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ArticleGenomics & informatics2018

MicroRNAs in Autoimmune Sjögren's Syndrome.

Seunghee Cha, Mahmoud Mona, Kyung Eun Lee, Dong Hee Kim, Kyudong Han

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Article in Genomics & informatics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The Role of Deregulated MicroRNAs in Immune Cells of Sjögren's Disease.International journal of general medicine · 2025
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  11. Tear Film MicroRNAs as Potential Biomarkers: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  15. Sjögren syndrome: looking forward to the future.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2022
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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 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Seunghee ChaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Mahmoud MonaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Kyung Eun LeeDepartment of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea.
Dong Hee KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea.
Kyudong HanDepartment of Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea.
Dankook University · KRUniversity of Florida · USJeonbuk National University · KR

Funding

Comprehensive Training Program in Oral BiologyT90DE021990 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Jose A Lemos · 2011 to 2026
$8.2M
Expression and function of microRNA in autoimmune Sjogren's SyndromeR01DE019644 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI CHA, SEUNGHEE · 2010 to 2014
$1.8M
Facilitation of stem cell differentiation in severely injured salivary glandsR21DE025726 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI CHA, SEUNGHEE · 2016 to 2017
$419k
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE019644NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE025726NIDCR NIH HHS T90 DE021990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNAs, have been implicated in various diseases and cellular functions as microregulators of gene expression. Although the history of miRNA investigation in autoimmune Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) is fairly short, a substantial amount of data has already been accumulated. These findings clearly indicate potential clinical implications of miRNAs, such as autoantigen expression and autoantibody production, viral miRNAs regulating the calcium signaling pathway, and aberrant immune cell regulation and cytokine production. Research endeavors in the field are currently underway to select disease-specific diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers by utilizing different types of tissues or biological specimens of SjS patients. Various techniques for miRNA analysis with different stringencies have been applied, with the most recent one being next-generation sequencing. This review compiles and highlights differentially-expressed miRNAs in various samples collected from SjS patients and their potential implications in the pathogenesis of SjS. To facilitate the development of miRNA-targeted personalized therapy in the future, we urge more follow-up studies that confirm these findings and elucidate the immunopathological roles of differentially-expressed miRNAs. Furthermore, improved diagnostic criteria for the disease itself will minimize sampling errors in patient recruitment, preventing the generation of inconsistent data.

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autoantibodiesmicroRNAsSjögren’s syndromexerostomia

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PMID30602080
PMCPMC6440664
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