Table 3

Top 20 pathways associated with the 229 in silico replicated differentially expressed genes

PathwayNo of differentially expressed genes in the pathway/total no of genes in the pathwayFisher exact test p value
Glucocorticoid receptor signalling30/2502.1E–16
IL-6 signalling15/886.0E–11
Hepatic fibrosis/hepatic stellate cell activation16/1163.6E–10
Molecular mechanisms of cancer24/3031.8E–09
IL-17 signalling12/704.9E–09
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma signalling14/1025.1E–09
Nuclear factor (NF)-κβ signalling16/1542.4E–08
IL-10 signalling11/652.5E–08
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR) signalling12/812.7E–08
Role of osteoblasts, osteoclasts and chondrocytes in rheumatoid arthritis17/1897.5E–08
Germ cell–Sertoli cell junction signalling14/1382.5E–07
Dendritic cell maturation14/1392.7E–07
Apoptosis signalling11/864.9E–07
p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) signalling11/896.9E–07
Colorectal cancer metastasis signalling16/2061.3E–06
Atherosclerosis signalling10/771.4E–06
Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 (TNFR1) signalling8/451.4E–06
Regulation of IL-2 Expression in activated and anergic T lymphocytes10/791.8E–06
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha (PPARα)/Retinoid X Receptor Alpha (RXRα) activation13/1422.2E–06
IL-4 signalling9/642.4E–06
  • IL, interleukin.