Effect of traditional or heat-not-burn cigarette smoking on circulating miRNAs in healthy subjects

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BACKGROUND: Traditional combustion cigarette (TCC) smoking is an established risk factor for several types of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) represent key molecules mediating pathogenetic mechanisms, and potential biomarkers for personalized risk assessment. TCC smoking globally changes the profile of circulating miRNAs. The use of heat-not-burn cigarettes (HNBCs) as alternative smoking devices is rising exponentially worldwide, and the circulating miRNA profile of chronic HNBC smokers is unknown. We aimed at defining the circulating miRNA profile of chronic exclusive HNBC smokers, and identifying potentially pathogenetic signatures.

METHODS: Serum samples were obtained from 60 healthy young subjects, stratified in chronic HNBC smokers, TCC smokers and nonsmokers (20 subjects each). Three pooled samples per group were used for small RNA sequencing, and the fourth subgroup constituted the validation set.

RESULTS: Differential expression analysis revealed 108 differentially expressed miRNAs; 72 exclusively in TCC, 10 exclusively in HNBC and 26 in both smoker groups. KEGG pathway analysis on target genes of the commonly modulated miRNAs returned cancer and cardiovascular disease associated pathways. Stringent abundance and fold-change criteria nailed down our functional bioinformatic analyses to a network where miR-25-3p and miR-221-3p are main hubs.

CONCLUSION: Our results define for the first time the miRNA profile in the serum of exclusive chronic HNBC smokers and suggest a significant impact of HNBCs on circulating miRNAs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

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European journal of clinical investigation - 54(2024), 4 vom: 06. März, Seite e14140

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Picchio, Vittorio [VerfasserIn]
Ferrero, Giulio [VerfasserIn]
Cozzolino, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Pardini, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Floris, Erica [VerfasserIn]
Tarallo, Sonia [VerfasserIn]
Dhori, Xhulio [VerfasserIn]
Nocella, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Loffredo, Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Carnevale, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Frati, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]
Chimenti, Isotta [VerfasserIn]
Pagano, Francesca [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarker
Cancer
Cardiovascular
Circulating MicroRNA
Heated tobacco product
Journal Article
MicroRNA
MicroRNAs
Smoking

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Date Completed 13.03.2024

Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/eci.14140

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NLM365417416