The resultant protein-protein (PPI) network was analysed using the gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment approaches, resulting in identification of critical pathways, ERK1, PI3K-Akt, EGRF and TNF signaling as significantly involved in DN, where, ERK1 emerging as a key node due to its involvement in cell proliferation, inflammation, and fibrosis associated with DN. Here, TNF is linked to liver dysplastic nodule.