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ArticleAlimentary pharmacology & therapeutics2025

Extracellular Vesicles miRNome Profiling Reveals miRNAs Engagement in Dysfunctional Lipid Metabolism, Chronic Inflammation and Liver Damage in Subjects With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.

Gian Paolo Caviglia, Elisabetta Casalone, Chiara Rosso, Serena Aneli, Alessandra Allione, Fabrizia Carli, Cristina Grange, Angelo Armandi, Chiara Catalano, Giovanni Birolo and 5 more

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Gian Paolo CavigliaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Elisabetta CasaloneUnit of Genomic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Chiara RossoDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Serena AneliUnit of Genomic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Alessandra AllioneUnit of Genomic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Fabrizia CarliCardiometabolic Risk Unit, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa, Italy.
Cristina GrangeDivision of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Angelo ArmandiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7245-4445
Chiara CatalanoUnit of Genomic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Giovanni BiroloUnit of Genomic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Beatrice FogliaDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Davide Giuseppe RibaldoneDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9421-3087
Amalia GastaldelliCardiometabolic Risk Unit, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppe MatulloUnit of Genomic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Elisabetta BugianesiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Funding

Dipartimenti di Eccellenza D15D18000410001Horizon Europe Framework Programme 634413
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimsMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding oligonucleotides involved in the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. We investigated the association between the miRNome profile of circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) and metabolic derangements, circulating and hepatic pro-inflammatory cytokines, and liver damage across the histological spectrum of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).

methodsEV miRNAs expression was determined by NGS (NextSeq550, Illumina Inc) in 228 biopsy-proven MASLD patients. In vivo metabolic studies were performed in a subgroup of 54 patients by tracer infusion ([6,6-

resultsSeven miRNAs (miR-27b-3p, miR-30a-5p, miR-122-5p, miR-375-3p, miR-103a-3p, let-7d-5p, and let-7f-5p) were differentially expressed according to the diagnosis of steatohepatitis and the presence of significant fibrosis (F ≥ 2), thus marking subjects with 'at-risk MASH'. In the metabolic studies, the above-reported miRNAs had the strongest associations with lipid metabolism: miR-122-5p and miR-375-3p levels directly correlated with circulating free fatty acids (FFAs) and adipose tissue (AT)-IR, while let-7d-5p and let-7f-5p inversely correlated with lipolysis, FFAs, and progressively decreased according to AT-IR severity. In addition, let-7d-5p and let-7f-5p inversely correlated with the circulating and hepatic expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which increased by increasing degrees of AT-IR.

conclusionsOur results suggest an intertwined connection between miR-122-5p, miR-375-3p, and the let-7 family in modulating lipid derangements and inflammatory pathways in patients with 'at-risk MASH', paving the basis for further studies aiming at investigating their potential therapeutic value.

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Extracellular VesiclesFatty LiverInflammationLipid MetabolismMicroRNAsAdultAgedFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansInsulin ResistanceLiverMaleMiddle AgedMicroRNAsFFAinsulin resistanceMASLDmiRNAsteatohepatitis

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PMCPMC12151544

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