miRNAs (microRNAs) participate in many diseases including cardiovascular disease. In contrast with our original hypothesis, miRNAs exist in circulating blood and are relatively stable due to binding with other materials. The aim of the present translational study is to establish a method of determining the absolute amount of an miRNA in blood and to determine the potential applications of circulating cell-free miR-1 (microRNA-1) in AMI (acute myocardial infarction). The results revealed that miR-1 is the most abundant miRNA in the heart and is also a heart- and muscle-specific miRNA. In a cardiac cell necrosis model induced by Triton X-100 in vitro, we found that cardiac miR-1 can be released into the culture medium and is stable at least for 24 h. In a rat model of AMI induced by coronary ligation, we found that serum miR-1 is quickly increased after AMI with a peak at 6 h, in which an increase in miR-1 of over 200-fold was demonstrated. The miR-1 level returned to basal levels at 3 days after AMI. Moreover, the serum miR-1 level in rats with AMI had a strong positive correlation with myocardial infarct size. To verify further the relationship between myocardial size and miR-1 level, an IP (ischaemic preconditioning) model was used. The results showed that IP significantly reduced circulating miR-1 levels and myocardial infract size induced by I/R (ischaemia/reperfusion) injury. Finally, the levels of circulating cell-free miR-1 were significantly increased in patients with AMI and had a positive correlation with serum CK-MB (creatine kinase-MB) levels. In conclusion, the results suggest that serum miR-1 could be a novel sensitive diagnostic biomarker for AMI.
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July 2010
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April 20 2010
A translational study of circulating cell-free microRNA-1 in acute myocardial infarction
Yunhui Cheng;
Yunhui Cheng
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*RNA and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101, U.S.A.
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Ning Tan;
Ning Tan
1
*RNA and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101, U.S.A.
†Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510100, China
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Jian Yang;
Jian Yang
*RNA and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101, U.S.A.
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Xiaojun Liu;
Xiaojun Liu
*RNA and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101, U.S.A.
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Xiaopei Cao;
Xiaopei Cao
‡Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Pengcheng He;
Pengcheng He
†Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510100, China
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Xiaoli Dong;
Xiaoli Dong
†Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510100, China
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Shanshan Qin;
Shanshan Qin
†Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510100, China
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Chunxiang Zhang
*RNA and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101, U.S.A.
§Sino-American Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, China
Correspondence: Dr Chunxiang Zhang (zhangc3@umdnj.edu).
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2010) 119 (2): 87–95.
Article history
Received:
December 09 2009
Revision Received:
March 09 2010
Accepted:
March 10 2010
Accepted Manuscript online:
March 10 2010
Citation
Yunhui Cheng, Ning Tan, Jian Yang, Xiaojun Liu, Xiaopei Cao, Pengcheng He, Xiaoli Dong, Shanshan Qin, Chunxiang Zhang; A translational study of circulating cell-free microRNA-1 in acute myocardial infarction. Clin Sci (Lond) 1 July 2010; 119 (2): 87–95. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20090645
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