The Predictive Value of microRNA-134 and microRNA-1233 for the Early Diagnosis of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Acute Pulmonary Embolism

• Main Authors: Peng L, Han L, Li XN, Miao YF, Xue F, Zhou C
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2020-10-01
• Series: International Journal of COPD
• Subjects: acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; acute pulmonary embolism; d-dimer; microrna; biomarker.
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/the-predictive-value-of-microrna-134-and-microrna-1233-for-the-early-d-peer-reviewed-article-COPD

Ling Peng,1,2 Li Han,2 Xiao-Ning Li,2 Ya-Fang Miao,2 Fei Xue,2 Chao Zhou1,3 1School of Clinical Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Zhoupu Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, Guangming Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Chao ZhouDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Guangming Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Pudong New Area, No. 339 DongMen Street. Pudong New District, Shanghai 201399, People’s Republic of ChinaTel [phone]Email [e-mail]: The differential diagnosis of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) with acute pulmonary embolism (APE) complications are difficult because of the variability of clinical presentations and the shortage of an unfailing screening biomarkers or instruments.Objective: Aimed to detect and compare the expression of serum microRNAs (miR-1233, miR-134) in AECOPD patients complicated with APE.Patients/Methods: Blood samples were collected from 52 AECOPD patients (13 patients with APE complications, 39 patients without APE) and 10 patients with stable COPD. Serum miRNAs expression was detected with real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The levels of plasma D-dimers were determined by detection with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curve was used for evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of the studied miRNAs.Results: According to the Wells score, 42 of the 52 AECOPD patients were unlikely to have APE (≤ 4 points), whereas the remaining 10 (> 4 points) were likely to have APE. There were 4 cases (4/13 30.8%) in the AECOPD combined with APE group with a Wells score of > 4 points. The expression levels of miR-1233 and miR-134 in the serum were considerably upregulated in the AECOPD+APE group compared with the AECOPD group and the stable COPD group (P< 0.05). The areas under the curve (AUCs) for miR-134 and miR-1233 were, respectively, 0.931 (95% CI 0.863– 0.999) (P< 0.05) and 0.884 (95% CI 0.79– 0.978) (P< 0.05) and were higher compared with the AUC for D-dimer of 0.628 (95% CI 0.447– 0.809), the AUC for age-adjusted D-dimer of 0.705 (95% CI 0.525– 0.885) and the AUC for Wells score of 0.577 (95% CI 0.389– 0.765).Conclusion: Our study indicated that serum miR-1233 and miR-134 have high clinical value in the early diagnosis of AECOPD patients combined with APE, or could be used as potential biomarkers for clinical identification of AECOPD with or without APE complication.Keywords: acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute pulmonary embolism, D-dimer, microRNA, biomarker