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CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages 1521-1528Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000453202
Keywords
Atherosclerosis; microRNA; miR-29a; Oxidized low density lipoprotein
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- Guangdong Natural Science Foundation [2015A030313660]
- Technology Project Foundation of Guangzhou [2014y2-00140, 1563000381]
- Technology Project Foundation of Guangdong Province [2014B020212008]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81300230]
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Background/Aims: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory condition associated with a variety of vascular diseases. Previous studies showed that both miR-29a and oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) were vital in the development of atherosclerosis. However, the relationship between miR-29a and ox-LDL remains unknown. This study was designed to investigate the association of miR-29a and ox-LDL and to test whether circulating miR-29a and ox-LDL levels could predict atherosclerosis. Methods: In 170 participants, plasma levels of miR-29a were assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) while plasma ox-LDL levels were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. The relationship between miR-29a level and ox-LDL and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) was assessed using the Spearman correlation coefficient and multiple liner regression. Results: Compared with the normal cIMT group, the increased cIMT group had higher levels of ox-LDL (0.47 +/- 0.08 vs 0.29 +/- 0.06 ng/ml, p = 0.003) and miR-29a (32.93 +/- 426 vs 26.37 +/- 1.04, p < 0.001). A positive correlation was found between ox-LDL and miR-29a (r = 0.695, p < 0.001), and both the ox-LDL (r = 0.857, p < 0.001) and the miR-29a (r = 0.753, p < 0.001) were positively related to cIMT. Furthermore, multiple liner regression indicated that a significant correlation between ox-LDL and cIMT (p = 0.768, p < 0.001), as well as between miR-29a and cIMT (p = 0.686, p < 0.001). The combination of miR-29a and ox-LDL (AUC = 0.926, p < 0.001) offered a better predictive value for atherosclerosis than either miR-29a (AUC = 0.759, p < 0.001) or ox-LDL (AUC = 0.762, p < 0.001) alone. Conclusion: Increased miR-29a and ox-LDL levels were associated with an early stage of atherosclerosis, and the combination of miR-29a and ox-LDL offered better predictive values for atherosclerosis than either alone. (C) 2016 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel
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