Analysis of circulating microRNAs that are specifically increased in hyperlipidemic and/or hyperglycemic sera

Mol Biol Rep. 2014 Sep;41(9):5765-73. doi: 10.1007/s11033-014-3449-2. Epub 2014 Jun 14.

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA sequences that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally by translation inhibition or mRNA degradation. The aim of the present study was to analyze serum miRNAs modulated by hyperlipidemia and/or hyperglycemia and to correlate them with biochemical parameters within lipid metabolism. Five selected circulating miRNAs (miR-125a-5p, miR-146a, miR-10a, miR-21 and miR-33a) were individually analyzed by TaqMan miRNA assays along with lipid and inflammation parameters in sera from 20 hyperlipidemic (HL) and/or hyperglycemic (HG) patients, and compared with data from five normolipidemic/normoglycemic subjects. Results showed: (1) the levels of all the analyzed circulating miRNA were increased in HL sera and correlated positively with sera's lipid and inflammatory parameters; (2) circulating miR-125a-5p and miR-146a levels were increased in HG and/or HL sera; (3) all selected miRNAs were detected in α-lipoprotein fraction from sera, and miR-33a was also present in β-lipoprotein fraction; (4) miRNA concentrations were increased in the α-lipoprotein fraction from HL sera. These data show a statistically significant correlation of the analyzed miRNA with increased lipids, specifically with α- and β-lipoproteins, and CRP and IL-1β levels in HL and/or HG sera, suggesting a contribution of these miRNAs to the atherosclerotic process.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Apolipoprotein B-100 / blood
  • Apolipoproteins E / blood
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperglycemia / blood*
  • Hyperlipidemias / blood*
  • Interleukin-1beta / blood
  • Linear Models
  • Male
  • MicroRNAs / blood*
  • Middle Aged
  • Triglycerides / blood

Substances

  • Apolipoprotein B-100
  • Apolipoproteins E
  • Blood Glucose
  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • MIRN10 microRNA, human
  • MIRN125 microRNA, human
  • MIRN146 microRNA, human
  • MIRN21 microRNA, human
  • MIRN33a microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • Triglycerides
  • C-Reactive Protein