miR-27a/b Level is Associated with ABCA1 Expression and is a Potential PBMC-Based Biomarker for Coronary Artery Disease
Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.)
; 36: e20230016, jun.2023. tab, graf
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in English
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LILACS-Express
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Abstract Background:
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of cardiac disease with high morbidity and mortality rates.Objectives:
In this study, we evaluated the expression of miR-27a and miR-27b as biomarkers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with CAD and investigated its correlation with cholesterol-efflux transporter, ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1).Method:
This study was performed on 54 men with CAD and 51 healthy, sex- and age-matched control participants. The expression of miR-27a/b and ABCA1 genes in PBMCs were measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The protein expression of ABCA1 was assessed by Western blotting. Concurrently, the specificity and sensitivity of miR-27a/b was evaluated through receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The significance level adopted in the statistical analysis was 5%.Results:
We found that miR-27a and miR-27b expression were significantly increased, while both mRNA and protein expression of ABCA1 were markedly reduced in the PBMCs of CAD patients in comparison to non-CAD controls. miR-27a/27b expression was also shown to be inversely correlated with ABCA1. ROC analysis showed that the miR-27a had an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of about 92.6 (sensitivity 83.3٪ and specificity 86.6٪) and miR-27b had an AUC of about 93.0 (sensitivity 86.6٪ and specificity 80.0 (%, suggesting the diagnostic potential of miR-27a/b in CAD patients.Conclusions:
Our data suggested a possible role of miR-27a/b in CAD pathogenesis. Additionally, we proposed that miR-27a/b expression in PBMCs may have potential clinical implications in the diagnosis of CAD patients, but further validations in large cohorts are required.
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International databases
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LILACS
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. j. cardiovasc. sci. (Impr.)
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Iran
Institution/Affiliation country:
Birjand University of Medical Sciences/IR
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences/IR
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Yasuj University of Medical Sciences/IR