Abstract:Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of miR-27a and miR-320 in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).Method A total of 180 cases of PCOS patients admitted to Hainan West Central Hospital from January 2017 to August 2020 were selected and divided into IR group (HOMA-IR≥ 2.58, 113 cases) and NIR group (HOMA-IR < 2.58, 67 cases) according to insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR). Another 80 healthy women were selected as the control group. Venous blood was collected on the 3rd to 5th day of menstruation (no date for amenorrhea) to detect the expression of serum miR-27a and miR-320, sex hormone, glucose and lipid metabolism, and insulin resistance indexes. Ovarian volume and number of follicles were measured by transvaginal ultrasound. The correlation of miR-27a and miR-320 expression with BMI, sex hormone, glucose and lipid metabolism, insulin resistance, ovarian volume, follicle number, and pathogenesis factors of PCOS were analyzed.Results The levels of BMI, serum testosterone (T), total cholesterol (TC), insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and miR-27a in IR groups were higher than those in NIR group and control group (P < 0.05), and the expression of miR-320 was lower than that in NIR group and control group (P < 0.05). The levels of BMI, serum T, TC, HOMA-IR, and miR-27a in NIR group were higher than those in control group (P < 0.05), and the expression of miR-320 was lower than that in control group (P < 0.05). Serum miR-27a expression was positively correlated with BMI (r = 0.749), follicle number (r = 0.835), ovarian volume (r = 0.764), T (r = 0.867), TC (r = 0.907) and HOMA-IR (r = 0.882) (all P < 0.05), and miR-320 was negatively correlated with follicle number (r = -0.791), ovarian volume (r = -0.808) , T (r = -0.768) and HOMA-IR (r = -0.752) (all P < 0.05). Higher follicle number [R= 1.865, (95% CI: 1.252, 2.776)], increased T level [O^R=1.536, (95% CI: 1.179, 2.001)], increased HOMA-IR [R= 1.702 (95% CI: 1.185, 2.446)], high expression of miR-27a [R= 1.933, (95% CI: 1.278, 2.923)], and low expression of miR-320 [R = 0.610, (95% CI: 0.467, 0.796)] were the susceptibility factors of PCOS (P < 0.05). The AUC of combined method was 0.917, which was higher than that of alone method (P < 0.05).Conclusion The expression of miR-27a was up-regulated and miR-320 was down-regulated in PCOS patients. The high expression of miR-27a and low expression of miR-320 were related to PCOS susceptibility and insulin resistance. MiR-27a and miR-320 can be used as a diagnostic index of PCOS.