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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2021

Upregulated lncRNA HCG18 in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Its Regulatory Effect on Insulin Resistance.

Yu Xia, Yanxia Zhang, Huiyun Wang

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Article in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Yu XiaDepartment of Health Comprehensive Geriatrics, Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Yanxia ZhangDepartment of Health Comprehensive Geriatrics, Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Huiyun WangDepartment of Health Comprehensive Geriatrics, Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China.

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purposeNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a disease associated with genetic-environmental-metabolic stress, which severely damages the liver function of patients. This study aimed to explore the significance and probable functions of HCG18 in NAFLD. PATIENTS AND

methodsThe expression of HCG18 and miR-197-3p was tested by qRT-PCR. The clinical signification of HCG18 was provided by the ROC curve and Pearson correlation. The corresponding mechanism was punctuated by the luciferase reporter assay and HFD-managed mice.

resultsHCG18 expression was higher in the patients with NAFLD than in controls and in individuals with HOMA-IR score ≥2.5 than those with HOMA-IR score <2.5. HCG18 expression in NAFLD patients was related to BMI, HOMA-IR, ALT, FBG, TC, and TG. HCG18 showed satisfactory predictive accuracy in differentiating NAFLD patients and patients with HOMA-IR ≥2.5. Besides, HCG18 had protective impacts on blood glucose and fat deposition but not on body weight. MiR-197-3p is a direct gene of HCG18, and a reverse correlation was found between miR-197-3p and HCG18. Furthermore, miR-197-3p regulated the influence of HCG18 on insulin resistance and lipid accumulation.

conclusionIncreased levels of HCG18 might be an alternate indicator for NAFLD patients. The HCG18-miR-197-3p axis exerted effects on the progression of fat sedimentation and glucose disorder in NAFLD.

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diagnosisHCG18 miR-197-3pinsulin resistancelipid accumulation

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PMCPMC8651094

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