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ArticleJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN2023

MiR-126 and miR-146a as Melatonin-Responsive Biomarkers for Neonatal Brain Ischemia.

Maria Cristina Albertini, Tania Vanzolini, Serafina Perrone, Michael D Weiss, Giuseppe Buonocore, Valentina Dell'Orto, Walter Balduini, Silvia Carloni

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Article in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  2. MicroRNA-126 as an endogenous molecule for hypoxic/ischemic tolerance in neuroprotection.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria Cristina AlbertiniDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Saffi 2, 61029 PU, Urbino, Italy. maria.albertini@uniurb.it.
Tania VanzoliniDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Saffi 2, 61029 PU, Urbino, Italy.
Serafina PerroneNeonatology Unit, University Medical Center of Parma (AOUP) and University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Michael D WeissDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Giuseppe BuonocoreDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Valentina Dell'OrtoNeonatology Unit, University Medical Center of Parma (AOUP) and University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Walter Balduini *Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Saffi 2, 61029 PU, Urbino, Italy.
Silvia Carloni *Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Saffi 2, 61029 PU, Urbino, Italy. silvia.carloni@uniurb.it.
University of Urbino · ITUniversity of Parma · ITUniversity of Florida · USUniversity of Siena · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite advances in obstetric and neonatal care, challenges remain in early identification of neonates with encephalopathy due to hypoxia-ischemia who are undergoing therapeutic hypothermia. Therefore, there is a deep search for biomarkers that can identify brain injury. The aims of this study were to investigate the serum and brain expressions of two potential biomarkers, miR-126/miR-146a, in a preclinical model of hypoxia-ischemia (HI)-induced brain injury, and to explore their modulation during melatonin treatment. Seven-day-old rats were subjected to permanent ligation of the right carotid artery followed by 2.5 h hypoxia (HI). Melatonin (15 mg/kg) was administered 5 min after HI. Serum and brain samples were collected 1, 6 and 24 h after HI. Results show that HI caused a significant increase in the circulating levels of both miR-126 and miR-146a during the early phase of ischemic brain damage development (i.e. 1 h), with a parallel and opposite pattern in the ischemic cerebral cortex. These effects are not observed 24 h later. Treatment with melatonin restored the HI-induced effects on miR-126/miR-146a expressions, both in the cerebral cortex and in serum. We conclude that miR-126/miR-146a are promising biomarkers of HI injury and demonstrate an associated change in concentration following melatonin treatment.

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Brain InjuriesHypoxia-Ischemia, BrainMelatoninMicroRNAsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBiomarkersBrainFemaleIschemiaPregnancyRatsBiomarkersMelatoninMicroRNAsMIRN126 microRNA, ratBioinformaticsBiomarkerHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyMelatoninmiRNANeonatal brain injury

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