Abstract:Objective To investigate the serum miRNA-375 level in patients with glioma and its clinical significance. Methods A total of 120 patients with neurosurgical glioma were selected as glioma group and 120 healthy were selected as control group from January 2012 to November 2013 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University. The serum miRNA-375 levels were determined by real-time fluorescent quantitative reverse transcriptase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Results The serum miRNA-375 levels in glioma group (0.48±0.09) was lower than those in control group (1.00±0.05) (t = 55.327, P = 0.000). The serum miRNA-375 levels of patients of preoperative KPS score ≥80 and pathological grade III-IV were lower than those of patients of preoperative KPS score <80 and pathological grade I-II (P < 0.05). Logistics results showed that serum miRNA-375 levels were significantly associated with preoperative KPS scores [Ol ^ R = 8.794 (95 CI: 2.016, 18.426), P = 0.000] and pathologic grades [Ol ^ R = 9.314 (95 CI: 2.413, 20.319), P = 0.000] of gliomas. The overall survival time and progression-free survival time of patients with low expression of miRNA-375 were lower than those of patients with high expression of miRNA-375 (P = 0.011, 0.009). Conclusion Serum miRNA-375 levels are decreased in patients with glioma. The serum miRNA-375 levels are associated with glioma KPS scores and pathological grades, and are expected to be potential markers for glioma diagnosis and prognosis.