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ArticleJVS-vascular science2021

Circulating microRNA in patients with popliteal and multiple artery aneurysms.

Dick Wågsäter, Hans Ravn, Anders Wanhainen, Helena Isaksson, Martin Björck

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Article in JVS-vascular science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Dick WågsäterDepartment of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Hans RavnDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Section of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Anders WanhainenDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Section of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Helena IsakssonSchool of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
Martin BjörckDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Section of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Uppsala University · SEÖrebro University · SEUmeå University · SEUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with popliteal artery aneurysm (PA) often have multiple aneurysms, such as bilateral disease or a concomitant abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). microRNAs (miRs) are regulators of biological processes and have been investigated as biomarkers for AAA. The aim of this study was to explore if the presence of multiple aneurysms and/or location correlated with miR levels in blood.

methodsUsing quantitative polymerase chain reaction, 23 miRs were analyzed in plasma from 183 patients with PA.

resultsFifteen of the miRs were associated with the number and/or location of aneurysms (1.3- to 2.1-fold changes). Levels of miR-93 (1.4-fold) and miR-215 (1.6- to 1.9-fold) were changed in all compared groups. MiR-24 and miR-23a were altered in those with AAA (1.4- and 1.5-fold, respectively) or bilateral PA (1.5- and 1.4-fold, respectively), compared with in those without. MiR-145 were significantly altered (1.7-fold) in those with isolated PA and AAA, whereas miR-326 were altered in those with bilateral (2.3-fold) and isolated PA (1.9-fold).

conclusionsDifferent miRs seem to be important or to be markers for different subgroups of patients with PA. The identified miRs target vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and vascular inflammation. Further studies are needed to increase the understanding of the pathogenesis of aneurysmal disease.

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AneurysmAortaGeneticMarkerMicroRNAPlasmaPopliteal artery

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