Plasma Mir-126 Levels and Its Genomic Polymorphism Snp Rs4636297 in Type 2 Diabetes Publisher



Rezai M¹ ; Shahbazi S¹ ; Mansournia N²
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Published:2020

Abstract

Since the variation of microRNAs expression has been described in type2 diabetes, we aimed to evaluate the plasma levels of miR-126 with known roles in the angiogenesis. Genomic polymorphism of miR-126 (SNP rs4636297) was also assessed as it is involved in the processing of pri-miR-126 to mature microRNA.Genotyping of the SNP rs4636297 was carried out by PCR-RFLP using HaeII enzyme. Real-time PCR assay was applied to assess miR-126 expression, which the fold change in gene expression was calculated by the Relative Expression Software Tool (REST). Data analysis was performed using exact-like logistic regression, Fisher exact test and the elrm package with the R software. Our data indicated that the group with BMI greater than 30 was at greater risk of diabetes (odds ratio=14.4, p value=0.00), compared with the BMI=19-25. The mean fold decrease in miR-126 gene expression in diabetic samples relative to normal samples was 0.653 (95% confidence interval: 0.012-18.765). All patients with the lowest levels of miR-126, had experienced diabetic complications. Considering the AA genotype as the reference, the odds ratio of diabetic complications for the GG and AG genotype were 1.2 and 1.43, respectively. miR-126 is one of the key factors in predisposition to diabetes and diabetic complication. Since the lowest expression of miR-126 leads to the diabetic complications it can be concluded that genetic predisposing factors should be considered in the management and treatment of Type 2 diabetes. © 2020, University of Malaya. All rights reserved.