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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Exploring the mRNA and Plasma Protein Levels of BDNF, NT4, SIRT1, HSP27, and HSP70 in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Healthy Controls.

Igor Sokolowski, Aleksandra Kucharska-Lusina, Elzbieta Miller, Ireneusz Majsterek

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Igor SokolowskiDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 5, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
Aleksandra Kucharska-LusinaDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 5, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
Elzbieta MillerDepartment of Neurological Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lodz, Milionowa 14, 93-113 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7029-1857
Ireneusz MajsterekDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 5, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
Medical University of Lodz · PL

Funding

Polish National Science Centre, grant OPUS 2017/27/B /NZ7/02527
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, autoimmune neurodegenerative disease affecting the central nervous system. It is a major cause of non-traumatic neurological disability among young adults in North America and Europe. This study focuses on neuroprotective genes (BDNF, NT4/5, SIRT1, HSP70, and HSP27). Gene expression and protein levels of these markers were compared between MS patients and healthy controls. Blood samples were collected from 42 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and 48 control subjects without MS. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed to measure the expression of specific genes. The samples were analyzed in duplicate, and the abundance of mRNA was quantified using the 2-ΔCt method. ELISA assay was used to measure the concentration of specific proteins in the plasma samples. The results show that a 3.5-fold decrease in the gene expression of BDNF corresponds to a 1.5-fold downregulation in the associated plasma protein concentration (

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Multiple SclerosisNeurodegenerative DiseasesBlood ProteinsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHSP27 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansRNA, MessengerSirtuin 1Young AdultBlood ProteinsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHSP27 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsRNA, MessengerSIRT1 protein, humanSirtuin 1BDNFcorrelationELISAgene expressionHSP27HSP70multiple sclerosisNT-4SIRT1

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PMID38003363
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