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Fuentevilla-Alvarez G, Soto ME, Robles-Herrera GJ, Vargas-Alarcón G, Sámano R, Meza-Toledo SE, Huesca-Gómez C, Gamboa R. Analysis of Circulating miRNA Expression Profiles in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Diabetic Foot Complications. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7078. [PMID: 39000190 PMCID: PMC11241130 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 06/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with various complications, including diabetic foot, which can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Non-healing foot ulcers in diabetic patients are a major risk factor for infections and amputations. Despite conventional treatments, which have limited efficacy, there is a need for more effective therapies. MicroRNAs (miRs) are small non-coding RNAs that play a role in gene expression and have been implicated in diabetic wound healing. miR expression was analyzed through RT-qPCR in 41 diabetic foot Mexican patients and 50 controls. Diabetic foot patients showed significant increases in plasma levels of miR-17-5p (p = 0.001), miR-191-5p (p = 0.001), let-7e-5p (p = 0.001), and miR-33a-5p (p = 0.005) when compared to controls. Elevated levels of miR-17, miR-191, and miR-121 correlated with higher glucose levels in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (r = 0.30, p = 0.004; r = 0.25, p = 0.01; and r = 0.21, p = 0.05, respectively). Levels of miR-17 showed the highest diagnostic potential (AUC 0.903, p = 0.0001). These findings underscore the possible role of these miRs in developing diabetes complications. Our study suggests that high miR-17, miR-191, and miR-121 expression is strongly associated with higher glucose levels and the development of diabetic foot ulcers.
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- Giovanny Fuentevilla-Alvarez
- Endocrinology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano No. 1. Col. Sección XVI, Mexico City 14080, Mexico;
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- Research Direction, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano No. 1. Col. Sección XVI, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (M.E.S.); (G.V.-A.)
- Cardiovascular Line in American British Cowdary (ABC) Medical Center, Sur 136 No. 116 Col. Las Américas, Mexico City 01120, Mexico
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- Phisiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano No. 1. Col. Sección XVI, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (G.J.R.-H.); (C.H.-G.)
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- Research Direction, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano No. 1. Col. Sección XVI, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (M.E.S.); (G.V.-A.)
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- Coordinación de Nutrición y Bioprogramación, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, Mexico City 11000, Mexico;
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- Biochemistry Department, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Mexico City 11340, Mexico;
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- Phisiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano No. 1. Col. Sección XVI, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (G.J.R.-H.); (C.H.-G.)
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- Phisiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano No. 1. Col. Sección XVI, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (G.J.R.-H.); (C.H.-G.)
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Tanashyan MM, Shabalina AA, Kuznetsova PI, Raskurazhev AA. miR-33a and Its Association with Lipid Profile in Patients with Carotid Atherosclerosis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076376. [PMID: 37047348 PMCID: PMC10094421 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a complex, multifactorial pathogenesis, which includes lipid metabolism alterations. miR-33a is a microRNA that plays a key role in cholesterol efflux and promotes atherosclerosis, yet its relationship with lipid markers in carotid atherosclerosis (CA) remains unclear. The objective is to evaluate possible associations between miR-33a expression and lipid biomarkers in patients with CA. This was a prospective study that included 61 patients (median age 66.0 years, 55.7% male) with evidence of CA. Lipid profile (total cholesterol, triglycerides [TG], high-density lipoprotein [HDL] and low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol) was analyzed. Extraction and quantification of miR-33a-5p/3p was performed according to protocol. Patients were further divided depending on the target LDL level (<1.8 mmol/L). Patients with CA had relatively favorable LDL levels with a median of 2.0 mmol/L. Both miR-33a-5p and miR-33a-3p levels were lower in patients with less than targeted LDL levels (37.4 and 38.3 vs. 41.8 and 42.5 respectively, p < 0.05). A significant positive correlation between expression levels of miR-33a-5p/3p and degree of carotid stenosis was found (r = 0.44 and r = 0.38 respectively, p < 0.05). In a univariate linear regression model miR-33a-3p/5p was positively associated with LDL cholesterol (p = 0.02). miR-33a up-regulation is associated with CA and may, in fact, be a key player by targeting cholesterol metabolism. A decrease in LDL cholesterol (<1.8 mmol/L) corresponded to lower levels of miR-33a, yet the direction and causality of this association remains unclear.
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Preethi KA, Selvakumar SC, Ross K, Sekar D. Therapeutic aspect of microRNA inhibition in various types of hypertension and hypertensive complications. GENE REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2022.101676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Rajabi S, Najafipour H, Sheikholeslami M, Jafarinejad-Farsangi S, Beik A, Askaripour M, Karam ZM. Perillyl alcohol and quercetin modulate the expression of non-coding RNAs MIAT, H19, miR-29a, and miR-33a in pulmonary artery hypertension in rats. Noncoding RNA Res 2022; 7:27-33. [PMID: 35155877 PMCID: PMC8818487 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncrna.2022.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Non-coding RNAs, including long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs), play critical roles in the pathogenesis and progression of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). LncRNA H19, myocardial infarction-associated transcript (MIAT), miR-29a, and miR-33a have been suggested as potential targets for treating arterial hypertension. We explored the expression pattern of non-coding RNAs H19, MIAT, miR-29a, and miR-33a in monocrotaline (MCT)-induced PAH rats. Moreover, we investigated whether perillyl alcohol (PA) and quercetin (QS), two plant derivatives with beneficial effects on PAH-induced abnormalities, act through regulating the expression of these non-coding RNAs. Methods Male Wistar rats (n = 30) were divided into five groups. MCT (60 mg/kg) was injected subcutaneously to induce PAH. PA (50 mg/kg daily) and QS (30 mg/kg daily) were administered three weeks after induction of PAH. H&E staining and qRT-PCR were performed to assess arteriole wall thickness and gene expression, respectively. Results Right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) and right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) increased in MCT and MCT + Veh. groups compared to the control group (in both P < 0.001). QS and PA decreased RVSP and RVH significantly. Wall thickness and fibrosis score in the MCT group (score 3) increased compared to the control group (score 0). PA and QS ameliorated wall thickness and fibrosis to score 1 (mild). Also, the expression of miR-29a and miR-33a decreased in the PAH group (in both, P < 0.001). Treatment with PA and QS decreased the expression of H19 (P < 0.001) and MIAT (P < 0.01) and increased the expression of miR-29a (P < 0.01) and miR-33a significantly (P < 0.05 for QS and P < 0.001 for PA). Conclusions The beneficial effects of PA and QS on PAH-induced abnormalities were exerted through returning the dysregulated expression of H19, MIAT, miR-29a, and miR-33a to normal levels in rats with MTC-induced PAH. This study emphasized the therapeutic potential of PA and QS in PAH. However, more detailed investigations are needed to clarify the underlying molecular mechanisms.
