Table 2 List of top 10 up- and down-regulated genes in active vs atrophic pterygium and their associated biological processes.

From: Transcriptomics and network analysis highlight potential pathways in the pathogenesis of pterygium

DE

Fold change

p value

AUC

Main biological process

Up-regulated

CXCL9

126.36

0.0003

0.86

Immune and inflammatory response

TYRP1

8.76

0.0065

0.86

Aldosterone synthesis and secretion

SERPINB5

7.29

0.0002

1.00

Angiogenesis

BMP4

7.04

0.0006

1.00

Degradation of the extracellular matrix

TYR

6.95

0.0006

1.00

(S)-reticuline biosynthesis and Tyrosine metabolism

PIM1

6.78

0.0075

0.93

Cell growth. differentiation and apoptosis

VSNL1

6.28

0.0016

1.00

Modulation of intracellular signaling pathways

MLANA

5.64

0.0007

1.00

NF-kappaB Signaling

PLA2G2D

5.44

0.0043

0.71

Targets extracellular lipids; anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive functions

DSG1

5.35

0.0002

1.00

Keratinization

Down-regulated

CIART

0.03

0.0032

1.00

Circadian rythm

AQP9

0.16

0.0001

1.00

Transporter activity and glycerol channel activity

LINC01001

0.17

0.0091

1.00

*

mir1279

0.18

0.0005

1.00

#

CXCL6

0.18

0.0027

1.00

Chemotactic and angiogenic properties

TEF

0.19

0.0083

1.00

Circadian rythm

TREM1

0.21

0.0024

1.00

Cell surface interactions at the vascular wall

COL6A3

0.22

0.0025

1.00

Integrin Pathway and Collagen chain trimerization

mir604

0.23

0.0009

1.00

#

NEURL4

0.23

0.0004

1.00

Ubiquitination and proteasome-dependent degradation

  1. *Long non coding RNA; # miRNA.