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Circulating Transcriptional Profile Modulation in Response to Metabolic Unbalance Due to Long-Term Exercise in Equine Athletes: A Pilot Study.

Katia Cappelli, Samanta Mecocci, Stefano Capomaccio, Francesca Beccati, Andrea Rosario Palumbo, Alessia Tognoloni, Marco Pepe, Elisabetta Chiaradia

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Article in Genes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Equine MicroRNAs: Performance, Reproduction, and Disease.MicroRNA (Shariqah, United Arab Emirates) · 2026
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  2. Synovial Fluid and Serum MicroRNA Signatures in Equine Osteoarthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katia CappelliDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3141-771X
Samanta MecocciDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2998-0412
Stefano CapomaccioDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0004-9272
Francesca BeccatiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
Andrea Rosario PalumboDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
Alessia TognoloniDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
Marco PepeDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
Elisabetta ChiaradiaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
University of Perugia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical exercise has been associated with the modulation of micro RNAs (miRNAs), actively released in body fluids and recognized as accurate biomarkers. The aim of this study was to measure serum miRNA profiles in 18 horses taking part in endurance competitions, which represents a good model to test metabolic responses to moderate intensity prolonged efforts. Serum levels of miRNAs of eight horses that were eliminated due to metabolic unbalance (Non Performer-NP) were compared to those of 10 horses that finished an endurance competition in excellent metabolic condition (Performer-P). Circulating miRNA (ci-miRNA) profiles in serum were analyzed through sequencing, and differential gene expression analysis was assessed comparing NP versus P groups. Target and pathway analysis revealed the up regulation of a set of miRNAs (of mir-211 mir-451, mir-106b, mir-15b, mir-101-1, mir-18a, mir-20a) involved in the modulation of myogenesis, cardiac and skeletal muscle remodeling, angiogenesis, ventricular contractility, and in the regulation of gene expression. Our preliminary data open new scenarios in the definition of metabolic adaptations to the establishment of efficient training programs and the validation of athletes' elimination from competitions.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationPhysical Conditioning, AnimalTranscriptomeAnimalsBiomarkersCirculating MicroRNAFemaleHorsesMaleMetabolic DiseasesPhysical EndurancePilot ProjectsBiomarkersCirculating MicroRNAgene expressionmi-RNAphysical exercisestress

Identifiers

PMID34946914
PMCPMC8701225
OpenAlexW4200396022

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