A methodological procedure for evaluating the impact of hemolysis on circulating microRNAs

  • Authors:
    • Sara Pizzamiglio
    • Susanna Zanutto
    • Chiara M. Ciniselli
    • Antonino Belfiore
    • Stefano Bottelli
    • Manuela Gariboldi
    • Paolo Verderio
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  • Published online on: November 30, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5452
  • Pages: 315-320
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Abstract

Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are promising non‑invasive biomarkers whose expression may be affected by confounding factors, including hemolysis, that should be considered in studies of miRNA discovery. The present study proposes a methodology for evaluating the impact of hemolysis on the expression of miRNAs. An experiment of in vitro controlled hemolysis was designed for assessing if changes in the expression of eight miRNAs observed to be circulating in plasma may be associated with hemolysis, and also to estimate the level of red blood cell (RBC) contamination in plasma samples where the expression of these miRNAs will be measured. It was confirmed that four miRNAs, miR‑16, miR‑92a, miR‑451 and miR‑486, known to be present in blood cells, were influenced by contamination of RBCs. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that miR‑378 and miR‑30c are hemolysis‑independent and that the expression of miR‑320 and miR‑324‑3p was associated with the level of RBC contamination. This procedure is proposed as a tool for the evaluation of the influence of hemolysis on candidate circulating miRNA biomarkers prior to their analysis in plasma samples.
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Pizzamiglio S, Zanutto S, Ciniselli CM, Belfiore A, Bottelli S, Gariboldi M and Verderio P: A methodological procedure for evaluating the impact of hemolysis on circulating microRNAs. Oncol Lett 13: 315-320, 2017.
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Pizzamiglio, S., Zanutto, S., Ciniselli, C.M., Belfiore, A., Bottelli, S., Gariboldi, M., & Verderio, P. (2017). A methodological procedure for evaluating the impact of hemolysis on circulating microRNAs. Oncology Letters, 13, 315-320. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5452
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Pizzamiglio, S., Zanutto, S., Ciniselli, C. M., Belfiore, A., Bottelli, S., Gariboldi, M., Verderio, P."A methodological procedure for evaluating the impact of hemolysis on circulating microRNAs". Oncology Letters 13.1 (2017): 315-320.
Chicago
Pizzamiglio, S., Zanutto, S., Ciniselli, C. M., Belfiore, A., Bottelli, S., Gariboldi, M., Verderio, P."A methodological procedure for evaluating the impact of hemolysis on circulating microRNAs". Oncology Letters 13, no. 1 (2017): 315-320. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5452