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Comparison and optimisation of microRNA extraction from the plasma of healthy pregnant women

Journal

MOLECULAR MEDICINE REPORTS
Volume 23, Issue 4, Pages -

Publisher

SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.11897

Keywords

microRNA; Homo sapiens; extraction; optimisation; pregnancy; women

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  1. Weston Park Cancer Charity, Sheffield, UK [CA154, CA184]

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The study compared the performance of two commercially available miRNA extraction kits and found them to be equivalent in terms of miRNA recovery. Optimization attempts did not improve miRNA content, with the Qiagen kit showing slightly better stability. The standard methodology of either kit would be suitable for the investigation of miRNA biomarkers in a healthy pregnant population.
Circulating microRNA (miRNA) biomarkers are implicated in the diagnosis, monitoring and prediction of various disease processes. Before embarking upon biomarker discovery, miRNA extraction techniques must first be optimised in the biofluid and population under study. Using plasma from a healthy pregnant woman, it was attempted to optimise and compare the performance of two commercially available miRNA extraction kits; Qiagen (miRNeasy Serum/Plasma) and Promega (Maxwell(R) RSC miRNA from Tissue or Plasma or Serum). Sample miRNA content (concentration and percentage) was assessed using Agilent Bioanalyzer Small RNA chips and reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) using four constitutively expressed miRNAs (hsa-miR-222-3p, hsa-let-7i-3p, hsa-miR-148-3p and hsa-miR-30e-5p). Quality control spike-ins monitored RNA extraction (UniSp2, 4 and 5) and cDNA synthesis (UniSp6, cel-miR-39-3p) efficiency. Optimisation approaches included: i) Starting volume of plasma; the addition of ii) Proteinase K; iii) a RNA bacteriophage carrier (MS2); and iv) a glycogen carrier. The two kits exhibited equivalence in terms of miRNA recovery based on Bioanalyzer and RT-qPCR Delta Delta Cq results. Optimisation attempts for both kits failed to improve upon miRNA content compared with standard methodology. Comparing the standard methodology, the Qiagen kit was more consistent (smaller variance of Delta Cq values) compared with the Promega kit. The standard methodology of either kit would be suitable for the investigation of miRNA biomarkers in a healthy pregnant population.

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