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ArticleCellular and molecular neurobiology2024

CircSKA3 is Associated With the Risk of Extracranial Artery Stenosis and Plaque Instability Among Ischemic Stroke Patients.

Ning Zhu, Ziyi Wang, Mingfeng Tao, Yongxin Li, Lihua Shen, Tian Xu

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Article in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ning Zhu *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Ziyi Wang *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Mingfeng Tao *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Yongxin LiDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Lihua ShenDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, China.
Tian XuDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, 20 Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, China. xutian84@163.com.
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University · CNNantong University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82073627Research project of Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission ZD2022040
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Abstract

Circular RNA circSKA3 (spindle and kinetochore-related complex subunit 3) has been identified as a prognostic factor in ischemic stroke. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of circSKA3 with the risk of extracranial artery stenosis (ECAS) and plaque instability in patients with ischemic stroke. We constructed a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network regulated by circSKA3 based on differentially expressed circRNAs and mRNAs between five patients and five controls. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis was performed on the 65 mRNAs within the network, revealing their primary involvement in inflammatory biological processes. A total of 284 ischemic stroke patients who underwent various imaging examinations were included for further analyses. Each 1 standard deviation increase in the log-transformed blood circSKA3 level was associated with a 56.3% increased risk of ECAS (P = 0.005) and a 142.1% increased risk of plaque instability (P = 0.005). Patients in the top tertile of circSKA3 had a 2.418-fold (P < 0.05) risk of ECAS compared to the reference group (P for trend = 0.02). CircSKA3 demonstrated a significant but limited ability to discriminate the presence of ECAS (AUC = 0.594, P = 0.015) and unstable carotid plaques (AUC = 0.647, P = 0.034). CircSKA3 improved the reclassification power for ECAS (NRI: 9.86%, P = 0.012; IDI: 2.97%, P = 0.007) and plaque instability (NRI: 36.73%, P = 0.008; IDI: 7.05%, P = 0.04) beyond conventional risk factors. CircSKA3 played an important role in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke by influencing inflammatory biological processes. Increased circSKA3 was positively associated with the risk of ECAS and plaque instability among ischemic stroke patients.

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Ischemic StrokeArteriesConstriction, PathologicGene OntologyHumansRisk FactorsRNA, CircularRNA, MessengerRNA, CircularRNA, MessengerCircSKA3Extracranial artery stenosisIschemic strokePlaque instability

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PMID38198062
PMCPMC11407158
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