Review Article

Transcriptome and Molecular Endocrinology Aspects of Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Table 2

The GO biological processes enriched for the proteins present in the STRING protein network.

GO_idTermGenes in test setNumber of genes valueFDR  
value

GO:0009605Response to external stimulusTP53; NCF2; SOD2; ADIPOQ; ICAM1; PRKAA2; NCF1; HMOX1; FLT1; MIF; AGT; ADM; RETN; ACSL1; RARRES2; SERPINE1; GSK3B; AGTR1; NOS3; CYBB; EDN1; IL-10; LRP1; MRC1; TNF-α; PLA2G2A261.12 × 10−181.51 × 10−14

GO:0007568AgingIL-10; AGT; ADM; LRP1; IL-6; ICAM1; RETN; SIRT1; NCF2; SERPINE1; MIF; CCL2; EDN1; 132.75 × 10−161.85 × 10−12

GO:0014823Response to activityIL-10; NCF2; AGT; SOD2; ADIPOQ; TNF-α; EDN1; CCL285.53 × 10−142.48 × 10−10

GO:0071216Cellular response to biotic stimulusIL-10; SERPINE1; TNF-α; GSK3B; IL-6; ICAM1; CCL2; TP53; MRC1; NOS3101.09 × 10−133.68 × 10−10

GO:0032496Response to lipopolysaccharideIL-10; ADM; ICAM1; MRC1; NOS3; NCF2; SERPINE1; TNF-α; CCL2; SOD2; EDN1111.43 × 10−123.85 × 10−9

GO:0002237Response to molecule of bacterial originIL-10; ADM; ICAM1; MRC1; NOS3; SERPINE1; NCF2; TNF-α; CCL2; SOD2; EDN1112.33 × 10−125.23 × 10−9

GO:0070482Response to oxygen levelsADM; ICAM1; TP53; NCF2; SIRT1; TNF-α; CCL2; SOD2; SLC2A4; ADIPOQ; EDN1113.42 × 10−126.57 × 10−09

GO:0023057Negative regulation of signalingTP53; NOS3; CIDEA; SOD2; ADIPOQ; EDN1; IL-10; LRP1; ICAM1; PRKAA2; TNF-α; HMOX1; MIF; AGT; ADM; IL-6; SERPINE1174.07 × 10−126.79 × 10−9

GO:0010648Negative regulation of cell communicationTP53; NOS3; CIDEA; SOD2; ADIPOQ; EDN1; IL-10; LRP1; ICAM1; PRKAA2; TNF-α; HMOX1; MIF; AGT; ADM; IL-6; SERPINE1174.54 × 10−126.79 × 10−9

GO:0045428Regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic processIL-10; AGT; SOD2; TNF-α; EDN1; IL-6; ICAM176.29 × 10−128.45 × 10−9