Investigation of Dysregulation of Several MicroRNAs in Peripheral Blood of Schizophrenia Patients
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
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: 256-260, 2016.
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-108198
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The prevalence of schizophrenia is 1%, and it is a debilitating disorder that often results in a shortened lifespan. Peripheral blood samples are good candidates to investigate because they can be easily drawn, and they are widely studied in psychiatric disorders. MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNA transcripts. They regulate the expression of genes by binding to the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of mRNAs and pointing them to degrade. In this study, we aimed to investigate the expression of miR-9-5p, miR-29a-3p, miR-106-5p, miR-106b-5p, miR-107, miR-125a-3p, and miR-125b-3p in schizophrenia patients and healthy controls.METHODS:
We collected blood samples from 16 patients with schizophrenia and 16 healthy controls. MicroRNAs were measured with reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.RESULTS:
Schizophrenia patients showed statistically significant upregulation of five microRNAs miR9-5p (p=0.002), miR29a-3p (p<0.001), miR106b-5p (p=0.002), miR125a-3p (p<0.001), and miR125b-3p (p=0.018).CONCLUSION:
Our results increased the value of the miR106 and miR29 families as potentially and consistently dysregulated in psychiatric disorders. Our results should be considered preliminary, and they need confirmation in future studies with larger sample sizes.
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Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Schizophrénie
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ARN messager
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Régulation positive
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Prévalence
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Taille de l'échantillon
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RT-PCR
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MicroARN
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Petit ARN non traduit
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
Année:
2016
Type:
Article
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