Serum microRNA-122 predicts survival in patients with liver cirrhosis

  • Background: Liver cirrhosis is associated with high morbidity and mortality. MicroRNAs (miRs) circulating in the blood are an emerging new class of biomarkers. In particular, the serum level of the liver-specific miR-122 might be a clinically useful new parameter in patients with acute or chronic liver disease. Aim: Here we investigated if the serum level of miR-122 might be a prognostic parameter in patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods: 107 patients with liver cirrhosis in the test cohort and 143 patients in the validation cohort were prospectively enrolled into the present study. RNA was extracted from the sera obtained at the time of study enrollment and the level of miR-122 was assessed. Serum miR-122 levels were assessed by quantitative reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and were compared to overall survival time and to different complications of liver cirrhosis. Results: Serum miR-122 levels were reduced in patients with hepatic decompensation in comparison to patients with compensated liver disease. Patients with ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and hepatorenal syndrome had significantly lower miR-122 levels than patients without these complications. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that the miR-122 serum levels were associated with survival independently from the MELD score, sex and age. Conclusions: Serum miR-122 is a new independent marker for prediction of survival of patients with liver cirrhosis.

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Author:Oliver WaidmannORCiDGND, Verena KöberleGND, Friederike Brunner, Stefan ZeuzemORCiDGND, Albrecht PiiperORCiD, Bernd KronenbergerORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-266833
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045652
ISSN:1932-6203
Pubmed Id:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23029162
Parent Title (English):PLoS One
Publisher:PLoS
Place of publication:Lawrence, Kan.
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2012/09/28
Date of first Publication:2012/09/28
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2012/10/08
Volume:7
Issue:(9):e45652
Page Number:8
HeBIS-PPN:358291992
Institutes:Medizin / Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0