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ReviewJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology2021

Parasite-derived microRNAs as a diagnostic biomarker: potential roles, characteristics, and limitations.

Vahid Raissi, Mohammad Zibaei, Omid Raiesi, Zahra Samani, Mohammad Yarahmadi, Soudabeh Etemadi, Afrida Istiqomah, Zahra Alizadeh, Shahrzad Shadabi, Nasrin Sohrabi and 1 more

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Review in Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Vahid RaissiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad ZibaeiDepartment of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Omid RaiesiDepartment of Parasitology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Zahra SamaniDVM Student At Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Mohammad YarahmadiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Soudabeh EtemadiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Afrida IstiqomahWest Java Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Zahra AlizadehDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahrzad ShadabiHepatitis Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Nasrin SohrabiDepartment of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Asmaa IbrahimGenetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, University of Sadat City, Sadat, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8119-9549
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRJahrom University of Medical Sciences · IRMedical University of Ilam · IRShahrekord University · IRUniversity of Sadat City · EGZahedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a subclass of small regulatory RNAs that present from ancient unicellular protozoans to parasitic helminths and parasitic arthropods. MiRNAs' mode of action has attracted wide attention as a result of their unique functional importance. MiRNAs play a role in diverse physiological and pathological processes ranging from organ development, immune function to apoptosis and cancer at the post-transcription gene expression. Thus, miRNAs are known to be targets for clinical treatment and therapy. The discovery of the high stability of circulating miRNA in various types of host body fluids, such as whole blood, serum, plasma, saliva, and urine has increased great interest among researchers in the potential of circulating miRNA as a prognosis/diagnosis of infectious. Some circulating miRNAs biomarkers advanced to clinical applications related to human diseases. However, this idea starts to come only in the fields of infectious disease. The goal of this review is to enhance the current understanding of these molecules and their applicability in the field of medicine. A detailed review of the available literature consulting tools performed in online repositories such as NCBI, PubMed, Medline, ScienceDirect, and UpToDate. This review summarizes an overview of preclinical studies using circulating miRNAs biomarkers against infectious diseases affecting humans. The use of miRNA as a safe and potential tool is encouraging news, considering that until now, guidelines for the use of miRNA in clinical practice are still lacking.

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CharacteristicsDiagnostic biomarkerLimitationsMicroRNAsParasitic infection

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PMID34295053
PMCPMC8254842
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