Research Article

Role of Circulating miRNAs as Biomarkers in Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Possible Relevance of miR-23a

Table 1

Clinical, molecular, and biochemical features.

IDAge (years)Sex6MWT (m)PAP (mmHg)CI (L/min/m2)PVR (WU)VRPGC1 RE CYTC RESOD RETAS (mM)GPX (nmol/min/mL/)

HP145F595481.712.4No2.872.454.120.2170.23
HP275M255701.811No0.340.420.240.0523.76
HP334F554352.86.2Yes67.0038.507.450.28119.05
HP458F380482.212No6.075.472.290.1967.89
HP538F450383.246.1Yes8.966.9526.770.1591.27
HP663F360402.18.5No3.222.594.640.2585.91
HP764M240532.37.7No0.340.480.140.0420.22
HP866M334501.88.6No1.411.010.130.1145.42
HP960F120491.718.9No0.340.080.130.0224.26
HP1055F320312.57.5Yes7.768.343.470.2290.85
HP1148F534591.913.6No0.330.360.170.0619.21
HP1272F280652.212.5No0.220.210.500.0114.34

6MWT: 6-minute walk test, PAP: pulmonary arterial pressure, CI: cardiac index, PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance, WU: Wood units, VR: vascular reactivity, PGC1: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1-alpha, RE: relative mRNA expression, CYTC: cytochrome c, SOD: superoxide dismutase, TAS: total antioxidant status, and GPX: glutathione peroxidase.