Abstract

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease which results in inefficient regulation of glucose homeostasis and can lead to different vascular comorbidities through life. In this study we aimed to analyse the circulating miRNA expression profile of patients with type 1 diabetes, and with no other associated pathology. For this, fasting plasma was obtained from 85 subjects. Next generation sequencing analysis was firstly performed to identify miRNAs that were differentially expressed between groups (20 patients vs. 10 controls). hsa-miR-1-3p, hsa-miR-200b-3p, hsa-miR-9-5p, and hsa-miR-1200 expression was also measured by Taqman RT-PCR to validate the observed changes (34 patients vs. 21 controls). Finally, through a bioinformatic approach, the main pathways affected by the target genes of these miRNAs were studied. Among the studied miRNAs, hsa-miR-1-3p expression was found significantly increased in patients with type 1 diabetes compared to controls, and positively correlated with glycated haemoglobin levels. Additionally, by using a bioinformatic approach, we could observe that changes in hsa-miR-1-3p directly affect genes involved in vascular development and cardiovascular pathologies. Our results suggest that, circulating hsa-miR-1-3p in plasma, together with glycaemic control, could be used as prognostic biomarkers in type 1 diabetes, helping to prevent the development of vascular complications in these patients.

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Title
Circulating miRNA expression in long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus
Author
Morales-Sánchez, Paula 1 ; Lambert, Carmen 2 ; Ares-Blanco, Jessica 3 ; Suárez-Gutiérrez, Lorena 4 ; Villa-Fernández, Elsa 5 ; Garcia, Ana Victoria 5 ; García-Villarino, Miguel 5 ; Tejedor, Juan Ramón 6 ; Fraga, Mario F. 6 ; Torre, Edelmiro Menéndez 7 ; Pujante, Pedro 4 ; Delgado, Elías 7 

 Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Group (ENDO), Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.511562.4); Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain (GRID:grid.413448.e) (ISNI:0000 0000 9314 1427) 
 Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Group (ENDO), Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.511562.4); University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (GRID:grid.5841.8) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0247) 
 Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Group (ENDO), Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.511562.4); Asturias Central University Hospital, Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.411052.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 2176 9028); University of Oviedo, Medicine Department, Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.10863.3c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2164 6351) 
 Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Group (ENDO), Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.511562.4); Asturias Central University Hospital, Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.411052.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 2176 9028) 
 Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Group (ENDO), Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.511562.4) 
 Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain (GRID:grid.413448.e) (ISNI:0000 0000 9314 1427); Health Research Institute of Asturias (ISPA), Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN-CSIC), Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.511562.4); Institute of Oncology of Asturias (IUOPA), Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.511562.4); University of Oviedo, Department of Organisms and Systems Biology (B.O.S), Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.10863.3c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2164 6351) 
 Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Endocrinology, Nutrition, Diabetes and Obesity Group (ENDO), Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.511562.4); Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain (GRID:grid.413448.e) (ISNI:0000 0000 9314 1427); Asturias Central University Hospital, Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.411052.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 2176 9028); University of Oviedo, Medicine Department, Oviedo, Spain (GRID:grid.10863.3c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2164 6351) 
Pages
8611
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2819770718
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