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Pearson rank correlation matrix of identified metabolites and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Red represents a positive correlation, whereas blue represents a negative correlation. Arg: arginine; Orn: ornithine; LysoPCs: lysophosphatidylcholines; GABA: γ-aminobutyric acid; AconAcid: aconitic acid; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-6: interleukin-6; IL-1β: interleukin-1β; MIF: macrophage migration inhibitory factor.
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Figure 4
Metabolic pathway of the urea cycle and tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) and its γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) shunt. The identified metabolites were marked with a gray background. Concentrations of metabolites measured in the current study in G1 and G2 (compared to G0) were indicated by arrows (red font).

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