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ArticlePhysiological genomics2024

Specific circulating miRNAs are associated with plasma lipids in a healthy American cohort.

Levi W Evans, Blythe Durbin-Johnson, Kristen J Sutton, Phoebe Yam, Yasmine Y Bouzid, Eduardo Cervantes, Ellen Bonnel, Charles B Stephenson, Brian J Bennett

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Article in Physiological genomics, 2024. 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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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Levi W EvansUSDA-ARS-Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, California, United States.
Blythe Durbin-JohnsonDivision of Biostatistics, University of California, Davis, California, United States.
Kristen J SuttonDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, United States.
Phoebe YamDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, United States.
Yasmine Y BouzidDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, United States.
Eduardo CervantesDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, United States.
Ellen BonnelDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, United States.
Charles B StephensonUSDA-ARS-Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, California, United States.
Brian J BennettUSDA-ARS-Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, California, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0766-3195
University of California, Davis · USWestern Human Nutrition Research Center · USUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · US

Funding

NIDDK National Research Service Award (NRSA) T32 Diversity Administrative SupplementT32DK007658 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Kristen Elizabeth Boyle, Ihuoma U Eneli · 1991 to 2026
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NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007658USDA | Agricultural Research Service (ARS) 2032-51000-022-00D
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) is both a therapeutic target and a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). MicroRNA (miRNA) has been shown to regulate cholesterol homeostasis, and miRNA in blood circulation has been linked to hypercholesterolemia. However, few studies to date have associated miRNA with phenotypes like LDL-c in a healthy population. To this end, we analyzed circulating miRNA in relation to LDL-c in a healthy cohort of 353 participants using two separate bioinformatic approaches. The first approach found that miR-15b-5p and miR-16-5p were upregulated in individuals with at-risk levels of LDL-c. The second approach identified two miRNA clusters, one that positively and a second that negatively correlated with LDL-c. Included in the cluster that positively correlated with LDL-c were miR-15b-5p and miR-16-5p, as well as other miRNA from the miR-15/107, miR-30, and let-7 families. Cross-species analyses suggested that several miRNAs that associated with LDL-c are conserved between mice and humans. Finally, we examined the influence of diet on circulating miRNA. Our results robustly linked circulating miRNA with LDL-c, suggesting that miRNA could be used as biomarkers for hypercholesterolemia or targets for developing cholesterol-lowering drugs.

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Cholesterol, LDLCirculating MicroRNAMicroRNAsAdultAgedAnimalsBiomarkersCohort StudiesFemaleHumansHypercholesterolemiaLipidsMaleMiceMiddle AgedUnited StatesBiomarkersCholesterol, LDLCirculating MicroRNALipidsMicroRNAsMIRN15 microRNA, humanMIRN16 microRNA, humandietLDL-cmicroRNAmiRNA

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PMID38557280
PMCPMC11368566
OpenAlexW4393389309

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