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ArticleMolecular biology reports2021

Two novel microRNAs and their association with absolute blood pressure parameters in an urban South African community.

Don M Matshazi, Cecil J Weale, Rajiv T Erasmus, Andre P Kengne, Saarah F G Davids, Shanel Raghubeer, Glenda M Davison, Tandi E Matsha

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Don M MatshaziSAMRC/CPUT/Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 1 Symphony Way, Bellville, PO Box 1906, Cape Town, 7530, South Africa. matshazid@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6810-2842
Cecil J WealeSAMRC/CPUT/Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 1 Symphony Way, Bellville, PO Box 1906, Cape Town, 7530, South Africa.
Rajiv T ErasmusDivision of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
Andre P KengneNon-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Saarah F G DavidsSAMRC/CPUT/Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 1 Symphony Way, Bellville, PO Box 1906, Cape Town, 7530, South Africa.
Shanel RaghubeerSAMRC/CPUT/Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 1 Symphony Way, Bellville, PO Box 1906, Cape Town, 7530, South Africa.
Glenda M DavisonSAMRC/CPUT/Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 1 Symphony Way, Bellville, PO Box 1906, Cape Town, 7530, South Africa.
Tandi E MatshaSAMRC/CPUT/Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 1 Symphony Way, Bellville, PO Box 1906, Cape Town, 7530, South Africa. matshat@cput.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5251-030X
Cape Peninsula University of Technology · ZANational Health Laboratory Service · ZASouth African Medical Research Council · ZA

Funding

National Research Foundation Grant no. 115450South African Medical Research Council MRC-RFA-UFSP-01-2013/VMH Study
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs are important in development of disease, and description of novel microRNAs adds to the pool of microRNAs that can be targeted for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in disease. Herein, we aimed to describe novel microRNAs in a normotensive and hypertensive African population and relate their expression to blood pressure parameters and hypertension status. Previous work using next-generation sequencing showed differential expression of two novel microRNAs in the blood of normotensives and hypertensives. Herein, we have investigated these novel microRNAs by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in a cohort of 881 participants in this study. The relationship between the novel microRNAs and systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as mean arterial pressure was also investigated. Age and sex-adjusted Spearman's correlations were used to assess the relationship between microRNAs and cardiovascular risk profile variables whilst multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the association of microRNAs with screen-detected and known hypertension. The novel microRNAs (miR-novel-chr1_36178 and miR-novel-chr15_18383) were significantly dysregulated by hypertension status. The expression of miR-novel-chr1_36178 differed according to sex, correlated with mean arterial pressure and systolic and diastolic blood pressure at higher levels of expression and was associated with screen-detected hypertension. The association of miR-novel-chr1_36178 expression with mean arterial pressure and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as its dysregulation according to hypertension status suggests its possible utility as a biomarker target for hypertension diagnosis and/or therapeutics. Furthermore, its association with screen detected hypertension and dose-response relationship with blood pressure suggests it may be used to identify and monitor individuals at risk of hypertension.

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Urban PopulationAdultBlood PressureFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansLinear ModelsMaleMicroRNAsOdds RatioSouth AfricaStatistics, NonparametricMicroRNAsAfricaBlood pressureHypertensionMiRNA sequencingNovel microRNART-qPCR

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PMID33759050
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