Dysregulated Serum MiRNA Profile and Promising Biomarkers in Dengue-infected Patients

Objectives: Pathological biomarkers and mechanisms of dengue infection are poorly understood. We investigated a new serum biomarker using miRNAs and performed further correlation analysis in dengue-infected patients.Methods: Expression levels of broad-spectrum miRNAs in serum samples from three patients with dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1) and three healthy volunteers were separately analyzed using miRNA PCR arrays. The expressions of the five selected miRNAs were verified by qRT-PCR in the sera of 40 DENV-1 patients and compared with those from 32 healthy controls. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and correlation analyses were performed to evaluate the potential of these miRNAs for the diagnosis of dengue infection.Results: MiRNA PCR arrays revealed that 41 miRNAs were upregulated, whereas 12 miRNAs were down-regulated in the sera of DENV-1 patients compared with those in healthy controls. Among these miRNAs, qRT-PCR validation showed that serum hsa-miR-21-5p, hsa-miR-590-5p, hsa-miR-188-5p, and hsa-miR-152-3p were upregulated, whereas hsa-miR-146a-5p was down-regulated in dengue-infected patients compared with healthy controls. ROC curves showed serum hsa-miR-21-5p and hsa-miR-146a-5p could distinguish dengue-infected patients with preferable sensitivity and specificity. Correlation analysis indicated that expression levels of serum hsa-miR-21-5p and hsa-miR-146a-5p were negative and positively correlated with the number of white blood cells and neutrophils, respectively. Functional analysis of target proteins of these miRNAs in silico indicated their involvement in inflammation and cell proliferation.Conclusion: Dengue-infected patients have a broad “fingerprint” profile with dysregulated serum miRNAs. Among these miRNAs, serum hsa-miR-21-5p, hsa-miR-146a-5p, hsa-miR-590-5p, hsa-miR-188-5p, and hsa-miR-152-3p were identified as promising serum indicators for dengue infection.     

Differential microRNA expression and identification of putative miRNA targets and pathways in head and neck cancers

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that involved in various cancer-related cellular processes. Diverse studies on expression profiling of miRNAs have been performed and the data showed that some miRNAs are up-regulated or down-regulated in cancer. Until now, there are no data published on the miRNA expression in head and neck cancers from Malaysia. Hence, this study aimed to investigate potentially crucial miRNAs in head and neck cancer patients from Malaysian populations. A global miRNA profiling was performed on 12 samples of head and neck cancer tissue using microarray analysis followed by validation using real-time RT-PCR. Microarray analysis identified 10 miRNAs that could distinguish malignant head and neck cancer lesions from normal tissues; 7 miRNAs (hsa-miR-181a-2*, hsa-miR-29b-1*, hsa-miR-181a, hsa-miR-181b, hsa-miR-744, hsa-miR-1271 and hsa-miR-221*) were up-regulated while 3 miRNAs (hsa-miR-141, hsa-miR-95 and hsa-miR-101) were down-regulated. These miRNAs may contribute in a simple profiling strategy to identify individuals at higher risk of developing head and neck cancers, thus helping in the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms involved in head and neck cancer pathogenesis.     

Nanoparticle delivery of stable miR-199a-5p agomir improves the osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells via the HIF1a pathway

Elucidating the regulatory mechanisms of osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) is important for the development of cell therapies for bone loss and regeneration. Here we showed that hsa-miR-199a-5p modulated osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs at both early and late stages through HIF1a pathway. hsa-miR-199a expression was up-regulated during osteogenesis for both of two mature forms, miR-199a-5p and -3p. Over-expression of miR-199a-5p but not -3p enhanced differentiation of hMSCs in vitro, whereas inhibition of miR-199a-5p reduced the expression of osteoblast-specific genes, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and mineralization. Furthermore, over-expression of miR-199a enhanced ectopic bone formation in vivo. Chitosan nanoparticles were used for delivery of stable modified hsa-miR-199a-5p (agomir) both in vitro and in vivo, as a proof-of-concept for stable agomir delivery on bone regeneration. The hsa-mir199a-5p agomir were mixed with Chitosan nanoparticles to form nanoparticle/hsa-mir199a-5p agomir plasmid (nanoparticle/agomir) complexes, and nanoparticle/agomir complexes could improve the in vivo regeneration of bone. Further mechanism studies revealed that hypoxia enhanced osteogenesis at early stage and inhibited osteogenesis maturation at late stage through HIF1a-Twist1 pathway. At early stage of differentiation, hypoxia induced HIF1a-Twist1 pathway to enhance osteogenesis by up-regulating miR-199a-5p, while at late stage of differentiation, miR-199a-5p enhanced osteogenesis maturation by inhibiting HIF1α-Twist1 pathway.     

