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DOI
10.7150/ijms.18988
Journal Title
International Journal of Medical Sciences
First Page
543
Last Page
553
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2017
Department
Medicine
Keywords
West Virginia.; metabolic syndrome; microRNA; serum biomarkers
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Objectives: Metabolic syndrome causes complications like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). As metabolic syndrome develops, altered levels of cytokines and microRNAs (miRNA) are measurable in the circulation. We aimed to construct a panel detecting abnormal levels of cytokines and miRNAs in patients at risk for metabolic syndrome. Methods: Participants included 54 patients from a Family Medicine Clinic at Marshall University School of Medicine, in groups of: Control, Obese, and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). Results: Serum levels of leptin, adiponectin, leptin: adiponectin ratio, IL-6, six miRNAs (320a, 197-3p, 23-3p, 221-3p, 27a-3p, and 130a-3p), were measured. Among the three groups, leptin, and leptin: adiponectin ratio, and IL-6 levels were highest in MetS, and levels in Obese were greater than Control (p>0.05). Adiponectin levels were lower in Obese compared to Control, but lowest in MetS (p0.05). Conclusion: Our results support the clinical application of biomarkers in diagnosing early stage MetS, which will enable attenuation of disease progression before onset of irreversible complications. Since West Virginians are high-risk for developing MetS, our biomarker panel could reduce the disease burden on our population.
Recommended Citation
Goguet-Rubio, P., Klug, R., Sharma, D., Srikanthan, K., Puri, N., Lakhani, V., Nichols, A., O'Hanlon, K., Abraham, N., Shapiro, J., & Sodhi, K. (2017). Existence of a Strong Correlation of Biomarkers and Mirna in Females With Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in a Population of West Virginia. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 14 (6), 543-553. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.18988
Publisher's Statement
Originally published in International Journal of Medical Sciences, 14(6), 543-553. The original material can be found here.
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