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ArticleHuman genomics2025

Bioinformatics analysis of circular RNAs associated with atrial fibrillation and their evaluation as predictive biomarkers.

Manman Wang, Yuanyuan Chen, Weiwei Yang, Xiangting Li, Genli Liu, Xin Wang, Shuai Liu, Ge Gao, Fanhua Meng, Feifei Kong and 4 more

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Manman Wang *Shandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Discipline of Cardiology, Jining Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jining Key Laboratory of Precise Therapeutic Research of Coronary Intervention, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Yuanyuan Chen *Shandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Discipline of Cardiology, Jining Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jining Key Laboratory of Precise Therapeutic Research of Coronary Intervention, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Weiwei Yang *Department of Medical Record, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Xiangting LiShandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Discipline of Cardiology, Jining Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jining Key Laboratory of Precise Therapeutic Research of Coronary Intervention, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Genli LiuShandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Discipline of Cardiology, Jining Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jining Key Laboratory of Precise Therapeutic Research of Coronary Intervention, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Xin WangShandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Discipline of Cardiology, Jining Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jining Key Laboratory of Precise Therapeutic Research of Coronary Intervention, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Shuai LiuShandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Discipline of Cardiology, Jining Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jining Key Laboratory of Precise Therapeutic Research of Coronary Intervention, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Ge GaoShandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Discipline of Cardiology, Jining Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jining Key Laboratory of Precise Therapeutic Research of Coronary Intervention, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Fanhua MengShandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Discipline of Cardiology, Jining Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jining Key Laboratory of Precise Therapeutic Research of Coronary Intervention, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Feifei KongDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Dandan SunShandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Discipline of Cardiology, Jining Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jining Key Laboratory of Precise Therapeutic Research of Coronary Intervention, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Wei QinSchool of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong, China.
Bo DongDepartment of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China. bodong@sdu.edu.cn.
Jinguo ZhangShandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Discipline of Cardiology, Jining Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jining Key Laboratory of Precise Therapeutic Research of Coronary Intervention, Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China. zhangjinguo@mail.jnmc.edu.cn.

Funding

Nursery Research Project of the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University MP-ZD-2022-001PhD Research Foundation of the Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University 2021-BS-005Postdoctoral Program of Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University JYFY363230Program of Taishan Scholars Programme ts 20190979Project of Medicine Health and Technology Program of Shandong Province 202303010408Shandong Postdoctora1 Science Foundation SDCX-ZG-202400021Shandong Province Universities's Plan for Youth Innovation Teams 2022KJ103
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Abstract

backgroundCircular noncoding RNAs (circRNAs) are implicated in many human diseases, but their role in atrial fibrillation (AF) is poorly understood. In this study, we performed bioinformatics analysis of circRNA sequencing data to identify AF-related circRNAs.

methodsLeft atrial appendage (LAA) samples were obtained from patients with valvular heart disease and were categorised into the sinus rhythm (SR; n = 4) and AF (n = 4) groups. CircRNA sequencing analysis was performed to identify differentially expressed (DE) circRNAs in AF patients. Functional enrichment analysis of DE circRNAs was performed to identify enriched Gene Ontology (GO) terms and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways.

resultsWe identified 3338 DE circRNAs, including 2147 upregulated and 1191 downregulated circRNAs, in AF patients. A ceRNA network of 16 DE circRNAs, 11 DE miRNAs, and 15 DE mRNAs was constructed. Functional enrichment analyses revealed that the AF-related DE circRNAs were enriched in response to vitamin D, the potassium channel complex, delayed rectifier potassium channel activity, osteoclast differentiation, primary immunodeficiency, endocrine and other factor-regulated calcium reabsorption and other processes. ROC curve analysis identified circRNA_00324, circRNA_17225, circRNA_16305, circRNA_10233, circRNA_05499, circRNA_03183, circRNA_14211, and circRNA_18422 as potential predictive biomarkers for distinguishing AF patients from SR patients, with AUC values of 0.9138, 0.7370, 0.8526, 0.6803, 0.8163, 0.8662, 0.7664, and 0.9320, respectively.

conclusionsIn this study, we constructed an AF-related ceRNA network and identified eight circRNAs as potential predictive biomarkers of AF.

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Atrial FibrillationBiomarkersComputational BiologyRNA, CircularAgedFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene OntologyGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedRNA, MessengerBiomarkersMicroRNAsRNA, CircularRNA, MessengerAtrial fibrillationBioinformatic analysisBiomarkerCircular RNACompeting endogenous RNA

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