miR-148a 通过DNMT1 调控MSCs 向心肌分化的内在作用机制研究

目的:验证DNA 甲基转移酶1(DNMT1)是miR-148a 直接调控的靶基因,探究miR-148a 通过靶向DNMT1 调控骨髓间充质干细胞(MSCs)向心肌分化的作用机制。方法:MSCs 细胞经5忆鄄氮胞苷(5’-aza)诱导向心肌分化后,使用miRNA芯片筛选出诱导前后表达差异的miRNAs。Targetscan 软件分析异常表达的miR-148a 的靶基因,将野生型或突变型DNMT1 的3’-UTR 区域克隆到荧光素酶报告基因的下游(DNMT1-wt 或DNMT1-mut)并分别与miR-148a mimics(miR-148a 模拟物)或scramble(miR-148a 阴性对照)共转染,荧光素酶报告基因实验验证所预测的靶基DNMT1,qRT-PCR 和Western blot 分别检测转染miR-638 mimics 和scramble 后,对DNMT1 的mRNA 和蛋白表达的影响。构建miR-148a 慢病毒质粒,分别在转染到MSCs 后的第1、7、14 和28 天后检测miR-148a 对GATA 结合因子4(Gata-4)基因上游DNA 调控序列CpG 甲基化水平的影响、qRT-PCR 和Western blot 分别检测转染miR-148a 慢病毒质粒后对心肌特异蛋白:球蛋白重链(MHC) 和心脏肌钙蛋白T(cTnT)、MSCs 分化特征蛋白CD90 和CD29 表达的影响,以及对心肌特异转录因子心脏特异性同源盒基因(Nkx2.5)和Gata-4表达的影响。结果:miRNA 芯片筛选5’-aza 诱导MSCs 向心肌分化后表达异常的miRNAs,包括miR-146a-5p、miR-148a、miR-539 等,其中miR-148a 表达明显上调。Targetscan、荧光素酶报告基因实验和qRT-PCR 验证DNMT1 是miR-148a 直接调控的靶基因。miR-148a 慢病毒感染MSCs 细胞,证实在转染的不同时间,Gata-4 上游基因甲基化水平发生改变,且随着转染时间延长,Gata-4 甲基化水平呈不断降低趋势,MSCs 细胞内MHC 和cTnT 表达提高,CD90 和CD29 表达降低,Nkx2.5 和Gata-4 表达提高,MSCs 细胞出现向心肌分化。结论:miR-148a 可通过靶向调控DNMT1 而调控MSCs 细胞的向心肌分化。     

