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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2018

Identification of Neuroendocrine Stress Response-Related Circulating MicroRNAs as Biomarkers for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Insulin Resistance.

Ying-Zhi Liang, Jing Dong, Jie Zhang, Shuo Wang, Yan He, Yu-Xiang Yan

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ying-Zhi LiangDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jing DongHealth Medical Examination Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jie ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Shuo WangDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yan HeDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yu-Xiang YanDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic stress plays an important role in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin resistance (IR). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in mediating stress responses by regulating the expression of target genes. This study systematically screened and identified the neuroendocrine stress response-related circulating miRNAs which are associated with T2DM and IR.

methodsBased on the differential plasma expression profiles between individuals with and without T2DM, stress-related miRNAs were selected from those differently expressed miRNAs whose targets are involved in known neuroendocrine pathway of stress response. Candidate miRNAs were further validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in a large sample, including 112 T2DM patients, 72 individuals with impaired fasting glucose (IFG), and 94 healthy controls. The association between miRNA expression and potential risk of T2DM and IFG was assessed by multivariate logistic regression models. The miRNA predictors of IR were identified by stepwise multiple regression analysis. The diagnostic performance for T2DM was evaluated by area under the curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristic (ROC).

resultslet-7b, let-7i, miR-142, miR-144, miR-155, and miR-29a were selected as candidate miRNAs for validation. Increased expression of let-7b, miR-144, and miR-29a and decreased expression of miR-142 were significant independent predictors of T2DM, IFG, and IR (

conclusionlet-7b, miR-142, miR-144, and miR-29a in plasma may be important markers of neuroendocrine stress response and may play a role in the pathogenesis of T2DM and IR.

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biomarkerinsulin resistancemicroRNAneuroendocrinestresstype 2 diabetes mellitus

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