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Gaál Z. Role of microRNAs in Immune Regulation with Translational and Clinical Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1942. [PMID: 38339220 PMCID: PMC10856342 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are 19-23 nucleotide long, evolutionarily conserved noncoding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. In this review, involvement of miRNAs is summarized in the differentiation and function of immune cells, in anti-infective immune responses, immunodeficiencies and autoimmune diseases. Roles of miRNAs in anticancer immunity and in the transplantation of solid organs and hematopoietic stem cells are also discussed. Major focus is put on the translational clinical applications of miRNAs, including the establishment of noninvasive biomarkers for differential diagnosis and prediction of prognosis. Patient selection and response prediction to biological therapy is one of the most promising fields of application. Replacement or inhibition of miRNAs has enormous therapeutic potential, with constantly expanding possibilities. Although important challenges still await solutions, evaluation of miRNA fingerprints may contribute to an increasingly personalized management of immune dysregulation with a remarkable reduction in toxicity and treatment side effects. More detailed knowledge of the molecular effects of physical exercise and nutrition on the immune system may facilitate self-tailored lifestyle recommendations and advances in prevention.
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- Zsuzsanna Gaál
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 98 Nagyerdei krt, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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Carmona-Mora P, Ander BP, Jickling GC, Dykstra-Aiello C, Zhan X, Ferino E, Hamade F, Amini H, Hull H, Sharp FR, Stamova B. Distinct peripheral blood monocyte and neutrophil transcriptional programs following intracerebral hemorrhage and different etiologies of ischemic stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2021; 41:1398-1416. [PMID: 32960689 PMCID: PMC8142129 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x20953912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Understanding cell-specific transcriptome responses following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and ischemic stroke (IS) will improve knowledge of the immune response to brain injury. Transcriptomic profiles of 141 samples from 48 subjects with ICH, different IS etiologies, and vascular risk factor controls were characterized using RNA-seq in isolated neutrophils, monocytes and whole blood. In both IS and ICH, monocyte genes were down-regulated, whereas neutrophil gene expression changes were generally up-regulated. The monocyte down-regulated response to ICH included innate, adaptive immune, dendritic, NK cell and atherosclerosis signaling. Neutrophil responses to ICH included tRNA charging, mitochondrial dysfunction, and ER stress pathways. Common monocyte and neutrophil responses to ICH included interferon signaling, neuroinflammation, death receptor signaling, and NFAT pathways. Suppressed monocyte responses to IS included interferon and dendritic cell maturation signaling, phagosome formation, and IL-15 signaling. Activated neutrophil responses to IS included oxidative phosphorylation, mTOR, BMP, growth factor signaling, and calpain proteases-mediated blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction. Common monocyte and neutrophil responses to IS included JAK1, JAK3, STAT3, and thrombopoietin signaling. Cell-type and cause-specific approaches will assist the search for future IS and ICH biomarkers and treatments.
