Failed Downregulation of Circulating MicroRNA-155 in the Early Phase after ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Is Associated with Adverse Left Ventricular Remodeling.

Background: MicroRNA are noncoding RNA that have a significant role in both inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases. Aims: We aimed to assess whether the inflammation related microRNA-155 is associated with the development of adverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling following ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods: Peripheral blood samples were collected in the inflammatory (day 2), proliferative (day 5), and maturation phases (6 months) after STEMI (n = 20). Granulocytes, monocytes, and lymphocytes were enumerated with flow cytometry. The changes in LV volumes were assessed with 3-D echocardiography on day 1 and after 6 months. Adverse remodeling was defined as a >20% increase in end-diastolic volume. Healthy subjects were recruited as controls. Results: MicroRNA-155 measured on days correlated positively with the relative change in end-diastolic volume (p = 0.490,p = 0.028). MicroRNA-155 (day 5) was significantly higher in patients with compared to patients without adverse LV remodeling. The expression level was similar in healthy subjects (n = 8) and in patients with LV remodeling. There was a positive correlation between rnicroRNA-155 and the amount of monocytes (days, p = 0.463, p = 0.046). Conclusion: Impaired downregulation of microRNA-155 during the second phase of the post-STEMI inflammatory response is a determinant of the development of adverse LV remodeling. (C) 2017 S. Karger AG, Basel