Sulastomo Heru, Dinarti Lucia Kris, Hariawan Hariadi, Haryana Sofia Mubarika
Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta Indonesia.
Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta Indonesia.
Pulm Circ. 2024 Sep 20;14(3):e12443. doi: 10.1002/pul2.12443. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is marked by persistent blood clots in pulmonary arteries, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. Emerging evidence highlights the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in pulmonary hypertension, though findings on miRNA expression in CTEPH remain limited and inconsistent. This systematic review evaluates miRNA expression changes in CTEPH and their direction. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, we registered our protocol in International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42024524469). We included studies on miRNA expression in CTEPH with comparative or analytical designs, excluding nonhuman studies, interventions, non-English texts, conference abstracts, and editorials. Databases searched included PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, CENTRAL, and ProQuest. The Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 tool assessed bias risk, and results were synthesized narratively. Of 313 unique studies, 39 full texts were reviewed, and 9 met inclusion criteria, totaling 235 participants. Blood samples were analysed using quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction. Seven miRNAs (miR-665, miR-3202, miR-382, miR-127, miR-664, miR-376c, miR-30) were uniformly upregulated, while nine (miR-20a-5p13, miR-17-5p, miR-93-5p, miR-22, let-7b, miR-106b-5p, miR-3148, miR-320-a, miR-320b) were downregulated in CTEPH patients. Two upregulated miRNAs (miR-127 and miR-30a) were consistently associated with previous evidence in the mechanism inducing the development of CTEPH, and five downregulated miRNAs (miR-20-a, miR-17-5p, miR-93-5p, let-7b, miR-106b-5p) were associated with a protective effect against CTEPH. We also identified gaps in the literature where the evidence for five upregulated miRNAs (miR-665, miR-3202, miR-382, miR-664 and miR-376c) and four downregulated miRNAs (miR-22, miR-3148, miR-320-a, and miR-320b) in CTEPH is conflicting. Our findings offer insights into the role of miRNAs in CTEPH and underscore the need for further research to validate these miRNAs as biomarkers or therapeutic targets.
慢性血栓栓塞性肺动脉高压(CTEPH)的特征是肺动脉中存在持续性血凝块,可导致严重的发病率和死亡率。新出现的证据突显了微小RNA(miRNA)在肺动脉高压中的作用,不过关于CTEPH中miRNA表达的研究结果仍然有限且不一致。本系统评价评估了CTEPH中miRNA的表达变化及其趋势。按照系统评价和Meta分析的首选报告项目指南,我们在国际系统评价前瞻性注册库(CRD42024524469)中注册了我们的方案。我们纳入了采用比较性或分析性设计的关于CTEPH中miRNA表达的研究,排除了非人类研究、干预措施、非英文文本、会议摘要和社论。检索的数据库包括PubMed、EMBASE、Scopus、CENTRAL和ProQuest。使用诊断准确性研究质量评估-2工具评估偏倚风险,并对结果进行叙述性综合。在313项独立研究中,对39篇全文进行了审查,9项符合纳入标准,共有235名参与者。使用定量实时聚合酶链反应分析血样。7种miRNA(miR-665、miR-3202、miR-382、miR-127、miR-664、miR-376c、miR-30)均上调,而9种(miR-20a-5p13、miR-17-5p、miR-93-5p、miR-22、let-7b、miR-106b-5p、miR-3148、miR-320-a、miR-320b)在CTEPH患者中下调。两种上调的miRNA(miR-127和miR-30a)与之前关于CTEPH发病机制的证据一致,5种下调的miRNA(miR-20-a、miR-17-5p、miR-93-5p、let-7b、miR-106b-5p)与对CTEPH的保护作用相关。我们还发现了文献中的空白,即关于CTEPH中5种上调的miRNA(miR-665、miR-3202、miR-382、miR-664和miR-376c)和4种下调的miRNA(miR-22、miR-3148、miR-320-a和miR-320b)的证据相互矛盾。我们的研究结果为miRNA在CTEPH中的作用提供了见解,并强调需要进一步研究以验证这些miRNA作为生物标志物或治疗靶点。