Investigation of miR-155 and miR-758 Expression Levels in Peripheral Blood of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Abstract
DOI: 10.26650/experimed.2018.18004
Objectives: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an
irreversible, neurodegenerative disease with an increasing worldwide
prevalence. Several different factors are known to play a role in its
pathogenesis and genetic predisposition. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), which are involved
in several biological processes such as cell proliferation, cell
differentiation, and metabolism, are also believed to play a role in the
pathogenesis of AD. These miRNAs present new areas of interest to researchers
in terms of their broad range of target genes, the association with different
diseases that appear to be unrelated to each other at the molecular level, and
the identification of commonalities between different diseases. Therefore, we
aimed at investigating the expression levels of specific miRNAs related to
cholesterol metabolism in peripheral blood.
Material and Method: Considering the
important role of lipid and cholesterol transport in the pathogenesis of AD and
the effect of miRNAs on this transport, we intended to investigate the
expression levels of miR-155 and -758 in patients with AD and controls using
the real-time polymerase chain reaction method.
Results: Our results demonstrated that the
expression of miR-155 was significantly decreased in patients with AD compared
to that in controls. However, there was no significant difference in the
expression of miR-758 between patients with AD and controls.
Conclusion: A decreased miR-155 expression
in the peripheral blood of patients with AD suggests that this miRNA is
involved in the pathogenesis of AD through its target genes. However, this
relationship between the changes in miR-155 expression and AD need to be
reinforced by functional studies.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
November 12, 2018
Submission Date
September 26, 2018
Acceptance Date
October 3, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 8 Number: 2