M Golshan, R Yaghobi, B Geramizadeh, A Afshari, J Roozbeh, S A Malek-Hosseini
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Abstract
Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, 18-22 nucleotide non-coding RNA molecules. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous and particular herpes virus that encodes miRNAs, which increases gradually in the presence of infection. One of the important viral miRNAs is HCMV-miRUL-148D, which plays a role in establishing and maintaining viral latency.
Objective: The current study aimed to evaluate the expression levels of HCMV-miRUL-148D in active and inactive HCMV infected transplant patient groups compared to healthy individuals.
Methods: Total RNA was extracted from blood samples of 60 solid organ transplant patients and 30healthy controls. In-house SYBR Green Real-Time PCR evaluated the expression levels of studied miRNAand gene.
Results: The expression level of the UL-148D gene was significantly higher in the active HCMV infectedpatients (p=0.001) compared to other groups. While the miRUL-148D expression level significantly increased in the inactive HCMV-infected patients (p<0.001) compared to other groups.
Conclusion: Increased miRUL-148D expression level in the inactive HCMV-infected transplant patients indicates the potential role of this miRUL-148D as a biomarker of the HCMV latent stage.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine (IJOTM) is a quarterly peer-reviewed English-language journal that publishes high-quality basic sciences and clinical research on transplantation. The scope of the journal includes organ and tissue donation, procurement and preservation; surgical techniques, innovations, and novelties in all aspects of transplantation; genomics and immunobiology; immunosuppressive drugs and pharmacology relevant to transplantation; graft survival and prevention of graft dysfunction and failure; clinical trials and population analyses in the field of transplantation; transplant complications; cell and tissue transplantation; infection; post-transplant malignancies; sociological and ethical issues and xenotransplantation.