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ArticleESC heart failure2025

Discovery of miRNAs unique to actively transcribed erythroparvovirus infection in heart failure patients.

Ganna Aleshcheva, Sara Salih, Christian Baumeier, Felicitas Escher, C Thomas Bock, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss

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Article in ESC heart failure, 2025. 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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6 authors.

Ganna AleshchevaInstitute for Cardiac Diagnostics and Therapy (IKDT), Berlin, Germany.
Sara SalihBHT - Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Berlin, Germany.
Christian BaumeierInstitute for Cardiac Diagnostics and Therapy (IKDT), Berlin, Germany.
Felicitas EscherInstitute for Cardiac Diagnostics and Therapy (IKDT), Berlin, Germany.
C Thomas BockDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral Gastroenteritis and Hepatitis Pathogens and Enteroviruses, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Heinz-Peter SchultheissInstitute for Cardiac Diagnostics and Therapy (IKDT), Berlin, Germany.

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Investitionsbank Berlin/EFRE 10198849Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mitterstand (ZIM) KK5175802AP2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsmiRNAs, small non-coding RNAs, play key roles in gene regulation, cell differentiation and tissue development. They influence viral infection outcomes by directly interacting with viral genomes or modifying the host microenvironment. This study demonstrates miRNAs' ability to selectively suppress transcriptionally active erythroparvovirus, highlighting their potential in antiviral therapies. METHODS AND

resultsSeventy-five endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) specimens from patients with unexplained heart failure were analysed. The samples included 19 with dilated cardiomyopathy and inflammation (DCMi), 12 with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), 25 with inflammation and active erythroparvovirus infection, 13 with active erythroparvovirus infection only and 6 from undiagnosed patients as controls. miRNA expression was measured using TaqMan assays. miR-98, miR-222, miR-106b and miR-197 were significantly upregulated in patients with transcriptionally active erythroparvovirus infection, independent of inflammation (P < 0.005). These miRNAs differentiated these patients from all other groups with over 90% specificity.

conclusionsThese specific miRNAs offer a novel diagnostic tool for active erythroparvovirus infections and hold promise as therapeutic targets, providing safer alternatives to traditional antiviral treatments.

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Heart FailureMicroRNAsParvoviridae InfectionsAgedBiopsyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardiumMicroRNAsBiomarkerCardiomyopathymiRNAVirus

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PMCPMC12055386

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