Identification of differentially expressed genes in ulcerative colitis and verification in a colitis mouse model by bioinformatics analyses

Table 2 Top three enriched terms in the respective categories of upregulated differentially expressed genes identified in ulcerative colitis (P < 0.05)

Category	Term	Count	Genes
BP	Defense response (GO: 0006952)	40	CXCL1, KYNU, S100A8, FGR, C3, CXCL3, CXCL2, S100A9, CXCL9, CXCR2, CXCL6, DEFB4A, CXCL11, CXCL10, REG3A, SERPINA3, CSF3R, VNN1, IL1B, LTF, SERPINA1, CFI, SPP1, SELP, CR1, PDPN, CFB, IL1RN, C4BPB, IDO1, CCL18, S100A12, LILRB2, TNFAIP6, PROK2, DEFA6, CXCL13, DEFA5, PLA2G2D, DMBT1.
BP	Inflammatory response (GO: 0006954)	31	CXCL1, S100A8, C3, CXCL3, CXCL2, S100A9, CXCL9, CXCR2, CXCL6, CXCL11, CXCL10, REG3A, SERPINA3, VNN1, IL1B, SERPINA1, CFI, SPP1, SELP, CR1, PDPN, CFB, IL1RN, C4BPB, IDO1, CCL18, S100A12, TNFAIP6, PROK2, CXCL13, PLA2G2D.
BP	Response to wounding (GO: 0009611)	33	CXCL1, S100A8, C3, TNC, CXCL3, CXCL2, S100A9, CXCL9, CXCR2, CXCL6, CXCL11, CDH3, CXCL10, REG3A, SERPINA3, VNN1, IL1B, SERPINA1, CFI, SPP1, SELP, CR1, PDPN, CFB, IL1RN, C4BPB, IDO1, CCL18, S100A12, TNFAIP6, PROK2, CXCL13, PLA2G2D.
CC	Extracellular region (GO: 0005576)	55	REG4, MMP9, MMP7, CXCL11, MMP3, MMP1, CXCL10, REG3A, SERPINA3, CSF3R, IL1B, LTF, SERPINA1, KLK10, CFI, FCGR3B, CYR61, IL13RA2, EGFL6, IL24, TCN1, MMP12, MMP10, PROK2, GZMK, DEFA6, SERPINB5, DEFA5, STC1, PLA2G2D, CXCL1, CXCL5, C3, CXCL3, TNC, CXCL2, CXCL9, CXCL6, DEFB4A, GREM1, TIMP1, THBS2, OLFM1, SPP1, SELP, CFB, IL1RN, CHI3L1, CHI3L2, C4BPB, CCL18, LCN2, CXCL13, PI3, DMBT1.
CC	Extracellular region part (GO: 0044421)	38	CXCL1, CXCL5, C3, MMP9, TNC, CXCL3, CXCL2, MMP7, CXCL9, CXCL6, CXCL11, MMP3, GREM1, MMP1, CXCL10, TIMP1, REG3A, IL1B, SERPINA1, CFI, OLFM1, SPP1, IL13RA2, SELP, EGFL6, IL1RN, CHI3L1, CHI3L2, IL24, CCL18, MMP12, MMP10, SERPINB5, DEFA6, CXCL13, DEFA5, PI3, STC1.
CC	Extracellular space (GO: 0005615)	33	CXCL1, CXCL5, C3, MMP9, CXCL3, CXCL2, MMP7, CXCL9, CXCL6, GREM1, CXCL11, MMP3, CXCL10, REG3A, IL1B, SERPINA1, CFI, OLFM1, IL13RA2, SPP1, SELP, EGFL6, IL1RN, CHI3L1, CHI3L2, IL24, CCL18, MMP10, SERPINB5, DEFA6, CXCL13, DEFA5, STC1.
MF	Cytokine activity (GO: 0005125)	16	CXCL1, NAMPT, CXCL5, CXCL3, IL1RN, CXCL2, CXCL9, CXCL6, IL24, GREM1, CXCL11, CCL18, CXCL10, CXCL13, IL1B, SPP1.
MF	Chemokine activity (GO: 0008009)	10	CXCL1, CXCL5, CXCL13, CXCL3, CXCL2, CXCL9, CXCL6, CXCL11, CCL18, CXCL10.
MF	Chemokine receptor binding (GO: 0042379)	10	CXCL1, CXCL5, CXCL13, CXCL3, CXCL2, CXCL9, CXCL6, CXCL11, CCL18, CXCL10.

MF: Molecular function; CC: Cellular component; BP: Biological process.