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ArticleAging cell2018

Extracellular RNA profiles with human age.

Douglas F Dluzen, Nicole Noren Hooten, Supriyo De, William H Wood, Yongqing Zhang, Kevin G Becker, Alan B Zonderman, Toshiko Tanaka, Luigi Ferrucci, Michele K Evans

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Article in Aging cell, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Circular RNAs in Blood and Its Clinical Relevance.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  5. The serum small non-coding RNA (SncRNA) landscape as a molecular biomarker of age associated muscle dysregulation and insulin resistance in older adults.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2024
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  15. Circulating microRNAs: Challenges with their use as liquid biopsy biomarkers.Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Douglas F DluzenDepartment of Biology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-9426-5071
Nicole Noren HootenLaboratory of Epidemiology and Population Science, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-1683-3838
Supriyo DeLaboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
William H WoodLaboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Yongqing ZhangLaboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Kevin G BeckerLaboratory of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Alan B ZondermanLaboratory of Epidemiology and Population Science, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Toshiko TanakaTranslational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Luigi FerrucciTranslational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Michele K EvansLaboratory of Epidemiology and Population Science, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-8546-2831
National Institutes of Health · USMorgan State University · US

Funding

The Underlying Biology of Health DisparitiesZIAAG000519 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI EVANS, MICHELE K · 2009 to 2025
$15.7M
Analysis of complex biological systems by microarray based gene expressionZICAG000616 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI DE, SUPRIYO · 2009 to 2025
$15.5M
Characterization of Serum Extracellular Vesicles with Human AgeZIAAG000989 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI EVANS, MICHELE K · 2017 to 2025
$4.1M
National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program National Institutes of Health AG000015-59National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program National Institutes of Health AG000513
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circulating extracellular RNAs (exRNAs) are potential biomarkers of disease. We thus hypothesized that age-related changes in exRNAs can identify age-related processes. We profiled both large and small RNAs in human serum to investigate changes associated with normal aging. exRNA was sequenced in 13 young (30-32 years) and 10 old (80-85 years) African American women to identify all RNA transcripts present in serum. We identified age-related differences in several RNA biotypes, including mitochondrial transfer RNAs, mitochondrial ribosomal RNA, and unprocessed pseudogenes. Age-related differences in unique RNA transcripts were further validated in an expanded cohort. Pathway analysis revealed that EIF2 signaling, oxidative phosphorylation, and mitochondrial dysfunction were among the top pathways shared between young and old. Protein interaction networks revealed distinct clusters of functionally-related protein-coding genes in both age groups. These data provide timely and relevant insight into the exRNA repertoire in serum and its change with aging.

Indexed as

AdultAged, 80 and overAgingExtracellular VesiclesFemaleHumansRNARNA, CircularRNARNA, Circularagingcircular RNAexRNAmicroRNAncRNAwomen

Identifiers

PMID29797538
PMCPMC6052399
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