减体积肝移植模型大鼠肝脏组织miRNAs表达谱变化

BACKGROUND: Liver regeneration is the key factor influencing the prognosis of living donor liver transplantation. There has not been the research on special miRNA of liver regeneration after living donor liver transplantation. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the variation of miRNAs expression profile after rat reduced-size liver transplantation at certain time point, select and verify target miRNA which can provide targeting intervention strategies in liver regeneration after rat reduced-size liver transplantation and provide theoretical evidence for liver regeneration after living donor liver transplantation. METHODS: The reduced-size liver transplantation models were established. miRNAs microarray was used to detect miRNA expression. In differentially expressed microRNAs, real-time quantitative PCR was utilized to detect target miRNAs. The credibility of miRNAs microarray results was verified. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with rat liver tissue in the sham operation group, 11 miRNAs up-regulated in reduced-size liver transplantation, including let-7b-5p, let-7c-5p, miR-101a-3p, miR-103-3p, miR-130a-3p, miR-142-5p, miR-186-5p, miR-199a-3p, miR-21-5p, 221-3p and miR-34a-5p. Four miRNAs were down-regulated, including miR-26b-5p, miR-150-5p, miR-19a-3p and rno-miR-146-5p. PCR test further verified that miR-221-3p and miR-199a-3p expression changes approximated the chip results at 24, 48 hours and 1 week, indicating that results of miRNA microarray were believable. These results verified that it exists variation of miRNAs expression profile after rat reduced-size liver transplantation, which picked out and verified the target miRNAs.        

Loss of microRNA-147 function alleviates synovial inflammation through ZNF148 in rheumatoid and experimental arthritis

MicroRNA-147 (miR-147) had been previously found induced in synoviocytes by inflammatory stimuli derived from T cells in experimental arthritis. This study was designed to verify whether loss of its function might alleviate inflammatory events in joints of experimental and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Dark Agouti (DA) rats were injected intradermally with pristane to induce arthritis, and rno-miR-147 antagomir was locally administrated into individual ankle compared with negative control or rno-miR-155-5p antagomir (potential positive control). Arthritis onset, macroscopic severity, and pathological changes were monitored. While in vitro, gain or loss function of hsa-miR-147b-3p/hsa-miR-155-5p and ZNF148 was achieved in human synovial fibroblast cell line SW982 and RA synovial fibroblasts (RASF). The expression of miRNAs and mRNAs was detected by using RT-quantitative PCR, and protein expression was detected by using Western blotting. Anti-miR-147 therapy could alleviate the severity, especially for the synovitis and joint destruction in experimental arthritis. Gain of hsa-miR-147b-3p/hsa-miR-155-5p function in TNF-α stimulated SW982 and RASF cells could upregulate, in contrast, loss of hsa-miR-147b-3p/hsa-miR-155-5p function could downregulate the gene expression of TNF-α, IL-6, MMP3, and MMP13. Hence, such alteration could participate in synovial inflammation and joint destruction. RNAi of ZNF148, a miR-147's target, increased gene expression of TNF-α, IL-6, MMP3, and MMP13 in SW982 and RASF cells. Also, mRNA sequencing data showed that hsa-miR-147b-3p mimic and ZNF148 siRNA commonly regulated the gene expression of CCL3 and DEPTOR as well as some arthritis and inflammation-related pathways. Taken together, miR-147b-3p contributes to synovial inflammation through repressing ZNF148 in RA and experimental arthritis.     

LMP1对鼻咽癌细胞系CNE1癌基因微小RNA表达谱的影响

目的:比较鼻咽癌细胞系CNE1与其EB病毒潜伏膜蛋白1(LMP1)稳定转染细胞系CNE1-LMP1的癌基因微小RNA(oncomiRs)表达谱的差异,探讨LMP1对鼻咽癌细胞系CNE1 oncomiRs表达的影响。方法:采用包含132个oncomiRs分子的microRNA芯片分析CNE1与CNE1-LMP1的表达差异,并采用荧光定量PCR验证差异表达明显的oncomiRs分子。结果:二者共检出30个miRNA分子,CNE1中检出miRNA分子19个;其中11个为CNE1-LMP1特异性表达。在共同表达的19个miRNA分子中,在CNE1-LMP1中表达升高2倍以上的miRNA分子有6个:hsa-miR-19b、hsa-miR-17-3p、hsa-miR-22、hsa-miR-149、hsa-miR-150和hsa-miR-188。没有表达降低2倍以上的分子。在CNE1-LMP1特异性表达的11个miRNA中,hsa-miR-122a呈高水平表达,其表达水平超过内对照。通过荧光定量PCR验证6个差异分子的表达,发现改变倍数与芯片结果一致(P0.01)。结论:LMP1能影响oncomiRs表达谱,可能是LMP1作为病毒癌基因发挥作用的另一重要途径。     

