Plasma Levels of microRNA-145 Are Associated with Severity of Coronary Artery Disease.

Hai Gao,Yasushi Matsuzawa,Jie Du,Li-Ping Liu,Ming Zhang,Raviteja Reddy Guddeti,Shao-Ping Nie,Li-Xiao Su,Duo Guo,Tanja Zeller

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123477

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Background and ObjectiveMicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to be associated with various physiological and pathological conditions, including inflammation and cardiovascular disease, but little is known about their relationship with the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and disease severity.MethodsA total of 195 consecutive subjects who underwent coronary angiography for chest pain evaluation were enrolled in this study. In CAD patients severity of coronary lesions was assessed by the number of diseased vessels and the Synergy between PCI with Taxus and Cardiac surgery score (SYNTAX score). Plasma levels of miRNA-145 were quantified by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction test, and logarithmic transformation of miRNA-145 levels (Ln_miRNA-145) was used for analyses due to its skewed distribution.ResultsOf the 195 total subjects 167 patients were diagnosed as having CAD. Ln_miRNA-145 was significantly lower in CAD patients compared with the non-CAD group (-6.11±0.92 vs. -5.06±1.25; p <0.001). In multivariable linear regression analyses CAD was significantly associated with lower Ln_miRNA-145 (Estimate, -0.50; standard error (SE), 0.11; p <0.0001). Furthermore, among CAD patients, three-vessel disease, higher SYNTAX scores and STEMI were significantly associated with lower Ln_miRNA-145 ([Estimate, -0.40; SE, 0.07; p <0.0001]; [Estimate, -0.02, SE, 0.10; p = 0.005] and [Estimate, -0.35, SE, 0.10; p <0.001] respectively).ConclusionsLower plasma levels of miRNA-145 were significantly associated with the presence as well as severity of CAD. As a potential biomarker for CAD, plasma miRNA-145 may be useful in predicting CAD and its severity in patients presenting with chest pain.

Highlights

Despite recent progress in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, coronary artery disease (CAD) and its clinical residues still represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [1,2,3]
Lower plasma levels of micro ribonucleic acids (miRNAs)-145 were significantly associated with the presence as well as severity of CAD
As a potential biomarker for CAD, plasma miRNA-145 may be useful in predicting CAD and its severity in patients presenting with chest pain

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Despite recent progress in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, coronary artery disease (CAD) and its clinical residues still represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [1,2,3]. Recent studies have demonstrated that micro ribonucleic acids (miRNAs), which are small, single-stranded, non-coding RNA molecules known to be essential as post-transcriptional modulators of gene expression and coordinators of several regulatory pathways involved in cell differentiation and proliferation, are associated with various physiological and pathological conditions, including inflammation and cardiovascular disease [8,9,10,11]. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to be associated with various physiological and pathological conditions, including inflammation and cardiovascular disease, but little is known about their relationship with the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and disease severity

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