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Objective:To investigate the value of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) and microRNA-206 (miR-206) in predicting postoperative delayed union of closed tibial shaft fractures.Methods:The clinical data of 136 patients who underwent closed tibial shaft fracture surgery in Hospital of the 80 th Group Army of Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces from May 2018 to May 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Eighty-six patients who had delayed union of closed tibial shaft fractures were included in the observation group, and fifty patients who had normal union of closed tibial shaft fractures were included in the control group. Serum FGF-2 level was measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and serum miR-206 expression was detected using the real-time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction. The relationship between FGF-2 expression and miR-206 expression and closed tibial shaft fractures was analyzed. Results:At 1 day, 1, and 4 weeks after surgery, serum FGF-2 level was significantly lower in the observation group than the control group [(14.24 ± 2.15) ng/L vs. (20.36 ± 3.42) ng/L, (21.38 ± 3.27) ng/L vs. (30.45 ± 4.29) ng/L, (23.59 ± 4.36) ng/L vs. (36.67 ± 4.51) ng/L, t = 7.42, 8.42, 16.66, all P < 0.001]. Serum FGF-2 level gradually increased with time in each group. At 1 day after surgery, serum miR-206 expression was significantly lower in the observation group than the control group ( t = 7.50, P < 0.001). At 4 weeks after surgery, serum miR-206 expression was significantly higher in the observation group than the control group ( t = 17.24, P < 0.001). At 1 week after surgery, there was no significant difference in serum miR-206 expression between the two groups ( P > 0.05). Univariate analysis results showed that postoperative infection, FGF-2, and miR-206 were closely related to the delayed union of closed tibial shaft fractures after surgery (all P < 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis results showed that postoperative infection ( OR = 1.93, 95% CI: 1.20-3.07), FGF-2 ( OR = 2.10, 95% CI: 1.31-3.36), miR-206 ( OR = 2.30, 95% CI: 1.35-3.89) were independent risk factors for delayed union of closed tibial shaft fractures after surgery (all P < 0.05). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves plotting serum FGF-2 level and serum miR-206 expression after closed tibial shaft fractures showed that at 4 weeks after surgery, the optimal cut-off value of FGF-2 for predicting delayed union of closed tibial shaft fractures was 29.83 ng/L, with the area under the curve, sensitivity, and specificity of 0.76 (95% CI: 1.23-3.25), 79.34%, and 68.82%, respectively; at 4 weeks after surgery, the optimal cut-off value of miR-206 for predicting delayed union of closed tibial shaft fractures was 0.63, with the area under the curve, sensitivity and specificity of 0.72 (95% CI: 1.10-2.45), 75.33%, and 67.25%, respectively. The area under the curve, the sensitivity, and specificity of combined use of FGF-2 and miR-206 in predicting delayed union of closed tibial shaft fractures were 0.81 (95% CI: 1.35-3.26), sensitivity and specificity were 83.45% and 67.36% respectively. Conclusion:The decrease in serum FGF-2 level and the increase in serum miR-206 expression at 4 weeks after surgery are independent risk factors for delayed union of closed tibial shaft fractures. Combined use of FGF-2 and miR-206 can better predict the delayed union of closed tibial shaft fractures.
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Objective:To explore the correlation between the expression level of microRNA (miR)-206 and the expression levels of Wnt-1 and β-catenin in Wnt/β-catenin pathway in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with hyperthyroidism.Methods:Using a prospective design, 79 patients with hyperthyroidism admitted to Wuwei City People's Hospital from January 2018 to June 2020 were selected as observation group, and 70 cases of healthy physical examination in Wuwei City People's Hospital from January 2019 to September 2020 were selected as control group. The observation group was treated with anti-thyroid drugs, and tambazole was orally taken 10-20 mg/d during the treatment period; after the serum thyroid hormone was normal, the dosage was reduced and maintained at 5-10 mg/d for 12 months. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression levels of miR-206, Wnt-1 and β-catenin mRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in observation group before and after treatment and control group.Results:The expression level of miR-206 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of observation group before treatment was lower than that of control group (0.28 ± 0.07 vs 0.79 ± 0.15), and the expression levels of Wnt-1 and β-catenin mRNA were higher than those of control group (6.75 ± 1.39 vs 2.23 ± 0.65, 5.83 ± 1.24 vs 3.21 ± 0.86, P < 0.05). The expression level of miR-206 (0.54 ± 0.13) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of observation group after treatment was higher than that before treatment, and the expression levels of Wnt-1 and β-catenin mRNA (3.62 ± 1.08, 4.34 ± 1.16) were lower than those before treatment ( P < 0.05). The expression level of miR-206 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with hyperthyroidism was negatively correlated with the expression levels of Wnt-1 and β-catenin mRNA ( r = - 0.763, - 0.798, P < 0.05). Conclusions:The expression level of miR-206 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with hyperthyroidism is low, while the expression levels of Wnt-1 and β-catenin mRNA are high. The expression level of miR-206 is negatively correlated with the expression levels of Wnt-1 and β-catenin mRNA.
