ArticleMetabolic brain disease2020
IFNG/IFNG-AS1 expression level balance: implications for autism spectrum disorder.
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- Downregulation of IFNG-AS1 and UCHL1-AS1 in Peripheral Blood Cells of Multiple Sclerosis Patients: IFNG-AS1 as a Candidate Diagnostic Biomarker.International journal of genomics · 2026Article
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- Human Blood-Derived lncRNAs in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- The function of long non-coding RNA IFNG-AS1 in autoimmune diseases.Human cell · 2024Review
- Exosome lncRNA IFNG-AS1 derived from mesenchymal stem cells of human adipose ameliorates neurogenesis and ASD-like behavior in BTBR mice.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2024Article
- Investigation of LncRNA PVT1 and MiR-21-5p Expression as Promising Novel Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2023Article
- Hypoxia-induced LncRNA DACT3-AS1 upregulates PKM2 to promote metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma through the HDAC2/FOXA3 pathway.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2022Article
- The correlation of long non-coding RNAs IFNG-AS1 and ZEB2-AS1 with IFN-γ and ZEB-2 expression in PBMCs and clinical features of patients with coronary artery disease.Molecular biology reports · 2022Article
- Emerging Role of Non-coding RNAs in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2022Review
- Re-emerging concepts of immune dysregulation in autism spectrum disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
- Decoding LncRNAs.Cancers · 2021Review
- Genetic and molecular biology of autism spectrum disorder among Middle East population: a review.Human genomics · 2021Review
- Critical regulation of a NDIME/MEF2C axis in embryonic stem cell neural differentiation and autism.EMBO reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with different epidemiological, genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. Although its etiology is not fully understood, immune dysfunction is implicated in this disease. Recently, a large number of genes encoding long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) were discovered which act as positive or negative regulators of neighboring target genes. The lncRNA, Interferon gamma-antisense RNA (IFNG-AS1), regulates expression levels of the Interferon gamma (IFNG) gene. In the present study, we investigated expression of IFNG and IFNG-AS1 in 50 children with ASD (15 females and 35 males, mean age: 6 ± 1.4 years) and 50 healthy controls (14 females and 36 males, mean age: 6 ± 1.74 years) by real time PCR technique. The results showed significant up-regulation of IFNG and down-regulation of IFNG-AS1 expression in children with ASD compared to controls (Fold change = 1.5, P < 0.0001; Fold change = -0.143, P = 0.013, respectively). The IFNG expression level increase was more pronounced in male ASD children (Fold change = 1.621; p < 0.0001). Our data reveal a functional disruption in the interactive network of IFNG/IFNG-AS1 regulation, which could be a contributing factor in the chronic inflammatory aspect of ASD. Our findings can help understanding the underlying contributors to ASD pathogenesis and find novel treatment options for children with ASD.
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