Figure 6.

PPI network construction and Module analysis of the DEGs at day 28. (A) The PPI network of the DEGs consisted of 222 nodes and 511 edges. (B) The top 10 highly connected genes with 28 edges of PPI network. (C) The most significant module consisting of 10 nodes and 40 edges extracted from PPI network (MCODE score=8.889). The nodes represent proteins, and the edges between nodes represent interactions. The greater the degree of correlation, the larger the diameter of nodes. The nodes are red for upregulation in TMJ bony ankylosis, and blue for upregulation in fibrous ankylosis. PPI – protein–protein interaction; DEGs – differentially expressed genes.