相同遗传背景不同辐射抗拒鼻咽癌细胞miRNA差异表达的研究

目的:在验证相同遗传背景鼻咽癌(NPC)细胞CNE-2R和CNE-2不同辐射抗拒性的基础上,探索微小RNA(miRNA)在CNE-2R和CNE-2中的表达差异与肿瘤辐射抗拒的关系。方法:通过观察X线照射对CNE-2R和CNE-2细胞克隆形成数目的影响,利用SigmaPlot软件进行分析及线性二次模型拟合存活曲线,比较CNE-2R和CNE-2细胞剂量存活曲线及其生物学参数;采用μParafloTM微流体芯片检测,用激光扫描仪(GenePix 4000B, Molecular Device)采集杂交图像,经LOWESS滤器规范信号后分析数据差异,根据Targetscan311数据库资料(http://www.targetscan.org),预测CNE-2R和CNE-2细胞miRNA差异表达与NPC不同辐射抗拒的关系。结果:发现在CNE-2R和CNE-2细胞中存在miRNA的差异表达,即与CNE-2细胞比,在检测到的719个miRNA中,CNE-2R细胞中有37个上调,29个下调,其中检测量的绝对值≥2 000 且两者相差≥2倍的miRNA共12个：hsa-miR-200b、hsa-miR-224、hsa-miR-26b、hsa-miR-125a-5p、hsa-miR-205、hsa-let-7e、hsa-let-7g、hsa-miR-19b、hsa-miR-24、hsa-miR-103、hsa-miR-106b和hsa-miR-93。分析结果表明显著差异表达的miRNA与辐射抗拒密切相关。结论:相同遗传背景不同辐射抗拒NPC细胞株CNE-2R和CNE-2细胞的miRNA表达存在差异;差异表达的miRNA与辐射抗拒相关。     

Identification of microRNAs in Throat Swab as the Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Influenza

Background: Influenza is a serious worldwide disease that captures global attention in the past few years after outbreaks. The recent discoveries of microRNA (miRNA) and its unique expression profile in influenza patients have offered a new method for early influenza diagnosis. The aim of this study was to examine the utility of miRNAs for the diagnosis of influenza.Methods: Thirteen selected miRNAs were investigated with the hosts'' throat swabs (25 H1N1, 20 H3N2, 20 influenza B and 21 healthy controls) by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) using U6 snRNA as endogenous control for normalization, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve/Area under curve (AUC) for analysis.Results: miR-29a-3p, miR-30c-5p, miR-34c-3p and miR-181a-5p are useful biomarkers for influenza A detection; and miR-30c-5p, miR-34b-5p, miR-205-5p and miR-449b-5p for influenza B detection. Also, use of both miR-30c-5p and miR-34c-3p (AUC=0.879); and miR-30c-5p and miR-449b-5p (AUC=0.901) are better than using one miRNA to confirm influenza A and influenza B infection, respectively.Conclusions: Given its simplicity, non-invasiveness and specificity, we found that the throat swab-derived miRNAs miR-29a-3p, miR-30c-5p, miR-34b-5p, miR-34c-3p, miR-181a-5p, miR-205-5p and miR-449b-5p are a useful tool for influenza diagnosis on influenza A and B.     

Umbilical cord and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell seeding on macroporous calcium phosphate for bone regeneration in rat cranial defects

Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) are inexhaustible and can be harvested at a low cost without an invasive procedure. However, there has been no report on comparing hUCMSCs with human bone marrow MSCs (hBMSCs) for bone regeneration in vivo. The aim of this study was to investigate hUCMSC and hBMSC seeding on macroporous calcium phosphate cement (CPC), and to compare their bone regeneration in critical-sized cranial defects in rats. Cell attachment, osteogenic differentiation and mineral synthesis on RGD-modified macroporous CPC were investigated in vitro. Scaffolds with cells were implanted in 8-mm defects of athymic rats. Bone regeneration was investigated via micro-CT and histological analysis at 4, 12, and 24 weeks. Three groups were tested: CPC with hUCMSCs, CPC with hBMSCs, and CPC control without cells. Percentage of live cells and cell density on CPC in vitro were similarly good for hUCMSCs and hBMSCs. Both cells had high osteogenic expressions of alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, collagen I, and Runx2. Bone mineral density and trabecular thickness in hUCMSC and hBMSC groups in vivo were greater than those of CPC control group. New bone amount for hUCMSC-CPC and hBMSC-CPC constructs was increased by 57% and 88%, respectively, while blood vessel density was increased by 15% and 20%, than CPC control group at 24 weeks. hUCMSC-CPC and hBMSC-CPC groups generally had statistically similar bone mineral density, new bone amount and vessel density. In conclusion, hUCMSCs seeded on CPC were shown to match the bone regeneration efficacy of hBMSCs in vivo for the first time. Both hUCMSC-CPC and hBMSC-CPC constructs generated much more new bone and blood vessels than CPC without cells. Macroporous RGD-grafted CPC with stem cell seeding is promising for craniofacial and orthopedic repairs.     

Dysregulated Serum MicroRNA Expression Profile and Potential Biomarkers in Hepatitis C Virus-infected Patients

Objectives: Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in pathogen-host interactions. Aberrant miRNA expression profiles might have specific characteristics for virus strains, and could serve as noninvasive biomarkers for screening and diagnosing infectious diseases. In this study, we aimed to find new potential miRNA biomarkers of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.Methods: Expression levels of broad-spectrum miRNAs in serum samples from 10 patients with HCV viremia and 10 healthy volunteers were analyzed using miRNA PCR arrays. Subsequently, the differential expression of four selected miRNAs (miR-122, miR-134, miR-424-3p, and miR-629-5p) was verified by qRT-PCR in the serum of 39 patients compared with that in 29 healthy controls. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to evaluate their potential for the diagnosis of HCV infection.Results: miRNA PCR array assays revealed differential expression of 106 miRNAs in sera of HCV patients compared with that in healthy controls. Serum hsa-miR-122, miR-134, miR-424-3p, and miR-629-5p were well identified. The ROC curves showed that miR-122, miR-134, miR-424-3p, and miR-629-5p could distinguish HCV patients with preferable sensitivity and specificity. In addition, Correlation analysis indicated serum miR-122 expression was positive correlation with ALT/AST levels. Functional analysis of target proteins of these miRNAs indicated the involvement of viral replication, inflammation, and cell proliferation.Conclusion: HCV patients have a broad ''fingerprint'' profile with dysregulated serum miRNAs compared with that in healthy controls. Among these, serum hsa-miR-122, miR-134, miR-424-3p, and miR-629-5p are identified as promising indication factors of the serum miRNA profile of HCV infection. Particularly, miR-122 could be one of serum biomarkers for early pathological process of HCV. However, more miRNA biomarkers and biological functions of these miRNAs require further investigation.     

应用微阵列芯片分析糖尿病大鼠下肢动脉硬化miRNAs差异表达谱

 目的:通过建立糖尿病大鼠模型,检测糖尿病大鼠动脉硬化下肢与糖尿病大鼠无动脉硬化下肢的动脉组织中微小RNAs(miRNAs)的差异表达情况,探究异常表达的miRNAs参与糖尿病大鼠下肢动脉硬化可能的分子机制。方法:选取建模成功的患有糖尿病下肢动脉硬化和患有糖尿病但无下肢动脉硬化的大鼠,取出下肢动脉组织,分别提取总的miRNAs,用miRNAs微阵列芯片进行杂交检测,经过芯片扫描和数据分析,再用RT-qPCR验证芯片的扫描分析结果,最终获得糖尿病大鼠下肢动脉硬化的miRNAs差异表达谱。结果:筛选出10个与糖尿病大鼠下肢动脉硬化有关的miRNAs,即 rno-miR-206-3p、rno-miR-133a-5p、rno-miR-133b-3p、rno-miR-133a-3p、rno-miR-325-5p、rno-miR-675-3p、rno-miR-411-5p、rno-miR-329-3p、rno-miR-335和rno-miR-126a-3p,这10个异常表达的mi-RNAs都上调。RT-qPCR证实,其中9个miRNAs与芯片检查结果一致,仅仅rno-miR-335的PCR检测结果与基因芯片检测结果相反,表达下调。结论:有一群miRNAs在糖尿病大鼠下肢动脉硬化中起着重要作用,其表达过程很可能影响着动脉硬化的进程。     

