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ArticleTranslational neurodegeneration2019

Exploratory study on microRNA profiles from plasma-derived extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.

Ana Gámez-Valero, Jaume Campdelacreu, Dolores Vilas, Lourdes Ispierto, Ramón Reñé, Ramiro Álvarez, M Pilar Armengol, Francesc E Borràs, Katrin Beyer

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Article in Translational neurodegeneration, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ana Gámez-Valero1Department of Pathology, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, 08916 Spain.
Jaume Campdelacreu3Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Spain.
Dolores Vilas4Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain.
Lourdes Ispierto4Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain.
Ramón Reñé3Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Spain.
Ramiro Álvarez4Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain.
M Pilar Armengol5Genomic and Microscopy facilities, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), 08916 Badalona, Spain.
Francesc E Borràs *2REMAR-IVECAT group, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), 08916 Badalona, Spain.
Katrin Beyer *1Department of Pathology, Health Sciences Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, 08916 Spain.
Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol · ESBellvitge University Hospital · ESInstitut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBecause of the increasing life expectancy in our society, aging-related neurodegenerative disorders are one of the main issues in global health. Most of these diseases are characterized by the deposition of misfolded proteins and a progressive cognitive decline. Among these diseases, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are the most common types of degenerative dementia. Although both show specific features, an important neuropathological and clinical overlap between them hampers their correct diagnosis. In this work, we identified molecular biomarkers aiming to improve the misdiagnosis between both diseases.

methodsPlasma extracellular vesicles (EVs) -from DLB, AD and healthy controls- were isolated using size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) and characterized by flow cytometry, Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) and cryo-electron microscopy. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and related bibliographic search was performed and a selected group of EV-associated microRNAs (miRNAs) was analysed by qPCR.

resultsResults uncovered two miRNAs (hsa-miR-451a and hsa-miR-21-5p) significantly down-regulated in AD samples respect to DLB patients, and a set of four miRNAs (hsa-miR-23a-3p, hsa-miR-126-3p, hsa-let-7i-5p, and hsa-miR-151a-3p) significantly decreased in AD respect to controls. The two miRNAs showing decreased expression in AD in comparison to DLB provided area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.9 in ROC curve analysis, thus suggesting their possible use as biomarkers to discriminate between both diseases. Target gene analysis of these miRNAs using prediction online tools showed accumulation of phosphorylation enzymes, presence of proteasome-related proteins and genes involved in cell death among others.

conclusionOur data suggest that plasma-EV associated miRNAs may reflect a differential profile for a given dementia-related disorder which, once validated in larger cohorts of patients, could help to improve the differential diagnosis of DLB versus AD.

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BiomarkerExosomesExtracellular vesiclesNeurodegenerative disordersNext generation sequencing

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