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. 2013 Aug 14;8(8):e71628. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071628

Table 2. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis results for differentially expressed genes in rat composite microvascular flaps undergoing 4 hours of arterial ischemia and venous congestion compared to control flaps.

Score P-value Genes, n
Arterial Ischemia
Top Associated Network Functions
 Infectious Disease, antigen presentation, inflammatory response 33
 Cellular compromise, cellular function and maintenance, inflammatory response 30
 Cellular function and maintenance, cell-to-cell signaling and interaction, inflammatory response 28
 Cellular movement, hematological system development and function, cell-to-cell signaling and interaction 28
 Cellular movement, hematological system development and function, immune cell trafficking 25
Top biological functions
 Inflammatory response 1.02E-21–1.48×10−04 108
 Inflammatory disease 8.11E-16–1.03×10−04 122
 Immunological disease 9.57E-14–1.48×10−04 112
 Organismal injury and abnormalities 2.37E-12–1.48×10−04 53
 Respiratory disease 4.10E-12–1.48×10−04 49
 Cellular development 5.84E-24–1.52×10−04 112
 Cellular movement 9.35E-18–1.39×10−04 83
 Cellular function and maintenance 3.62E-15–1.52×10−04 87
 Cell death 5.26E-15–1.48×10−04 130
 Cell-to-cell signaling and interaction 6.45E-15–1.48×10−04 98
 Hematological system development 8.74E-20–1.61×10−04 120
 Tissue morphology 8.74E-20–7.04×10−05 74
 Immune cell trafficking 9.35E-18–1.61×10−04 79
 Hematopoiesis 2.40E-17–1.52×10−04 78
 Cell-mediated Immune Response 8.18E-14–1.52×10−04 54
Top Canonical Pathways
 Colorectal cancer metastasis signaling 9.65×10−7
 Type I diabetes mellitus signaling 1.35×10−6
 Production of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in macrophages 1.85×10−6
 Role of macrophages, fibroblasts and endothelial cells in rheumatoid arthritis 2.22×10−6
 Role of pattern recognition receptors in recognition of bacteria and viruses 2.57×10−6
Venous congestion
Top associated network functions
 Renal and urological disease, cell death, embryonic development 41
 Nutritional disease, immunological disease, gastrointestinal disease 32
 Post-translational modification, cell death, nervous system development and function 32
 Cell signaling, cardiovascular system development and function, connective tissue disorders 31
 Genetic disorder, immunological disease, cardiovascular disease 30
Top biological functions
 Inflammatory response 1.07E-28–2.44×10−07 262
 Cancer 4.81E-27–1.72×10−07 423
 Inflammatory disease 4.58E-25–2.59×10−07 384
 Immunological disease 7.44E-23–2.30×10−07 326
 Hematological disease 2.23E-17–3.17×10−07 250
 Cellular movement 1.94E-34–3.17×10−07 285
 Cellular growth and proliferation 6.15E-34–2.49×10−07 396
 Cellular development 7.63E-27–2.47×10−07 352
 Cell death 3.31E-23–2.53×10−07 371
 Cell-to-cell signaling and interaction 1.05E-22–2.01×10−07 268
 Hematological system development and function 3.36E-33–2.30×10−07 291
 Immune cell trafficking 3.36E-33–2.27×10−07 196
 Tissue morphology 4.73E-24–2.30×10−07 186
 Organismal survival 9.46E-23–2.05×10−08 201
 Tissue development 1.05E-22–2.13×10−07 198
Top Canonical Pathways
 Type I diabetes mellitus signaling 1.05×10−10
 Production of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in macrophages 1.28×10−7
 Hepatic fibrosis/hepatic stellate cell activation 1.90×10−7
 IL-10 signaling 3.96×10−7
 T helper cell differentiation 5.02×10−7