Existence of a Strong Correlation of Biomarkers and Mirna in Females With Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in a Population of West Virginia

Authors

P Goguet-Rubio
R Klug
D Sharma
K Srikanthan
N Puri
V Lakhani
A Nichols
K O'Hanlon
Nader Abraham, New York Medical CollegeFollow
J Shapiro
K Sodhi

Journal Title

International Journal of Medical Sciences

First Page

543

Last Page

553

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2017

Department

Medicine

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

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Originally published in International Journal of Medical Sciences, 14(6), 543-553. The original material can be found here.

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