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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3779</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.131122</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Correlation between Vitamin D, Some Circulating Micro RNA with CRP and Faecal Calprotectin in Patients with Crohn__ampersandsignrsquo;s Disease&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Atanassova</surname><given-names>Antonia</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Georgieva</surname><given-names>Avgustina</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Chervenkov</surname><given-names>Trifon</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>4</day><month>06</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>1)</volume><issue/><fpage>177</fpage><lpage>183</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: The mal-absorption and the inflammation participate in the pathogenesis of Crohn__ampersandsignrsquo;s disease (CD) and influence the vitamin D levels. Serum microRNAs (miRNAs) are secreted during the inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract and therefore could affect the regulatory functions of vitamin D and its signal pathways via negative feedback. Objective: This study aims to assess the relationship between the Vitamin D serum levels and the expression of several circulating miRNAs in patients with CD and to correlate their levels with the activity of the disease. Methods: 15 miRNAs expression was assessed using reverse transcriptase quantitive real-time PCR in 27 consecutive CD patients and then correlated with the serum level of 25(OH)D, C-reactive protein (CRP), faecal calprotectin (FCP) and clinical Crohn__ampersandsignrsquo;s disease assessment index (CDAI). Results: Activity of CD is a risk factor for a decrease in the 25(OH)D serum levels (OR=7.5 (1, 09-51, 52; p__ampersandsignlt;0.05). There is a strong inverse correlation between the levels of FCP and 25(OH)D (r=-0.641; p__ampersandsignlt;0.001). The results indicate that 25(OH)D deficiency induces the highest risk for a change in the miRNA-96_1 serum expression. Conclusion: The 25(OH)D serum levels and serum expression of miRNA-96_1, miRNA-142-5?_1, miRNA-191_1 and miRNA199?_1 open an opportunity for optimization of the initial assessment of CD and potential as a prognostic tool.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Crohn’s disease</kwd><kwd> Micro-RNA</kwd><kwd> Vitamin D</kwd><kwd> CRP</kwd><kwd> Fecal calprotectin</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
