PMID- 36918405 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230413 IS - 2508-7576 (Electronic) IS - 2508-6235 (Print) IS - 2508-6235 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Mar 30 TI - Analyzing the Association of Visceral Adipose Tissue Growth Differentiation Factor-15 and MicroRNA in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. PG - 64-76 LID - 10.7570/jomes22010 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is involved in insulin resistance and diabetes. In this study, we determine the associations of GDF-15 with miR-181b-5p, miR-330-3p, mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7 (SMAD7), and insulin resistance in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. METHODS: Sixty patients, equally divided into those with T2DM and non-diabetic controls, were recruited for gene expression analysis. Protein-protein interaction (STRING), target prediction (miRNet), and functional enrichment were conducted accordingly. RESULTS: Our study showed that VAT and PBMCs had similar expression profiles, where GDF-15 and miR-181b-5p were upregulated, whereas SMAD7 and miR-330-3p were downregulated. Serum GDF-15 could differentiate between T2DM and non-diabetic patients (P<0.001). Target prediction revealed a microRNA (miRNA)-messenger RNA regulatory network, transcription factors, and functional enrichment for the miRNA that suggested involvement in T2DM pathogenesis. CONCLUSION: VAT GDF-15 is associated with insulin resistance and is possibly regulated by miR-181b-5p, miR-330-3p, and SMAD7 in T2DM. FAU - Roy, Dipayan AU - Roy D AD - Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India. AD - Indian Institute of Technology (ITT)-Madras, Chennai, India. AD - School of Humanities, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India. FAU - Purohit, Purvi AU - Purohit P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8559-2911 AD - Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India. FAU - Khokhar, Manoj AU - Khokhar M AD - Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India. FAU - Modi, Anupama AU - Modi A AD - Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India. FAU - Shukla, Ravindra Kumar Gayaprasad AU - Shukla RKG AD - Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India. FAU - Chaudhary, Ramkaran AU - Chaudhary R AD - Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India. FAU - Sankanagoudar, Shrimanjunath AU - Sankanagoudar S AD - Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India. FAU - Sharma, Praveen AU - Sharma P AD - Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230315 PL - Korea (South) TA - J Obes Metab Syndr JT - Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome JID - 101704724 PMC - PMC10088550 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Diabetes mellitus OT - Growth differentiation factor 15 OT - Intra-abdominal fat OT - MicroRNAs OT - SMAD7 OT - type 2 COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/03/16 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/16 06:01 PMCR- 2023/03/15 CRDT- 2023/03/15 00:22 PHST- 2022/02/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/03/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/03/16 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/15 00:22 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jomes22010 [pii] AID - jomes-32-1-64 [pii] AID - 10.7570/jomes22010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Obes Metab Syndr. 2023 Mar 30;32(1):64-76. doi: 10.7570/jomes22010. Epub 2023 Mar 15.