Circulating miR-181a-5p as a new biomarker for acute cellular rejection in heart transplantation

Copyright © 2020 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND: Acute cellular rejection (ACR) is a major complication in heart transplantation (HTx). Endomyocardial biopsy is the reference method for early detection of ACR, but a new non-invasive approach is needed. Tentative candidates could be circulating microRNAs. This study aimed to discover and validate microRNAs in serum for ACR detection after HTx.

METHODS: This prospective, observational, single-center study included 121 HTx patients. ACR was graded according to International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation classification (0R-3R). First, in the discovery phase, microRNA expression profile was carried out in serum samples from patients at pre-rejection, during, and post-rejection time (0RS1 → 2RS2` → 0RS3). Relative expression (2-∆Cq) of 179 microRNAs per sample was analyzed by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Second, a microRNA with a significant rise and fall pattern during ACR was selected for the next validation phase, where it was analyzed (reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction) in serum samples from 2 groups of patients: the no-ACR group (0R grade) and the ACR group (≥2R grade). Finally, a sensitivity analysis (receiver operating characteristic curve) was done to assess microRNA accuracy for ACR detection in HTx.

RESULTS: A total of 21 ACR episodes (0RS1 → 2RS2 → 0RS3) with their respective serum samples (n = 63) were included in the discovery phase. Among the 179 microRNAs analyzed, only miR-181a-5p met the rise and fall criteria. In the validation phase, miR-181a-5p relative expression (2-∆Cq) in the ACR group (n = 45) was significantly overexpressed (p < 0.0001) vs the no-ACR group (n = 45). miR-181a-5p showed an area under the curve of 0.804 (95% confidence interval: 0.707-0.880); sensitivity and specificity of 78% and 76%, respectively; and a negative predicted value of 98%.

CONCLUSIONS: miR-185a-5p in serum is a candidate as a non-invasive ACR biomarker (area under the curve = 0.80 and negative predicted value = 98%). Thus, this biomarker could reduce the need for endomyocardial biopsies and the associated risks and costs of this invasive procedure.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 39(2020), 10 vom: 31. Okt., Seite 1100-1108

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Constanso-Conde, Ignacio [VerfasserIn]
Hermida-Prieto, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Barge-Caballero, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Núñez, Lucía [VerfasserIn]
Pombo-Otero, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Suárez-Fuentetaja, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Paniagua-Martín, María Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Barge-Caballero, Gonzalo [VerfasserIn]
Couto-Mallón, David [VerfasserIn]
Pan-Lizcano, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
Vázquez-Rodríguez, José Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Crespo-Leiro, María Generosa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute rejection
Biomarker
Biomarkers
Heart transplantation
Journal Article
MIrn181 microRNA, human
MiR-181a-5p
MicroRNA
MicroRNAs
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 31.08.2021

Date Revised 31.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.healun.2020.05.018

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31231616X