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- Paulina Carmona-Mora
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Kumar Kingsley SM, Vishnu Bhat B. Role of MicroRNAs in the development and function of innate immune cells. Int Rev Immunol 2017; 36:154-175. [DOI: 10.1080/08830185.2017.1284212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- S. Manoj Kumar Kingsley
- Department of Neonatology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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- Department of Neonatology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
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Kapetanakis NI, Uzan C, Jimenez-Pailhes AS, Gouy S, Bentivegna E, Morice P, Caron O, Gourzones-Dmitriev C, Le Teuff G, Busson P. Plasma miR-200b in ovarian carcinoma patients: distinct pattern of pre/post-treatment variation compared to CA-125 and potential for prediction of progression-free survival. Oncotarget 2017; 6:36815-24. [PMID: 26416421 PMCID: PMC4742212 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Ovarian carcinomas (OvCa) are highly heterogeneous malignancies. We investigated four circulating plasma microRNAs (miR-21, miR-34a, miR-200b and miR-205) as candidate biomarkers. Using qPCR, we assessed the plasma concentration of these markers in 101 women, including 51 previously untreated OvCa patients, 25 healthy women and 25 patients bearing benign pelvic lesions. For a subset of 33 OvCa patients, the assay was repeated at the end of the primary treatment. The pattern of variations (post- minus pre-treatment) of concentration was compared to that of CA-125. A Cox regression model was used to study the association between variations and the progression-free survival (PFS). Plasma miR-200b proved to have a greater average concentration in OvCa samples (median 2−ΔΔCt = 15.18) than in samples linked to non-malignant lesions (median 2−ΔΔCt = 1.26, p-value = 0.0004). Its concentration was highly heterogeneous among OvCa patients, without any correlations with the FIGO stage and the pre-treatment CA-125 level. The decrease in CA-125 concentration was constant and often dramatic, while the variations of miR-200b concentration were much more diverse. The variation of miR-200b was marginally associated with the PFS (hazard ratio=2.95 95%CI=[0.94; 9.28], p=0.06) while miR-200b as a continuous time-dependent variable was significantly associated (HR=1.06 [1.02; 1.10], p=0.003). This study is the first direct empirical evidence that miR-200b can provide additional information, independent of CA-125 in OvCa patients.
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- Department of Surgery, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Surgery, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Surgery, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Oncological Medicine, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- UMR8126 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France.,U1018 INSERM, CESP, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-94085, Villejuif, France
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- UMR8126 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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Li R, Dudemaine PL, Zhao X, Lei C, Ibeagha-Awemu EM. Comparative Analysis of the miRNome of Bovine Milk Fat, Whey and Cells. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154129. [PMID: 27100870 PMCID: PMC4839614 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Abundant miRNAs have been identified in milk and mammary gland tissues of different species. Typically, RNA in milk can be extracted from different fractions including fat, whey and cells and the mRNA transcriptome of milk could serve as an indicator of the transcriptome of mammary gland tissue. However, it has not been adequately validated if the miRNA transcriptome of any milk fraction could be representative of that of mammary gland tissue. The objectives of this study were to (1) characterize the miRNA expression spectra from three milk fractions- fat, whey and cells; (2) compare miRNome profiles of milk fractions (fat, whey and cells) with mammary gland tissue miRNome, and (3) determine which milk fraction miRNome profile could be a better representative of the miRNome profile of mammary gland tissue. Milk from four healthy Canadian Holstein cows in mid lactation was collected and fractionated. Total RNA extracted from each fraction was used for library preparation followed by small RNA sequencing. In addition, miRNA transcripts of mammary gland tissues from twelve Holstein cows in our previous study were used to compare our data. We identified 210, 200 and 249 known miRNAs from milk fat, whey and cells, respectively, with 188 universally expressed in the three fractions. In addition, 33, 31 and 36 novel miRNAs from milk fat, whey and cells were identified, with 28 common in the three fractions. Among 20 most highly expressed miRNAs in each fraction, 14 were expressed in common and 11 were further shared with mammary gland tissue. The three milk fractions demonstrated a clear separation from each other using a hierarchical cluster analysis with milk fat and whey being most closely related. The miRNome correlation between milk fat and mammary gland tissue (rmean = 0.866) was significantly higher than the other two pairs (p < 0.01), whey/mammary gland tissue (rmean = 0.755) and milk cell/mammary gland tissue (rmean = 0.75), suggesting that milk fat could be an alternative non-invasive source of RNA in assessing miRNA activities in bovine mammary gland. Predicted target genes (1802) of 14 highly expressed miRNAs in milk fractions were enriched in fundamental cellular functions, infection, organ and tissue development. Furthermore, some miRNAs were highly enriched (FDR <0.05) in milk whey (3), cells (11) and mammary gland tissue (14) suggesting specific regulatory functions in the various fractions. In conclusion, we have obtained a comprehensive miRNA profile of the different milk fractions using high throughput sequencing. Our comparative analysis showed that miRNAs from milk fat accurately portrayed the miRNome of mammary gland tissue. Functional annotation of the top expressed miRNAs in milk confirmed their critical regulatory roles in mammary gland functions and potentially to milk recipients.
