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ArticleBioscience reports2020

Blood microRNA 202-3p associates with the risk of essential hypertension by targeting soluble ST2.

Lu Li, Danrong Zhong, Yudan Xie, Xinlei Yang, Zuozhong Yu, Dangui Zhang, Xinghua Jiang, Yanqing Wu, Fangqin Wu

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lu LiResearch Center of Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China.
Danrong ZhongResearch Center of Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China.
Yudan XieResearch Center of Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China.
Xinlei YangBiobank Center, The Second Afflicted Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China.
Zuozhong YuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China.
Dangui ZhangResearch Center of Translational Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China.
Xinghua JiangDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China.
Yanqing WuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China.
Fangqin WuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China.
Nanchang University · CNShantou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNA (miR)-202-3p has attracted a great deal of attention in the fields of oncology, gynecology, and metabolic disorders. However, its role in cardiovascular diseases remains to be clarified. We previously found that disruption of miR-202-3p mediated regulation of expression of soluble (s)ST2, a decoy receptor for interleukin (IL)-33, promotes essential hypertension (EH). In the present study, we first measured miR-202-3p expression levels in the blood of 182 EH cases and 159 healthy controls using TaqMan assays. miR-202-3p levels were shown to be significantly higher in EH cases than controls (fold change = 3.58, P<0.001). Logistic regression analysis revealed that higher miR-202-3p expression was associated with an increased occurrence of EH (adjusted odds ratio (OR): 1.57; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.36-1.82; P<0.001). Addition of miR-202-3p to traditional risk factors showed an additive prediction value for EH. Further functional experiments indicated that miR-202-3p could be induced by angiotensin II (Ang II) and inhibited by Ang II-triggered soluble ST2 (sST2) expression in a negative feedback manner. Moreover, blood miR-202-3p levels were negatively correlated with sST2 expression in vivo. Our study shows that blood miR-202-3p levels were significantly associated with the occurrence of EH. These findings indicate that miR-202-3p exerts a protective role against EH by antagonizing the induction of sST2 by Ang II.

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Blood PressureAgedAngiotensin IIBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCirculating MicroRNAEssential HypertensionFeedback, PhysiologicalFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 ProteinLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedAngiotensin IIBiomarkersCirculating MicroRNAIL1RL1 protein, humanInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 ProteinMicroRNAsMIRN203 microRNA, humanessential hypertensionmiR-202-3psST2

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PMID32338289
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