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Plasma MicroRNA signature predicting weight gain among Mexican-American women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is growing evidence that circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in obesity. However, whether they can contribute to adult weight gain is still unclear.

Methods

In the training set with 40 nonsmoking, healthy women identified from the Mano-A-Mano Mexican American Cohort study, global circulating miRNA profiles in plasma samples were assessed. Cox proportional hazard regression was used to assess the effects of plasma miRNAs on significant weight gain during a 5-year follow-up. Plasma miRNAs associated with significant weight gain were further validated in two testing sets (N?=?160 and 100, respectively).

Results

A total of 23 significant plasma miRNAs were identified in the training set. Among them, eight were validated in two testing sets. They were miR-142, miR-122, miR-125b, miR-15b, miR-130b, miR222, miR-519d, and miR-31. Using those eight miRNAs, a risk score for significant weight gain was created. Study participants with a high risk score had 3.01-fold increased risk of having significant weight gain in the whole study population (hazard ratio: 3.01, 95% confidence interval: 1.70-5.47).

Conclusions

The findings provide evidence that circulating miRNAs play important roles in obesity and weight gain and suggest new targets for understanding the mechanisms of weight gain and developing weight loss intervention strategies.

SUBMITTER: Zhao H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5896311 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Plasma MicroRNA signature predicting weight gain among Mexican-American women.

Zhao Hua H Shen Jie J Daniel-MacDougall Carrie C Wu Xifeng X Chow Wong-Ho WH

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20170325 5

<h4>Objective</h4>There is growing evidence that circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in obesity. However, whether they can contribute to adult weight gain is still unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>In the training set with 40 nonsmoking, healthy women identified from the Mano-A-Mano Mexican American Cohort study, global circulating miRNA profiles in plasma samples were assessed. Cox proportional hazard regression was used to assess the effects of plasma miRNAs on significant weight gain ...[more]

PMID: 28342299

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Plasma MicroRNA signature predicting weight gain among Mexican-American women.

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Methods

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Conclusions

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Plasma MicroRNA signature predicting weight gain among Mexican-American women.

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