miR-183-5p Is a Potential Molecular Marker of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Autor: Shaolan Zhou, Jing Zhang, Pengfei Luan, Zhanbing Ma, Jie Dang, Hong Zhu, Qian Ma, Yanfeng Wang, Zhenghao Huo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Immunology Research, Vol 2021 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2314-8861
2314-7156
DOI: 10.1155/2021/5547635
Popis: Objective. To investigate microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and identify the valuable miRNA biomarkers in diagnosing and monitoring SLE. Methods. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was performed to assess miRNA amounts in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from four SLE cases and four healthy controls. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was carried out for validating candidate miRNAs in 32 SLE cases and 32 healthy controls. In addition, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was completed to evaluate diagnostic performance. Finally, the associations of candidate miRNAs with various characteristics of SLE were analyzed. Results. A total of 157 miRNAs were upregulated, and 110 miRNAs were downregulated in PBMCs from SLE cases in comparison to healthy controls, of which the increase of miR-183-5p and decrease of miR-374b-3p were validated by qPCR and both showed good diagnostic performance for SLE diagnosis. Besides, miR-183-5p expression levels displayed a positive association with SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI) and anti-dsDNA antibody amounts. Conclusion. Our data indicated that miR-183-5p is a promising biomarker of SLE.
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