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Circulating miRNAs Are Associated with Inflammation Biomarkers in Children with Overweight and Obesity: Results of the I.Family Study

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GENES
卷 13, 期 4, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/genes13040632

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miRNAs; chronic low-grade inflammation; inflammation-associated biomarkers; overweight and obesity; children; adolescents; sex-related associations

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  1. European Community [266044]

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Increasing evidence suggests that obesity caused by overnutrition can trigger an inflammatory response and affect the innate immune system. miRNAs, as important regulators in immune cell development, immune responses, autoimmunity, and inflammation, have been found to be involved in the inflammatory process. This study aimed to investigate the association between candidate miRNAs and inflammation-related biomarkers in overweight and obese European children. The findings suggest sex differences in the association of circulating miRNAs with inflammatory response biomarkers, indicating a possible role of miRNAs in the process of low-grade inflammation in childhood obesity.
Increasing data suggest that overnutrition-induced obesity may trigger an inflammatory process in adipose tissue and upturn in the innate immune system. Numerous players have been involved in governing the inflammatory response, including epigenetics. Among epigenetic players, miRNAs are emerging as crucial regulators of immune cell development, immune responses, autoimmunity, and inflammation. In this study, we aimed at identifying the involvement of candidate miRNAs in relation to inflammation-associated biomarkers in a subsample of European children with overweight and obesity participating in the I.Family study. The study sample included individuals with increased adiposity since this condition contributes to the early occurrence of chronic low-grade inflammation. We focused on the acute-phase reagent C-reactive protein (CRP) as the primary outcome and selected cytokines as plausible biomarkers of inflammation. We found that chronic low-grade CRP elevation shows a highly significant association with miR-26b-3p and hsa-miR-576-5p in boys. Furthermore, the association of CRP with hsa-miR-10b-5p and hsa-miR-31-5p is highly significant in girls. We also observed major sex-related associations of candidate miRNAs with selected cytokines. Except for IL-6, a significant association of hsa-miR-26b-3p and hsa-miR-576-5p with TNF-alpha, IL1-Ra, IL-8, and IL-15 levels was found exclusively in boys. The findings of this exploratory study suggest sex differences in the association of circulating miRNAs with inflammatory response biomarkers, and indicate a possible role of miRNAs among the candidate epigenetic mechanisms related to the process of low-grade inflammation in childhood obesity.

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