Osteogenic and angiogenic potentials of monocultured and co-cultured human-bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and human-umbilical-vein endothelial cells on three-dimensional porous beta-tricalcium phosphate scaffold

The use of biodegradable beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) scaffolds holds great promise for bone tissue engineering. However, the effects of β-TCP on bone and endothelial cells are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate cell proliferation and differentiation of mono- or co-cultured human-bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) and human-umbilical-vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) on a three-dimensional porous, biodegradable β-TCP scaffold. In co-culture studies, the ratios of hBMSCs:HUVECs were 5:1, 1:1 and 1:5. Cellular morphologies of HUVECs, hBMSCs and co-cultured HUVECs/hBMSCs on the β-TCP scaffolds were monitored using confocal and scanning electron microscopy. Cell proliferation was monitored by measuring the amount of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) whereas hBMSC and HUVEC differentiation was assessed using the osteogenic and angiogenic markers, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and PECAM-1 (CD31), respectively. Results show that HUVECs, hBMSCs and hBMSCs/HUVECs adhered to and proliferated well on the β-TCP scaffolds. In monoculture, hBMSCs grew faster than HUVECs on the β-TCP scaffolds after 7 days, but HUVECs reached similar levels of proliferation after 14 days. In monoculture, β-TCP scaffolds promoted ALP activities of both hBMSCs and HUVECs when compared to those grown on tissue culture well plates. ALP activity of cells in co-culture was higher than that of hBMSCs in monoculture. Real-time polymerase chain reaction results indicate that runx2 and alp gene expression in monocultured hBMSCs remained unchanged at days 7 and 14, but alp gene expression was significantly increased in hBMSC co-cultures when the contribution of individual cell types was not distinguished.     

Association of IL-10-Regulating MicroRNAs in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells with the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

Interleukin (IL)-10 is known to suppress inflammation in autoimmune diseases. IL-10 can be regulated by miRNAs. To elucidate the involvement of miRNAs that regulate IL-10 expression with the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), we examined the expression levels of hsa-miR-27a-3p, hsa-miR-98-5p, hsa-miR-106a-5p, and hsa-miR-223-3p in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 43 patients with Graves’ disease (GD), 38 patients with Hashimoto’s disease (HD), and 21 healthy volunteers. We evaluated the association between the expression levels of four miRNAs and intracellular expression of IL-10 in PBMCs from 11 healthy volunteers. We also genotyped MIR27A rs895819 G/A and MIR106A rs3747440 C/G polymorphisms, which may be related to the expression of these miRNAs in 141 patients with GD, 178 patients with HD, and 84 healthy volunteers. The expression level of hsa-miR-106a-5p was significantly higher in patients with intractable GD than in those with GD in remission (p = 0.0113). The expression level of hsa-miR-223-3p was significantly lower in GD than in HD and lower in patients with intractable GD than in healthy volunteers (p = 0.0094, 0.0340). We found a negative correlation between the expression levels of hsa-miR-98-5p and the proportions of IL-10⁺ cells in stimulated PBMCs from healthy volunteers (p = 0.0092). The G allele of the MIR27A polymorphism was significantly more frequent in patients with mild HD than in healthy volunteers (p = 0.0432). In conclusion, the expression levels of hsa-miR-106a-5p and hsa-miR-223-3p were associated with the pathogenesis of AITDs. hsa-miR-98-5p may negatively regulate the expression of IL-10. The functional polymorphism of MIR27A was associated with HD severity.     

miRNAs can be generally associated with human pathologies as exemplified for miR-144*

Background

miRNA profiles are promising biomarker candidates for a manifold of human pathologies, opening new avenues for diagnosis and prognosis. Beyond studies that describe miRNAs frequently as markers for specific traits, we asked whether a general pattern for miRNAs across many diseases exists.

