Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40184025›Full record

ArticleMolecular neurobiology2025

Plasma miRNA Biomarker Signatures in Parkinsonian Syndromes.

Stylianos Ravanidis, Anastasia Bougea, Christos Koros, Athina-Maria Simitsi, Panagiotis Kokotis, Leonidas Stefanis, Epaminondas Doxakis

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Stylianos RavanidisCenter of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8347-218X
Anastasia BougeaCenter of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3006-8711
Christos KorosFirst Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 11528, Athens, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5806-0717
Athina-Maria SimitsiFirst Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 11528, Athens, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7130-6256
Panagiotis KokotisFirst Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 11528, Athens, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3311-0049
Leonidas StefanisCenter of Clinical Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3569-8990
Epaminondas DoxakisCenter of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece. edoxakis@bioacademy.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1305-0739

Funding

General Secretariat for Research and Innovation MIS 5049385
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diagnosing atypical parkinsonian syndromes (APS) remains challenging due to overlapping clinical features and limited diagnostic tools. Brain-enriched microRNAs (miRNAs), which regulate neuronal development and function, are detectable in plasma and could serve as molecular biomarkers. This prospective study aimed to identify plasma brain-enriched miRNAs that can distinguish APS and elucidate affected molecular pathways. Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was performed on plasma samples from patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD), multiple system atrophy (MSA), including the cerebellar subtype (MSA-C) and the parkinsonian subtype (MSA-P), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), and healthy controls. MiRNA expression analysis revealed distinct molecular fingerprints for each parkinsonian syndrome, with opposite trends between MSA and iPD compared to controls, suggesting distinct pathogenic mechanisms. Most dysregulated miRNAs clustered at chromosome (Chr)14q32 and shared binding sites for CREB1, CEBPB, and MAZ transcription factors. Pathway analysis revealed enrichment in prion diseases, Hippo signaling, TGF-beta signaling, and FoxO signaling pathways.

Indexed as

BiomarkersMicroRNAsParkinsonian DisordersAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiple System AtrophySupranuclear Palsy, ProgressiveBiomarkersMicroRNAsBiomarkersDiagnosisMicroRNA (miRNA)Multiple system atrophy (MSA)Parkinson’s disease (PD)PlasmaProgressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)

Identifiers

PMID40184025
PMCPMC12289787

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.