Yue J, Zhang B, Wang H, Hou X, Chen X, Cheng M, Wen S. Dysregulated plasma levels of miRNA-132 and
miRNA-134 in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Ann Transl Med 2020;
8:996. [PMID:
32953796 PMCID:
PMC7475501 DOI:
10.21037/atm-20-5217]
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Abstract
Background
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe, chronic, disabling neuropsychiatric disorder, the pathophysiology of which has yet to be fully understood. In this study, we aimed to detect the levels of miRNA-132 and miRNA-134 in the plasma of patients with OCD and to analyze the factors influencing OCD.
Methods
The levels of miRNA-132 and miRNA-134 in peripheral blood of 30 patients with OCD and 32 normal controls were detected by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Patients were assessed using clinical scales, including the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), and Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS).
Results
The plasma levels of miRNA-132 and miRNA 134 in the OCD group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). There was no significant correlation between the plasma levels of miR-132 and miR-134 in the OCD group and general demographic (gender, age, and education level) and clinical characteristics (duration of disease, HAMA, HAMD, and Y-BOCS scores).
Conclusions
Patients with OCD have abnormal plasma levels of miRNA-132 and miRNA-134, which may influence the number of dendrites in the cerebral cortex and formation of synapses. Therefore, miRNA-132 and miRNA-134 plasma levels should be considered as potential biomarkers for OCD detection.
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