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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2016

microRNAs as neuroregulators, biomarkers and therapeutic agents in neurodegenerative diseases.

Indranil Basak, Ketan S Patil, Guido Alves, Jan Petter Larsen, Simon Geir Møller

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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62citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 135 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Indranil BasakDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, New York, NY, 11439, USA.
Ketan S PatilDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, New York, NY, 11439, USA.
Guido AlvesNorwegian Center for Movement Disorders, Stavanger University Hospital, 4068, Stavanger, Norway.
Jan Petter LarsenNorwegian Center for Movement Disorders, Stavanger University Hospital, 4068, Stavanger, Norway.
Simon Geir MøllerDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, 8000 Utopia Parkway, New York, NY, 11439, USA. mollers@stjohns.edu.
Stavanger University Hospital · NOSt. John's University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The last decade has experienced the emergence of microRNAs as a key molecular tool for the diagnosis and prognosis of human diseases. Although the focus has mostly been on cancer, neurodegenerative diseases present an exciting, yet less explored, platform for microRNA research. Several studies have highlighted the significance of microRNAs in neurogenesis and neurodegeneration, and pre-clinical studies have shown the potential of microRNAs as biomarkers. Despite this, no bona fide microRNAs have been identified as true diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers for neurodegenerative disease. This is mainly due to the lack of precisely defined patient cohorts and the variability within and between individual cohorts. However, the discovery that microRNAs exist as stable molecules at detectable levels in body fluids has opened up new avenues for microRNAs as potential biomarker candidates. Furthermore, technological developments in microRNA biology have contributed to the possible design of microRNA-mediated disease intervention strategies. The combination of these advancements, with the availability of well-defined longitudinal patient cohort, promises to not only assist in developing invaluable diagnostic tools for clinicians, but also to increase our overall understanding of the underlying heterogeneity of neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we present a comprehensive overview of the existing knowledge of microRNAs in neurodegeneration and provide a perspective of the applicability of microRNAs as a basis for future therapeutic intervention strategies.

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AnimalsAutophagyBrainDrug DiscoveryGene Expression RegulationGenetic MarkersGenetic TherapyHumansMicroRNAsNeurodegenerative DiseasesTranscription, GeneticGenetic MarkersMicroRNAsBiomarkerBody fluidmicroRNAmicroRNA technological advancementsNeurodegenerative diseasesTherapeutic agentTissue-enriched

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PMID26608596
PMCPMC11108480
OpenAlexW2177224724

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