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- Soodeh Rajabi
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran
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- Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- Corresponding author. Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Jehad Blvd, Ebn Sina Avenue, Kerman, 76198-13159, Iran.
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Li L, Zhong D, Xie Y, Yang X, Yu Z, Zhang D, Jiang X, Wu Y, Wu F. Blood microRNA 202-3p associates with the risk of essential hypertension by targeting soluble ST2. Biosci Rep 2020; 40:222775. [PMID: 32338289 PMCID: PMC7201562 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20200378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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MicroRNA (miR)-202-3p has attracted a great deal of attention in the fields of oncology, gynecology, and metabolic disorders. However, its role in cardiovascular diseases remains to be clarified. We previously found that disruption of miR-202-3p mediated regulation of expression of soluble (s)ST2, a decoy receptor for interleukin (IL)-33, promotes essential hypertension (EH). In the present study, we first measured miR-202-3p expression levels in the blood of 182 EH cases and 159 healthy controls using TaqMan assays. miR-202-3p levels were shown to be significantly higher in EH cases than controls (fold change = 3.58, P<0.001). Logistic regression analysis revealed that higher miR-202-3p expression was associated with an increased occurrence of EH (adjusted odds ratio (OR): 1.57; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.36-1.82; P<0.001). Addition of miR-202-3p to traditional risk factors showed an additive prediction value for EH. Further functional experiments indicated that miR-202-3p could be induced by angiotensin II (Ang II) and inhibited by Ang II-triggered soluble ST2 (sST2) expression in a negative feedback manner. Moreover, blood miR-202-3p levels were negatively correlated with sST2 expression in vivo. Our study shows that blood miR-202-3p levels were significantly associated with the occurrence of EH. These findings indicate that miR-202-3p exerts a protective role against EH by antagonizing the induction of sST2 by Ang II.
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- Lu Li
- Research Center of Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China
- Center for Pathgen Biology and Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China
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- Research Center of Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China
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- Research Center of Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China
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- Biobank Center, The Second Afflicted Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China
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- Research Center of Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China
- Correspondence: Fangqin Wu ()
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Huesca-Gómez C, Torres-Paz YE, Martínez-Alvarado R, Fuentevilla-Álvarez G, Del Valle-Mondragón L, Torres-Tamayo M, Soto ME, Gamboa R. Association between the transporters ABCA1/G1 and the expression of miR-33a/144 and the carotid intima media thickness in patients with arterial hypertension. Mol Biol Rep 2019; 47:1321-1329. [PMID: 31853766 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-019-05229-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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ATP-binding cassette membrane transporters (ABC), functions as an outflow facilitator of phospholipids and cellular cholesterol, playing an important role in the development of atherosclerosis and arterial hypertension. ABC's transporters could post-transcriptionally regulated by miRs. Evaluate the association in the transporters ABCA1 and ABCG1 with the expression of miR-33a and miR-144 and the carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) in patients with essential arterial hypertension. The miR-33a-5p, miR-144-3p and mRNA ABCA1 and ABCG1 expression in monocytes from Mexican hypertensive patients were examined by RT-PCR. The miR-33a and miR-144 expression in monocytes and mRNA ABCA1 and ABCG1 from Mexican hypertensive patients were examined by RT-PCR. This study involved 84 subjects (42 normotensive subjects and 42 patients with essential hypertension). Our study revealed that miR-33a expression (p = 0.001) and miR-144 (p = 0.985) were up-regulated, meanwhile, ABCA1 and ABCG1 transporters were down-regulated (p = 0.007 and p = 0.550 respectively) in hypertensive patients compared with the control group. The trend remains for miR33a/ABCA1 in presence of cIMT. Moreover, an inverse correlation was found with the expression levels of ABCA1 and ABCG1 as well as in HDL-C with miR-33a and miR-144. Our results showed an increase in the expression of miR-33a and miR-144 and an inverse correlation in their target ABCA1 and ABCG1; it may be associated with essential arterial hypertension in patients with cIMT and as consequence for atheromatous plaque.
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- Claudia Huesca-Gómez
- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano No 1, Col. Sección XVI, C.P. 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano No 1, Col. Sección XVI, C.P. 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Endocrinology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano No 1, Col. Sección XVI, C.P. 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Endocrinology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Immunology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano No 1, Col. Sección XVI, C.P. 14080, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Comment on the potential role of microRNAs in hypertension. J Hum Hypertens 2018; 32:639-640. [DOI: 10.1038/s41371-018-0104-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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