Table 2. Key DEGs involved in Hp⁺-NAG.

Gene Name	Degree	Betweenness	Closeness
TNF	38	1332.769	0.00885
CXCL8	30	427.4495	0.008
MMP9	24	839.5228	0.007519
CXCL9	22	639.6061	0.007692
CXCL1	20	115.4851	0.007353
CCL20	20	117.0942	0.007299
LCN2	20	694.3924	0.007194
CTLA4	19	285.9193	0.007194
FPR1	18	180.3151	0.00641
CXCL2	15	27.46918	0.006897
C3	15	109.0515	0.006579