Brief report: coordinated modulation of circulating miR-21 in HIV, HIV-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, and HIV/hepatitis C virus Coinfection

VN Parikh, J Park, I Nikolic, R Channick… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
VN Parikh, J Park, I Nikolic, R Channick, BY Paul, T De Marco, PY Hsue, SY Chan
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2015journals.lww.com
Dysregulation of microRNA-21 (miR-21) is independently associated with HIV infection,
pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. To assess the
expression of miR-21 in these overlapping comorbidities, we measured plasma miR-21 in
HIV with and without PAH and then stratified by concomitant HCV infection. MiR-21 was
increased in HIV and HIV-PAH versus uninfected subjects, but it did not differ between these
groups. HIV/HCV coinfection correlated with even higher miR-21 levels within the HIV …
Abstract
Dysregulation of microRNA-21 (miR-21) is independently associated with HIV infection, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. To assess the expression of miR-21 in these overlapping comorbidities, we measured plasma miR-21 in HIV with and without PAH and then stratified by concomitant HCV infection. MiR-21 was increased in HIV and HIV-PAH versus uninfected subjects, but it did not differ between these groups. HIV/HCV coinfection correlated with even higher miR-21 levels within the HIV-infected population. These data reveal specific regulation of plasma miR-21 in HIV, HIV/HCV coinfection, and PAH and suggest that miR-21 may integrate complex disease-specific signaling in the setting of HIV infection.
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