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The neurotransmitter reuptake inhibitor sibutramine affects appetite and activates lipolysis in a catecholaminergic way. MicroRNAs (miRs) are considered as biomarkers of molecular genetic mechanisms underlying various processes. The profile of a number of miRs is altered in obesity, both in the circulation and in adipose tissue. The aim of this study was to assess the expression levels of miRs (hsa-miR-378a-3p, hsa-miR-142-3p) by real-time polymerase chain reaction in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and in plasma in patients with different degrees and duration of obesity and during sibutramine therapy. This study included 51 obese patients and 10 healthy subjects with normal weight who formed a control group. The study found that, before treatment, obese patients had no significant difference in the expression level of miR-378 in SAT and plasma compared to the control group, while the expression of miR-142 was significantly decreased in SAT and increased in plasma. A significant elevation in miR-378 expression level was noted in patients with first-degree obesity and duration of less than 10 years, and the decline in miR-142 increased with the duration of obesity. These data indicate a maximal increase in the expression of the adipogenesis inducer miR-378 in the early stages of obesity, a progressive decrease in the expression of the fibrogenesis inhibitor miR-142 in SAT with growth of duration of obesity and the likely presence of antifibrogenic effects of sibutramine realized through miR-142 activation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms241713426","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,30]],"date-time":"2023-08-30T09:44:46Z","timestamp":1693388686000},"page":"13426","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Tissue and Circulating MicroRNAs 378 and 142 as Biomarkers of Obesity and Its Treatment Response"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"24","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2695-4924","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Georgy A.","family":"Matveev","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"World-Class Scientific Center \u201cCenter for Personalized Medicine\u201d, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg 197341, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Natalya V.","family":"Khromova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World-Class Scientific Center \u201cCenter for Personalized Medicine\u201d, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg 197341, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"German G.","family":"Zasypkin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World-Class Scientific Center \u201cCenter for Personalized Medicine\u201d, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg 197341, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yulia A.","family":"Kononova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World-Class Scientific Center \u201cCenter for Personalized Medicine\u201d, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg 197341, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elena Yu.","family":"Vasilyeva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World-Class Scientific Center \u201cCenter for Personalized Medicine\u201d, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg 197341, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alina Yu.","family":"Babenko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World-Class Scientific Center \u201cCenter for Personalized Medicine\u201d, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg 197341, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Evgeny V.","family":"Shlyakhto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World-Class Scientific Center \u201cCenter for Personalized Medicine\u201d, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg 197341, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"867","DOI":"10.1007\/s11883-022-01062-2","article-title":"GLP-1 Agonist to Treat Obesity and Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: What Have We Achieved so Far?","volume":"24","author":"Pedrosa","year":"2022","journal-title":"Curr. 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