ArticleMediators of inflammation2014
Circulating miRNA-125b is a potential biomarker predicting response to rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis.
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- miRNA-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation of Treatment Response in RA Patients-A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Epigenetic Regulation (Including Micro-RNAs, DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications) of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Pooled it
- Identification of Potential Plasma microRNA Stratification Biomarkers for Response to Allogeneic Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Stem cells translational medicine · 2017Trial
- miR-125b and miR-532-3p predict the efficiency of rituximab-mediated lymphodepletion in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients. A French Innovative Leukemia Organization study.Haematologica · 2017Trial
- Prediction of treatment response to adalimumab: a double-blind placebo-controlled study of circulating microRNA in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.The pharmacogenomics journal · 2016Trial
- Biomarkers in the diagnosis, prognosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis: A comprehensive review.Annals of clinical biochemistry · 2025Review
- Towards Personalized Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2024Review
- Is there a potential of circulating miRNAs as biomarkers in rheumatic diseases?Genes & diseases · 2023Review
- Comprehensive overview of microRNA function in rheumatoid arthritis.Bone research · 2023Review
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- -Omic Approaches and Treatment Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- MicroRNA-Based Diagnosis and Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- The Role of miRNAs in Dexmedetomidine's Neuroprotective Effects against Brain Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in Cardiovascular Complications of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): What Is New?International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
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- Exploration of Exosomal miRNAs from Serum and Synovial Fluid in Arthritis Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The monocyte-to-osteoclast transition in rheumatoid arthritis: Recent findings.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Biomarkers to Predict DMARDs Efficacy and Adverse Effect in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- MicroRNA-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility and Pathogenesis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Functional Interactions Between lncRNAs/circRNAs and miRNAs: Insights Into Rheumatoid Arthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Although biologic therapies have changed the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), today's major challenge remains to identify biomarkers to target treatments to selected patient groups. Circulating micro(mi)RNAs represent a novel class of molecular biomarkers whose expression is altered in RA. Our study aimed at quantifying miR-125b in blood and serum samples from RA patients, comparing healthy controls and patients with other forms of rheumatic diseases and arthritis, and evaluating its predictive value as biomarker for response to rituximab. Detectable levels of miR-125b were measured in total blood and serum samples and were significantly elevated in RA patients compared to osteoarthritic and healthy donors. The increase was however also found in patients with other forms of chronic inflammatory arthritis. Importantly, high serum levels of miR-125b at disease flare were associated with good clinical response to treatment with rituximab three months later (P = 0.002). This predictive value was not limited to RA as it was also found in patients with B lymphomas. Our results identify circulating miR-125b as a novel miRNA over expressed in RA and suggest that serum level of miR-125b is potential predictive biomarker of response to rituximab treatment.
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