PMID- 33905885 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220118 LR - 20220118 IS - 1567-7257 (Electronic) IS - 1567-1348 (Linking) VI - 93 DP - 2021 Sep TI - Dysregulation of autophagy-associated microRNAs in condyloma acuminatum. PG - 104878 LID - S1567-1348(21)00175-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104878 [doi] AB - Condyloma acuminatum, which is caused by low-risk human papillomavirus (lrHPV) infection, is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Autophagy is thought to be associated with condyloma acuminatum, but how the autophagy process is regulated remains unclear. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene transcription that play a central role in many biological processes, including autophagy and viral infection. This study was designed to identify autophagy-related miRNAs and their targets in condyloma acuminatum and to validate their expression. The levels of the autophagy proteins microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) and P62/SQSTM1 (P62) were abnormally increased in the local lesion tissue of condyloma acuminatum patients compared with healthy controls. MiRNAs and their target mRNAs in condyloma acuminatum patients were analyzed by bioinformatics. Eighty-one differentially expressed miRNAs were identified, of which 56 were downregulated and 25 were upregulated. Two of the differentially expressed miRNAs associated with autophagy, miRNA-30a-5p and miRNA-514a-3p, were analyzed further, and their target genes were identified as autophagy-related protein (Atg) 5 and Atg12 and Atg3 and Atg12, respectively. The expression levels of miRNA-30a-5p and miRNA-514a-3p were decreased and those of Atg5, Atg12 and Atg3 were increased in condyloma acuminatum patients compared with healthy controls. In addition, miRNA-30a-5p and miRNA-514a-3p expression correlated with the proliferation index Ki-67 in condyloma acuminatum. Taken together, our results suggest that the changes in autophagy levels in patients with condyloma acuminatum may be related to the changes in miRNA-30a-5p and miRNA-514a-3p expression. This study provides a theoretical basis for identifying new mechanisms that link miRNAs, HPV infection and host autophagy in vivo. CI - Copyright (c) 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Wu, Shi AU - Wu S AD - Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Dermatology Institute of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China. FAU - Lu, Dan AU - Lu D AD - Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Clinical Neuroscience Institute of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China. FAU - Zheng, Xinkai AU - Zheng X AD - Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Dermatology Institute of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China. FAU - Xu, Jin AU - Xu J AD - Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Dermatology Institute of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China. FAU - Li, Zhen AU - Li Z AD - Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Department of Laser Cosmetology, The fifth people's hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou 570100, China. FAU - Deng, Liehua AU - Deng L AD - Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Dermatology Institute of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China. Electronic address: liehuadeng@126.com. FAU - Hu, Yunfeng AU - Hu Y AD - Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Dermatology Institute of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China. Electronic address: huyunfeng@jnu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210424 PL - Netherlands TA - Infect Genet Evol JT - Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases JID - 101084138 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Autophagy/*genetics MH - Condylomata Acuminata/*physiopathology/virology MH - Down-Regulation MH - Female MH - Genital Diseases/*physiopathology/virology MH - Humans MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*metabolism MH - Middle Aged MH - Papillomaviridae/physiology MH - Papillomavirus Infections/*physiopathology/virology MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - Autophagy OT - Condyloma acuminate OT - Human papillomavirus OT - MicroRNA EDAT- 2021/04/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/19 06:00 CRDT- 2021/04/27 20:13 PHST- 2020/10/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/04/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/04/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/04/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/04/27 20:13 [entrez] AID - S1567-1348(21)00175-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104878 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Infect Genet Evol. 2021 Sep;93:104878. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104878. Epub 2021 Apr 24.