Journal
GENES
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 399-416Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/genes6020399
Keywords
diabetes associated microRNA; miR-103; miR-224; urinary biomarker; insulin secretion
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- Science Foundation Ireland Technology and Innovation Development Award [12/TIDA/B2387]
- RCSI PLASMIR-X Seed Fund
- Health Research Board [HPF-2013-479]
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [12/TIDA/B2387] Funding Source: Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
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MicroRNA (miRNA) are a class of non-coding, 19-25 nucleotide RNA critical for network-level regulation of gene expression. miRNA serve as paracrine signaling molecules. Using an unbiased array approach, we previously identified elevated levels of miR-224 and miR-103 to be associated with a monogenic form of diabetes; HNF1A-MODY. miR-224 is a novel miRNA in the field of diabetes. We sought to explore the role of miR-224 as a potential biomarker in diabetes, and whether such diabetes-associated-miRNA can also be detected in the urine of patients. Absolute levels of miR-224 and miR-103 were determined in the urine of n = 144 individuals including carriers of a HNF1A mutation, participants with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and normal controls. Expression levels were correlated with clinical and biochemical parameters. miR-224 was significantly elevated in the urine of carriers of a HNF1A mutation and participants with T1DM. miR-103 was highly expressed in urine across all diabetes cohorts when compared to controls. For both miR-224 and-103, we found a significant correlation between serum and urine levels (p < 0.01). We demonstrate that miRNA can be readily detected in the urine independent of clinical indices of renal dysfunction. We surmise that the differential expression levels of miR-224 in both HNF1A-MODY mutation carriers and T1DM may be an attempt to compensate for beta-cell demise.
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