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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Serum miRNA-186-3P and miRNA-382-3P constitute a novel Diagnostic miRNA signature for palindromic rheumatism.

Fangfang Yuan, Zefu Weng, Qiong Yang, Jing Luo, Lina Ying, Haiyan Huang, Xin Zhang, Yahui Chen, Jixia Lin, Junhong He

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Fangfang Yuan *Department of Rheumatism and Immunology, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Zefu Weng *Department of Orthopedics, Qianhu Hospital, Yinzhou District Dongqianhu Town Community Health Service Center, Ningbo, China.
Qiong YangDepartment of Pharmacy, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Jing LuoDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunology, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Lina YingDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Ningbo No.6 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Haiyan HuangDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunology, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunology, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Yahui ChenDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunology, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Jixia LinDepartment of Rheumatism and Immunology, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo, China.
Junhong HeDepartment of Pharmacy, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo, China.

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Background: Palindromic rheumatism (PR) is a unique disease characterized by the intermittent inflammation of different joints that may progress to a variety of immune-related diseases. Unclear diagnostic criteria have limited the research on its pathogenesis and treatment options. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been used in the diagnosis of various diseases; however, the role of miRNAs in PR diagnosis remains unexplored. Using next-generation high-throughput sequencing (NGS), this study aimed to screen miRNAs specifically expressed in the serum of patients with PR to construct a miRNA signature and verify its diagnostic efficacy. Methods: Patients with PR (N=4), patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA; N=3), and healthy individuals (Con; N=3) were included in an exploration cohort. Differentially expressed miRNAs were screened using NGS to construct a miRNA signature, and bioinformatics tools were used to perform target gene enrichment analysis of the top 25 differentially expressed miRNAs, both upregulated and downregulated. RT-qPCR was used to verify the differential expression of the miRNA signature in three validation cohorts of patients with PR (N=27) and RA (N=30), and healthy individuals (N=31). The efficiency of the miRNA signature was evaluated using receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves, an analytical method that assesses diagnostic accuracy. Results: A total of 130 miRNAs were differentially expressed in the PR exploration cohort, including 35 upregulated and 95 downregulated compared to levels in the RA and healthy cohorts. miRNA-186-3p showed the largest upregulated difference and miRNA-382-3p the largest downregulated difference; these were selected to construct the miRNA signature. In the ROC curve of the validation cohort, the PR miRNA signature produced an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.980 (95% CI 0.942-1.000) when distinguishing from healthy individuals and of 0.906 (95% CI 0.830-0.983) when distinguishing from RA patients. However, miRNA-186-3p and miRNA-382-3p levels were not associated with disease activity in patients with PR. Conclusion: A miRNA signature comprising miRNA-186-3p and miRNA-382-3p can effectively diagnose and differentiate PR from RA. This study provides a basis for the creation of a clinical miRNA signature for the diagnosis of PR.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidMicroRNAsAdultBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMaleMiddle AgedROC CurveBiomarkersMicroRNAsMIRN186 microRNA, humanMIRN382 microRNA, humanmiRNA signaturepalindromic rheumatismpathogenesisserum miRNA-186-3Pserum miRNA-382-3P

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