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. 2013 Nov 7;7(1):121–130. doi: 10.3892/etm.2013.1392

Table III.

Common dysregulated pathways identified by gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA).

Pathway names Classification Genes
Upregulated pathways
 Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction Signaling molecules and interaction 50
 Chemokine signaling pathway Immune system 42
 Antigen processing and presentation Immune system 30
 Jak-STAT signaling pathway Signal transduction 30
 Natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity Immune system 33
 Type I diabetes mellitus Metabolic diseases 25
 Asthma Immune system diseases 11
 Autoimmune thyroid disease Immune system diseases 18
 Systemic lupus erythematosus Immune system diseases 44
 Allograft rejection Immune system diseases 18
 Graft-versus-host disease Immune system diseases 15
 Primary immunodeficiency Immune system diseases 11
Downregulated pathways
 Citrate cycle (TCA cycle) Carbohydrate metabolism 20
 Fatty acid metabolism Lipid metabolism 34
 Oxidative phosphorylation Energy metabolism 28
 Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism Amino acid metabolism 17
 Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism Amino acid metabolism 22
 Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation Amino acid metabolism 31
 Arginine and proline metabolism Amino acid metabolism 29
 Tyrosine metabolism Amino acid metabolism 14
 Tryptophan metabolism Amino acid metabolism 20
 β-alanine metabolism Metabolism of other amino acids 15
 Selenoamino acid metabolism Metabolism of other amino acids 15
 Pyruvate metabolism Carbohydrate metabolism 20
 Propanoate metabolism Carbohydrate metabolism 21
 Butanoate metabolism Carbohydrate metabolism 23
 Retinol metabolism Metabolism of cofactors and vitamins 17
 Cardiac muscle contraction Circulatory system 10
 Tight junction Cell communication 26

Genes: Number of common genes included in the pathway.