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We sought to identify tissue specific molecular drivers of DFU pathogenesis across skin, adipose, and muscle compartments.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>High throughput RNA sequencing was performed on skin, adipose, and muscle tissues from DFU patients and non-ulcerated diabetic controls. Differential expression analyses and pathway enrichment were conducted to delineate common and compartment-specific transcriptional changes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All DFU tissues exhibited a conserved upregulation of immune activation genes\u2014including chemokines (\n                      <jats:italic>CXCL1-8<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), cytokines (\n                      <jats:italic>IL1B, IL6<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), and NF-\u03baB pathway components\u2014alongside downregulation of metabolic regulators (\n                      <jats:italic>PPARG, ADIPOQ<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), oxidative phosphorylation genes (\n                      <jats:italic>SDHA, NDUFS2<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), and insulin signaling factors (\n                      <jats:italic>IRS1, AKT2<\/jats:italic>\n                      ). Skin showed increased keratinocyte proliferation and senescence markers (\n                      <jats:italic>KRT16, FOXM1<\/jats:italic>\n                      ); adipose tissue revealed adipocyte dedifferentiation and elevated matrix protease activity (\n                      <jats:italic>MMP9<\/jats:italic>\n                      ); and muscle displayed fibrotic remodeling and mitochondrial suppression (\n                      <jats:italic>COL1A1, NDUFS7<\/jats:italic>\n                      ). Enrichment analyses implicated IL17 signaling, PPAR pathways, and cellular senescence as central disrupted processes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>DFUs are driven by a dual pathology of inflammatory amplification and metabolic shutdown, overlaid with distinct tissue-specific alterations. 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