Methods

We evaluated genome-wide circulating profiles of 1,049 patients suffering from 19 different cancer and non-cancer diseases as well as unaffected controls. The results were validated on 319 individuals using qRT-PCR.

Results

We discovered 34 miRNAs with strong disease association. Among those, we found substantially decreased levels of hsa-miR-144* and hsa-miR-20b with AUC of 0.751 (95% CI: 0.703–0.799), respectively. We also discovered a set of miRNAs, including hsa-miR-155*, as rather stable markers, offering reasonable control miRNAs for future studies. The strong downregulation of hsa-miR-144* and the less variable pattern of hsa-miR-155* has been validated in a cohort of 319 samples in three different centers. Here, breast cancer as an additional disease phenotype not included in the screening phase has been included as the 20^th trait.

Conclusions

Our study on 1,368 patients including 1,049 genome-wide miRNA profiles and 319 qRT-PCR validations further underscores the high potential of specific blood-borne miRNA patterns as molecular biomarkers. Importantly, we highlight 34 miRNAs that are generally dysregulated in human pathologies. Although these markers are not specific to certain diseases they may add to the diagnosis in combination with other markers, building a specific signature. Besides these dysregulated miRNAs, we propose a set of constant miRNAs that may be used as control markers.

     

微渠多孔羟基磷灰石支架诱导骨髓间充质干细胞成骨分化的miRNA表达谱分析

文题释义： 羟基磷灰石：是目前最为理想的生物活性材料,具有生物相容性、骨传导性和骨诱导性,植入人体后对组织无刺激和排斥作用,能与骨形成很强的化学结合,用作骨缺损的充填材料,能为新骨的形成提供支架,发挥骨传导作用,是理想的硬组织替代材料。 MicroRNA(miRNA)：是一类内生的、长度为20-24个核苷酸的单链小分子RNA,由具有发夹结构的70-90个碱基大小的单链RNA前体经过Dicer酶加工后生成,其可以通过几个miRNAs的组合在转录后水平精细调控基因的表达。 背景：多孔羟基磷灰石支架具有良好的体内外成骨效能,但其所涉及的miRNAs复杂调控机制相关研究较少。 目的：探讨多孔羟基磷灰石支架材料介导大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞成骨矿化过程中相关miRNA表达谱的变化。 方法：体外分离、培养和鉴定大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞,将骨髓间充质干细胞与多孔羟基磷灰石支架共培养为实验组,骨髓间充质干细胞单独培养为空白对照组,分别进行成骨诱导7 d,运用miRNA高通量测序技术分析两组骨髓间充质干细胞成骨矿化过程中相关miRNA表达谱的变化并进行GO分析,筛选出两组中表达差异明显的miRNA分子并进行qRT-PCR验证。 结果与结论：①与空白对照组比较,成骨诱导7 d时实验组BMP2、ALP、Runx2 mRNA表达上调,其中BMP2上调明显(P < 0.05);②microRNA高通量测序结果显示miR-210-3p、miR-146a-5p等13个miRNAs明显上调;let-7c-3p、let-3615等17个miRNAs明显下调;③GO分析上调的miRNA靶基因主要参与生物学调节、细胞基因表达、基因表达调节等,包括NF-κB、Toll样受体9、细胞间黏附、白细胞介素1调节、血管生成、Hippo等信号通路;④实时荧光定量qPCR验证结果显示miRNA-210在实验组上调15倍,miR-146a-5p在实验组上调10倍(P < 0.05);⑤结果表明,新型微渠多孔羟基磷灰石支架可以通过上调骨髓间充质干细胞miRNA-210-3p和miR-146a表达,促进骨髓间充质干细胞的成骨分化。 ORCID: 0000-0002-8722-1548(郑佳俊) 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程