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ArticleScientific reports2020

MicroRNA sequencing of rat hippocampus and human biofluids identifies acute, chronic, focal and diffuse traumatic brain injuries.

Harris A Weisz, Deborah Kennedy, Steven Widen, Heidi Spratt, Stacy L Sell, Christine Bailey, Melinda Sheffield-Moore, Douglas S DeWitt, Donald S Prough, Harvey Levin and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Harris A WeiszThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
Deborah KennedyThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
Steven WidenThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
Heidi SprattThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
Stacy L SellThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
Christine BaileyThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
Melinda Sheffield-MooreThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
Douglas S DeWittThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
Donald S ProughThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
Harvey LevinBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Claudia RobertsonBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Helen L HellmichThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA. hhellmic@utmb.edu.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USBaylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-throughput sequencing technologies could improve diagnosis and classification of TBI subgroups. Because recent studies showed that circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) may serve as noninvasive markers of TBI, we performed miRNA-seq to study TBI-induced changes in rat hippocampal miRNAs up to one year post-injury. We used miRNA PCR arrays to interrogate differences in serum miRNAs using two rat models of TBI (controlled cortical impact [CCI] and fluid percussion injury [FPI]). The translational potential of our results was evaluated by miRNA-seq analysis of human control and TBI (acute and chronic) serum samples. Bioinformatic analyses were performed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, miRDB, and Qlucore Omics Explorer. Rat miRNA profiles identified TBI across all acute and chronic intervals. Rat CCI and FPI displayed distinct serum miRNA profiles. Human miRNA profiles identified TBI across all acute and chronic time points and, at 24 hours, discriminated between focal and diffuse injuries. In both species, predicted gene targets of differentially expressed miRNAs are involved in neuroplasticity, immune function and neurorestoration. Chronically dysregulated miRNAs (miR-451a, miR-30d-5p, miR-145-5p, miR-204-5p) are linked to psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. These data suggest that circulating miRNAs in biofluids can be used as "molecular fingerprints" to identify acute, chronic, focal or diffuse TBI and potentially, presence of neurodegenerative sequelae.

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Sequence Analysis, RNAAcute DiseaseAdultAnimalsBody FluidsBrain Injuries, TraumaticChronic DiseaseHippocampusHumansMicroRNAsMiddle AgedPrincipal Component AnalysisRatsSignal TransductionMicroRNAs

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PMID32094409
PMCPMC7040013
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