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Objective:To investigate the expression of microRNA(miR)-206 in the peripheral serum of hemangioma children and its correlation with curative effect of propranolol treatment.Methods:The expression of miR-206 in serum of 45 hemangiomas children treated with propranolol treatment was detected.The children were divided into the high expression group( n=19) and the low expression group( n=26) according to the mean value of miR-206, and the clinical characteristics of the two groups were compared; The children were divided into the good efficacy group( n=29) and general efficacy group( n=16) according to the efficacy after 6 months of treatment.Logistic regression was used to analyze whether miR-206 was an influencing factor of efficacy, and ROC curve was used to evaluate the predictive value of miR-206. Results:The proportion of children <6 months, in hyperplasia stage and with tumor area ≥10 cm 2 in the high expression group was significantly lower than that in the low expression group( χ2=4.664, 7.207, 8.927, P=0.031, 0.007, 0.012, respectively). The miR-206 level after treatment(3.25±0.64) was significantly higher than that before treatment(2.12±0.41, t=9.973, P<0.05). After six months of propranolol treatment, the proportion of high expression of miR-206 before treatment in the good efficacy group(24.1%) was significantly lower than that in the general efficacy group(75.0%, χ2=10.934, P=0.001). High expression of miR-206 before treatment was a risk factor for poor curative effect of propranolol in hemangioma children[ CI(95% CI)=6.423(1.436~28.731), P=0.015]; ROC curve analysis showed that the area under ROC curve of miR-206 for predicting the efficacy of propranolol was 0.798, the sensitivity was 0.83, and the specificity was 0.75. Conclusion:The expression of serum miR-206 was correlated with age, proliferative stage and tumor area and may be one of the important indicators for predicting propranolol effect in children with hemangioma.
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Objective To explore the role of microRNA-206 (miR-206) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in infantile bronchiolitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).Methods Thirty-five cases of infantile bronchiolitis and 25 cases of healthy controls were enrolled into the current study.PBMCs were isolated from the peripheral blood of both healthy subjects and those with infantile bronchiolitis in the acute and the convalescent stages.Total RNAs were extracted from PBMCs which were stimulated by phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) and Ionomycin, and then the RNA was transcribed reversely into cDNA.The expressions of miR-206 and Kruppel-like transcription factor 4 (KLF4) were detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) method.Plasma interleukin-17 (IL-17) was determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results There was a significant difference in miR-206 levels of children with RSV bronchiolitis in the acute stage(0.055 ±0.018) and the convalescent stage(0.187 ±0.069) as well as the healthy controls(0.204 ± 0.075).Through pairwise comparison, the miR-206 levels in the children in the acute stage were significantly lower than those in the convalescent stage and healthy control group (P ＜ 0.01), but no statistical significance was found between the convalescent stage group and healthy control group(P ＞ 0.05).The levels of KLF4 mRNA of children in the acute stage,convalescent stage as well as the healthy subjects were 0.588 ± 0.161,0.086±0.024,0.075 ±0.019, respectively,which was significantly difference (P ＜ 0.01).The levels of IL-17 were (58.26 ±25.88) ng/L, (9.87 ± 3.01) ng/L, (7.65 ± 2.16) ng/L, respectively (P ＜ 0.01).Compared to the convalescent and the normal control group,both the KLF4 mRNA and IL-17 levels were markedly higher in the acute stage (P ＜ 0.01), but there were no significant differences between children with RSV bronchiolitis in convalescent stage and in the healthy controls (P ＞ 0.05).Furthermore, the result of this study showed a negative correlation between the expression of miR-206 and KLF4(r =-0.624 ,P ＜0.01)and IL-17 (r =-0.609 ,P ＜0.01) in children in the acute stage and a positive correlation between KLF4 mRNA and IL-17 in children in the acute stage (r =0.662, P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion The levels of miR-206 may play a role in the onset of RSV associated post-bronchiolitis (PB) and the low expression of miR-206 in children infected with RSV may increase the susceptibility to PB.
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s: Objective To explore the role of microRNA-206 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in the pathogenesis and development of childhood asthma. Methods Twenty-seven asthmatic children and 25 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated in both healthy subjects and asthmatic children in acute attack and remission stages. Total RNAs were extracted from PBMC stimulated by PMA and ionomycin, and then the RNA was reversely transcribed into cDNA. The expressions of microRNA-206 and Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) and IL-17 mRNA were detected by real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) method. Results There was signiifcant difference of microRNA-206 levels among asthmatic children in attack stage and in remission stage and normal controls (F=46.58~72.81, P=0.000). Through pair-wise comparison, the microRNA-206 levels of asthmatic children in attack stage were signiifcantly lower than those in remission stage and normal control groups (P0.05). Furthermore, a negative correlation was found between the expression of miR-206 and KLF4 (r=–0.66, P<0.01) and between the expression of miR-206 and IL-17 mRNA (r=–0.81, P<0.01) in asthmatic children in attack stage. A positive correlation was also found between KLF4 and IL-17 mRNA in asthmatic children in attack stage (r=0.70, P<0.01). Conclusions The expression of miR-206 is decreased in asthmatic children, and miR-206 might be involved in the pathogenesis and development of asthma.