Circulating levels of inflammation-associated miR-155 and endothelial-enriched miR-126 in patients with end-stage renal disease
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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45(12): 1308-1314, Dec. 2012. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) may represent a potential noninvasive molecular biomarker for various pathological conditions. Moreover, the detection of circulating miRNAs can provide important novel disease-related information. In particular, inflammation-associated miR-155 and endothelial-enriched miR-126 are reported to be associated with vascular homeostasis. Vascular damage is a common event described in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We hypothesized that miR-155 and miR-126 may be detectable in the circulation and serve as potential biomarkers for risk stratification. In this study, we assessed miR-155 and miR-126 in the plasma of 30 ESRD patients and 20 healthy controls using real-time quantification RT-PCR. The circulating levels of miR-155 and miR-126 were significantly reduced in patients with ESRD compared to healthy controls. However, there was no significant difference of circulating miR-155 and miR-126 levels between prehemodialysis and posthemodialysis patients. Furthermore, both circulating miR-126 and miR-155 correlated positively with estimated glomerular filtration rate (miR-126 r = 0.383, P = 0.037; miR-155 r = 0.494, P = 0.006) and hemoglobin (miR-126 r = 0.515, P = 0.004; miR-155 r = 0.598, P < 0.001) and correlated inversely with phosphate level (miR-126 r = -0.675, P < 0.001; miR-155 r = -0.399, P = 0.029). Pearson’s correlation was used to compare circulating levels of miRNAs with clinical parameters. These results suggested that circulating miR-155 and miR-126 might be involved in the development of ESRD. Further studies are needed to demonstrate the role of circulating miR-155 and miR-126 as candidate biomarkers for risk estimation.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
MicroRNAs
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Journal subject:
Biology
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Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Institution/Affiliation country:
Jinan University/CN
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