Peripheral blood microRNA levels in females with cocaine use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing emphasis in the field of psychiatry on the need to identify candidate biomarkers to aid in diagnosis and clinical management of addictive disorders. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small nucleotide sequences with the ability to regulate gene expression at the transcriptomic level. However, the role of miRNAs as potential biomarkers for addiction is still underexplored. Based on translational and clinical findings, we compared the expression levels of microRNA-124 (miR-124), microRNA-181 (miR-181), and microRNA-212 (miR-212) between a group of females with cocaine use disorder (CUD; n = 30) and a group of healthy female controls (HC; n = 20).

Methods

Blood expression levels of miR-124, miR-181, and miR-212 in the HC and CUD group were determined by qPCR, us

SUBMITTER: Viola TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6546503 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature