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Title: MicroRNAs in blood and cerebrospinal fluid as diagnostic biomarkers of multiple sclerosis and to monitor disease progression

Journal Article · · Neural Regeneration Research
 [1];  [2]
  1. University of California, Merced, CA (United States); St. Georges University (Grenada); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. University of Otago, Dunedin (New Zealand)

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. It is the main cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults. Multiple sclerosis mostly affects people aged 20–50 years; however, it can occur in young children and much older adults. Factors identified in the distribution of MS include age, gender, genetics, environment, and ethnic background. Multiple sclerosis is usually associated with progressive degrees of disability. The disease involves demyelination of axons of the central nervous system and causes brain and spinal cord neuronal loss and atrophy. Diagnosing multiple sclerosis is based on a patient’s medical history including symptoms, physical examination, and various tests such as magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid and blood tests, and electrophysiology. The disease course of multiple sclerosis is not well correlated with the biomarkers presently used in clinical practice. Blood-derived biomarkers that can detect and distinguish the different phenotypes in multiple sclerosis may be advantageous in personalized treatment with disease-modifying drugs and to predict response to treatment. The studies reviewed have shown that the expression levels of a large number of miRNAs in peripheral blood, serum, exosomes isolated from serum, and cerebrospinal fluid are altered in multiple sclerosis and can distinguish the disease phenotypes from each other. Further studies are warranted to independently validate these findings so that individual or pairs of miRNAs in serum or cerebrospinal fluid can be used as potential diagnostic markers for adult and pediatric multiple sclerosis and for monitoring disease progression and response to therapy.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1628702
Journal Information:
Neural Regeneration Research, Vol. 15, Issue 4; ISSN 1673-5374
Publisher:
Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine (CARM)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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