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ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2025

[LncRNA Meg3 expression level is negatively correlated with liver fibrosis severity in patients with Wilson disease].

Daiping Hua, Qiaoyu Xuan, Lanting Sun, Qingsheng Yu, Qin Wang, Tao Wang, Qiyan Ma, Wenming Yang, Han Wang

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Article in Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2025. 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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Daiping HuaDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China.
Qiaoyu XuanDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China.
Lanting SunDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China.
Qingsheng YuDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China.
Qin WangDepartment of Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China.
Tao WangFirst Clinical Medical College of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China.
Qiyan MaFirst Clinical Medical College of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China.
Wenming YangDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China.
Han WangDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230031, China.

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Regional Innovation and Development Joint Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China U22A20366
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Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the expression of the long non-coding RNA maternally expressed gene 3 (LncRNA Meg3) in patients with the Wilson disease (WD) and its correlation with the severity of liver fibrosis and autophagy-related markers.

methodsA total of 100 WD patients and 50 healthy individuals were enrolled from the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine. Serum biomarkers, including platelet count, hyaluronic acid (HA), laminin (LN), type III procollagen N-terminal peptide (PIIINP), type IV collagen (C‑IV), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), were measured, and the non-invasive indices APRI and FIB-4 were calculated. Peripheral blood levels of LncRNA Meg3, Beclin-1 and LC3B were detected using RT-qPCR, and liver stiffness (LSM) and shear wave velocity (SWV) were evaluated using two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE). The liver tissues from 10 WD patients and 10 patients with hepatic hemangioma were examined using histochemical staining, transmission electron microscopy, and RT-qPCR.

resultsThe expression level of LncRNA Meg3 was significantly lower, while the levels of AST, ALT, HA, LN, PIIINP, C‑IV, APRI, FIB-4, LSM and SWV were significantly higher in WD patients than in the healthy individuals (all

conclusionsThe expression level of LncRNA Meg3 is significantly decreased in WD patients, which is negatively correlated with the severity of liver fibrosis and closely related to the level of autophagy.

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Hepatolenticular DegenerationLiver CirrhosisRNA, Long NoncodingAdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultMEG3 non-coding RNA, humanRNA, Long Noncodingautophagyliver fibrosisLncRNA Meg3Wilson disease

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PMCPMC12676703

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