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Exosomal microRNA signatures in multiple sclerosis reflect disease status

Ebrahimkhani, Saeideh, Vafaee, Fatemeh, Young, Paul E., Hur, Suzy S. J., Hawke, Simon, Devenney, Emma, Beadnall, Heidi, Barnett, Michael H., Suter, Catherine M., Buckland, Michael E.·2017·Scientific Reports
DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-14301-3
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). There is currently no single definitive test for MS. Circulating exosomes represent promising candidate biomarkers for a host of human diseases. Exosomes contain RNA, DNA, and proteins, can cross the blood-brain barrier, and are secreted from almost all cell types including cells of the CNS. We hypothesized that serum exosomal miRNAs could present a useful blood-based assay for MS disease detection and monitoring. Exosome-associated microRNAs in serum samples from MS patients ( n = 25) and matched healthy controls ( n = 11) were profiled using small RNA next generation sequencing. We identified differentially expressed exosomal miRNAs in both relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) (miR-15b-5p, miR-451a, miR-30b-5p, miR-342-3p) and progressive MS patient sera (miR-127-3p, miR-370-3p, miR-409-3p, miR-432-5p) in relation to controls. Critically, we identified a group of nine miRNAs (miR-15b-5p, miR-23a-3p, miR-223-3p, miR-374a-5p, miR-30b-5p, miR-433-3p, miR-485-3p, miR-342-3p, miR-432-5p) that distinguished relapsing-remitting from progressive disease. Eight out of nine miRNAs were validated in an independent group ( n = 11) of progressive MS cases. This is the first demonstration that microRNAs associated with circulating exosomes are informative biomarkers not only for the diagnosis of MS, but in predicting disease subtype with a high degree of accuracy.

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Ebrahimkhani, S., Vafaee, F., Young, P. E., Hur, S. S. J., Hawke, S., Devenney, E., Beadnall, H., Barnett, M. H., Suter, C. M., & Buckland, M. E.
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2017-10-30
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7
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-017-14301-3
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