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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2018

Wide-Ranging Analysis of MicroRNA Profiles in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Using Next-Generation Sequencing.

Bruna De Felice, Francesco Manfellotto, Giuseppe Fiorentino, Anna Annunziata, Elio Biffali, Raimondo Pannone, Antonio Federico

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Bruna De FeliceDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.
Francesco ManfellottoDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.
Giuseppe FiorentinoDivision of Physiopathology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Anna AnnunziataDivision of Physiopathology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Elio BiffaliZoological Station Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.
Raimondo PannoneZoological Station Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.
Antonio FedericoInstitute of Genetics and Biophysics "Adriano Buzzati Traverso", National Research Council, Naples, Italy.
Ospedale Monaldi · ITStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITNational Research Council · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNA (miRNA) has emerged as an important regulator of gene expression in neurodegenerative disease as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In the nervous system, dysregulation in miRNA-related pathways is subordinated to neuronal damage and cell death, which contributes to the expansion of neurodegenerative disorders, such as ALS. In the present research, we aimed to profile dysregulation of miRNAs in ALS blood and neuromuscular junction as well as healthy blood control by next-generation sequencing (NGS). The expression of three upregulated miRNAs, as miR-338-3p, miR-223-3p, and miR-326, in the ALS samples compared to healthy controls, has been validated by qRT-PCR in a cohort of 45 samples collected previously. Bioinformatics tools were used to perform ALS miRNAs target analysis and to predict novel miRNAs secondary structure. The analysis of the NGS data identified 696 and 49 novel miRNAs which were differentially expressed in ALS tissues. In particular, in neuromuscular junction the differential expression of miR-338-3p, which we previously found upregulated in different types of ASL tissues, miR-223-3p, and miR-326 was elevated compared to normal control. ALS miRNAs gene target were significantly involved in neuronal related pathway as BDFN1 and HIF-1genes. This study presents the direct experimental evidence that, overall, miR-338-3p is highly expressed in ALS tissues including neuromuscular junction characterizing ALS from normal tissues. Beside, our analysis identified, for the first time, novel miRNAs highly expressed in ALS tissues. In conclusion, the results indicate that miRNAs has an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of ALS.

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosismicroRNAsneurodegenerative diseasesNGS data analysissporadic ALS

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