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ArticleScientific reports2017

miRNAs in bone tissue correlate to bone mineral density and circulating miRNAs are gender independent in osteoporotic patients.

Sarah Kelch, Elizabeth R Balmayor, Claudine Seeliger, Helen Vester, Jan S Kirschke, Martijn van Griensven

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Article in Scientific reports, 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, 127 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah KelchExperimental Trauma Surgery, Department of Trauma Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Elizabeth R BalmayorExperimental Trauma Surgery, Department of Trauma Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. elizabeth.rosado-balmayor@tum.de.ORCID 0000-0002-0484-4847
Claudine SeeligerExperimental Trauma Surgery, Department of Trauma Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Helen VesterDepartment of Trauma Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Jan S KirschkeDepartment of Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7557-0003
Martijn van GriensvenExperimental Trauma Surgery, Department of Trauma Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5104-9881
TUM Klinikum · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously demonstrated the aberrant expression of nine specific miRNAs in serum from osteoporotic patients. In the present study, we further evaluated the expression of these miRNAs in bone tissue, osteoblasts, and osteoclasts from 28 patients. We hypothesize that miRNA expression in serum from osteoporotic patients may be gender-independent. A further hypothesis is that the miRNA expression in bone could be correlated with BMD values. Moreover, intracellular expression of these osteoporosis-related miRNAs may indicate the role of these molecules during osteoporosis. Our results indeed show that miRNA expression in serum was gender-independent except for miR125b-5p. A correlation with BMD was confirmed for miR-21-5p, miR-24-3p, miR-93-5p, miR-100-5p and miR125b-5p with linear correlation coefficients r > 0.9. Intracellular studies revealed a simultaneous up-regulation of miR-21-5p, miR-93-5p, miR-100-5p and miR125b-5p in osteoblasts and in osteoclasts. miR-148a-3p up-regulation in cells was specific for osteoporotic osteoclasts. Altogether, miR-21-5p, miR-93-5p, miR-100-5p, and miR-125b-5p showed significant upregulation in serum, tissue and bone cells of osteoporotic patients. All except miR-125b-5p showed gender independent expression and good correlation to BMD values. Our results suggest that these miRNAs may be important for an earlier diagnosis of osteoporosis.

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AgedAged, 80 and overBone and BonesBone DensityCirculating MicroRNAEarly DiagnosisFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalOsteoporotic FracturesCirculating MicroRNA

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