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A role for astrocytic miR-129-5p in frontotemporal dementia

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Kaurani, Lalit, Pradhan, Ranjit, Schröder, Sophie, Burkhardt, Susanne, Schuetz, Anna-Lena, Krüger, Dennis M., Pena, Tonatiuh, Heutink, Peter +2 more·2025·Translational Psychiatry

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Frontotemporal dementia is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by frontal and temporal lobe degeneration, resulting in behavioral changes, language difficulties, and cognitive decline. In this study, smallRNA sequencing was conducted on postmortem brain tissues obtained from the frontal and temporal of FTD patients with GRN , MAPT , or C9ORF72 mutations. Our analysis identified miR-129-5p as consistently deregulated across all analyzed mutation conditions and brain regions. Functional investigations in in-vitro models revealed a novel role of miR-129-5p in astrocytes, where its loss led to neuroinflammation and impaired neuronal support functions, including reduced glutamate uptake. Depletion of miR-129-5p in astrocytes also resulted in the loss of neuronal spines and altered neuronal network activity in a cell culture system. These findings highlight miR-129-5p as a potential therapeutic target in neurodegenerative diseases and also sheds light on the role of astrocytes in Frontotemporal dementia pathogenesis.

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Kaurani, L., Pradhan, R., Schröder, S., Burkhardt, S., Schuetz, A.-L., Krüger, D. M., Pena, T., Heutink, P., Sananbenesi, F., & Fischer, A.
Affiliations
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Kaurani, Lalit
  • Sananbenesi, Farahnaz
Venue
Translational Psychiatry
Published
2025-04-11
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
142-142
ISSN
2158-3188 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4409349371
Cited by
10
References
97
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1
FWCI
5.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Translational Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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Funders
Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie (GoBIO miRassay)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
Keywords
frontotemporal dementia, miR-129-5p, astrocytes, GRN mutations, MAPT mutations, C9orf72 mutation, neuroinflammation, glutamate uptake, neuronal network activity, microRNA dysregulation, therapeutic target
MeSH terms
C9orf72 Protein, Progranulins, Aged, Astrocytes, Brain, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, tau Proteins, Glutamic Acid, MicroRNAs, Frontotemporal Dementia

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