ArticleAnnals of the rheumatic diseases2020
Circulating microbial small RNAs are altered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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- miRNA-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation of Treatment Response in RA Patients-A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Bacterial small RNAs and extracellular vesicles in inflammatory and osteoimmune diseases: regulatory mechanisms and host-microbe communication.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Modulation of gut microbiota and intestinal barrier by lotus seed, jujube, and longan aril in senna leaf-induced diarrhea in mice.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Plasma miR-134-5p: a candidate biomarker for predicting non-response to anti-TNF therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Observational
- Peripheral blood microbiome signature and Mycobacterium tuberculosis-derived rsRNA as diagnostic biomarkers for tuberculosis in human.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Unveiling the hidden world of transfer RNA-derived small RNAs in inflammation.Journal of inflammation (London, England) · 2024Review
- Anti-Inflammatory Effect of High-Density Lipoprotein Blunted by Delivery of Altered MicroRNA Cargo in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024Article
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- The Microbiome in Systemic Sclerosis: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Potential.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- tiRNAs: Insights into Their Biogenesis, Functions, and Future Applications in Livestock Research.Non-coding RNA · 2022Review
- Regulatory roles of tRNA-derived RNA fragments in human pathophysiology.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2021Review
- The non-coding RNA interactome in joint health and disease.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine if plasma microbial small RNAs (sRNAs) are altered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with control subjects, associated with RA disease-related features, and altered by disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).
methodssRNA sequencing was performed on plasma from 165 patients with RA and 90 matched controls and a separate cohort of 70 patients with RA before and after starting a DMARD. Genome alignments for RA-associated bacteria, representative bacterial and fungal human microbiome genomes and environmental bacteria were performed. Microbial genome counts and individual sRNAs were compared across groups and correlated with disease features. False discovery rate was set at 0.05.
resultsGenome counts of
conclusionPlasma microbial sRNA composition is altered in RA versus control subjects and associated with some measures of RA disease activity. DMARD treatment does not alter microbial sRNA abundance or composition, but increased abundance of microbial sRNAs at baseline was associated with disease activity improvement at 6 months.
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