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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

Aberrant Expression of Circulating MicroRNA Leads to the Dysregulation of Alpha-Synuclein and Other Pathogenic Genes in Parkinson's Disease.

Meng Cai, Songshan Chai, Tao Xiong, Jun Wei, Weibing Mao, Yasha Zhu, Xiang Li, Wei Wei, Xuan Dai, Bangkun Yang and 14 more

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Meng CaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Songshan ChaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Tao XiongDepartment of Neurology, Fifth Hospital in Wuhan, Wuhan, China.
Jun WeiiRegene Therapeutics, Wuhan, China.
Weibing MaoiRegene Therapeutics, Wuhan, China.
Yasha ZhuiRegene Therapeutics, Wuhan, China.
Xiang LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Wei WeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Xuan DaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Bangkun YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Wen LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Bing ShuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Mengyang WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Taojunjin LuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yuankun CaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zhixin ZhengThe Second Clinical College of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Zhimin MeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Yixuan ZhouThe Second Clinical College of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jingyi YangThe Second Clinical College of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jingwei ZhaoThe Second Clinical College of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Lei ShenThe Second Clinical College of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Joshua Wing Kei HoSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Jincao ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Nanxiang XiongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Wuhan University · CNZhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University · CNFifth Hospital In Wuhan · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A group of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. However, a comprehensive study of the interactions between pathogenic miRNAs and their downstream Parkinson's disease (PD)-related target genes has not been performed. Here, we identified the miRNA expression profiles in the plasma and circulating exosomes of Parkinson's disease patients using next-generation RNA sequencing. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Gene Ontology (GO) analyses showed that the miRNA target genes were enriched in axon guidance, neurotrophin signaling, cellular senescence, and the Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-protein kinase B (AKT) and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathways. Furthermore, a group of aberrantly expressed miRNAs were selected and further validated in individual patient plasma, human neural stem cells (NSCs) and a rat model of PD. More importantly, the full scope of the regulatory network between these miRNAs and their PD-related gene targets in human neural stem cells was examined, and the findings revealed a similar but still varied downstream regulatory cascade involving many known PD-associated genes. Additionally, miR-23b-3p was identified as a novel direct regulator of alpha-synuclein, which is possibly the key component in PD. Our current study, for the first time, provides a glimpse into the regulatory network of pathogenic miRNAs and their PD-related gene targets in PD. Moreover, these PD-associated miRNAs may serve as biomarkers and novel therapeutic targets for PD.

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alpha synucleinexosomes (EX)microRNAParkinson’s diseasePD-related genes

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