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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2017

Retinal and Circulating miRNAs in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An

Giovanni L Romano, Chiara B M Platania, Filippo Drago, Salvatore Salomone, Marco Ragusa, Cristina Barbagallo, Cinzia Di Pietro, Michele Purrello, Michele Reibaldi, Teresio Avitabile and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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79 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giovanni L RomanoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Chiara B M PlataniaDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Filippo DragoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Salvatore SalomoneDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Marco RagusaBioMolecular, Genome and Complex Systems BioMedicine Unit, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Biology and Genetics G. Sichel, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Cristina BarbagalloBioMolecular, Genome and Complex Systems BioMedicine Unit, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Biology and Genetics G. Sichel, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Cinzia Di PietroBioMolecular, Genome and Complex Systems BioMedicine Unit, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Biology and Genetics G. Sichel, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Michele PurrelloBioMolecular, Genome and Complex Systems BioMedicine Unit, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Biology and Genetics G. Sichel, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Michele ReibaldiDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Teresio AvitabileDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Antonio LongoDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
Claudio BucoloDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, University of CataniaCatania, Italy.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among people aged 50 and over. Retinal deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregates in AMD patients has suggested a potential link between AMD and Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have evaluated the differential retinal expression profile of miRNAs in a rat model of AMD elicited by Aβ. A serum profile of miRNAs in AMD patients has been also assessed using single TaqMan assay. Analysis of retina from rats intravitreally injected with Aβ revealed that miR-27a, miR-146a, and miR-155 were up-regulated in comparison to control rats. Seven miRNA (miR-9, miR-23a, miR-27a, miR-34a, miR-126, miR-146a, and miR-155) have been found to be dysregulated in serum of AMD patients in comparison to control group. Analysis of pathways has revealed that dysregulated miRNAs, both in the AMD animal model and in AMD patients, can target genes regulating pathways linked to neurodegeneration and inflammation, reinforcing the hypothesis that AMD is a protein misfolding disease similar to AD. In fact, miR-9, miR-23a, miR-27a, miR-34a, miR-146a, miR-155 have been found to be dysregulated both in AMD and AD. In conclusion, we suggest that miR-9, miR-23a, miR-27a, miR-34a, miR-146a, miR-155 represent potential biomarkers and new pharmacological targets for AMD.

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age related macular degenerationAlzheimer's diseaseamyloid betamiRNAretinal diseases

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