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- Ran Li
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 712100, China
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1M 0C8, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1M 0C8, Canada
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 712100, China
- Department of Animal Science, McGill University, 21111, Lakeshore Road, Ste-Anne-de Bellevue, Quebec, J1M 0C8, Canada
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1M 0C8, Canada
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Kapetanakis NI, Uzan C, Jimenez-Pailhes AS, Gouy S, Bentivegna E, Morice P, Caron O, Gourzones-Dmitriev C, Le Teuff G, Busson P. Plasma miR-200b in ovarian carcinoma patients: distinct pattern of pre/post-treatment variation compared to CA-125 and potential for prediction of progression-free survival. Oncotarget 2015. [PMID: 26416421 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5766]+[] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Ovarian carcinomas (OvCa) are highly heterogeneous malignancies. We investigated four circulating plasma microRNAs (miR-21, miR-34a, miR-200b and miR-205) as candidate biomarkers. Using qPCR, we assessed the plasma concentration of these markers in 101 women, including 51 previously untreated OvCa patients, 25 healthy women and 25 patients bearing benign pelvic lesions. For a subset of 33 OvCa patients, the assay was repeated at the end of the primary treatment. The pattern of variations (post- minus pre-treatment) of concentration was compared to that of CA-125. A Cox regression model was used to study the association between variations and the progression-free survival (PFS). Plasma miR-200b proved to have a greater average concentration in OvCa samples (median 2-ΔΔCt = 15.18) than in samples linked to non-malignant lesions (median 2-ΔΔCt = 1.26, p-value = 0.0004). Its concentration was highly heterogeneous among OvCa patients, without any correlations with the FIGO stage and the pre-treatment CA-125 level. The decrease in CA-125 concentration was constant and often dramatic, while the variations of miR-200b concentration were much more diverse. The variation of miR-200b was marginally associated with the PFS (hazard ratio=2.95 95%CI=[0.94; 9.28], p=0.06) while miR-200b as a continuous time-dependent variable was significantly associated (HR=1.06 [1.02; 1.10], p=0.003). This study is the first direct empirical evidence that miR-200b can provide additional information, independent of CA-125 in OvCa patients.
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- Department of Surgery, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Surgery, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Surgery, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Oncological Medicine, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- UMR8126 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France.,U1018 INSERM, CESP, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-94085, Villejuif, France
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- UMR8126 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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Kapetanakis NI, Uzan C, Jimenez-Pailhes AS, Gouy S, Bentivegna E, Morice P, Caron O, Gourzones-Dmitriev C, Le Teuff G, Busson P. Plasma miR-200b in ovarian carcinoma patients: distinct pattern of pre/post-treatment variation compared to CA-125 and potential for prediction of progression-free survival. Oncotarget 2015. [PMID: 26416421 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5766] [] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Ovarian carcinomas (OvCa) are highly heterogeneous malignancies. We investigated four circulating plasma microRNAs (miR-21, miR-34a, miR-200b and miR-205) as candidate biomarkers. Using qPCR, we assessed the plasma concentration of these markers in 101 women, including 51 previously untreated OvCa patients, 25 healthy women and 25 patients bearing benign pelvic lesions. For a subset of 33 OvCa patients, the assay was repeated at the end of the primary treatment. The pattern of variations (post- minus pre-treatment) of concentration was compared to that of CA-125. A Cox regression model was used to study the association between variations and the progression-free survival (PFS). Plasma miR-200b proved to have a greater average concentration in OvCa samples (median 2-ΔΔCt = 15.18) than in samples linked to non-malignant lesions (median 2-ΔΔCt = 1.26, p-value = 0.0004). Its concentration was highly heterogeneous among OvCa patients, without any correlations with the FIGO stage and the pre-treatment CA-125 level. The decrease in CA-125 concentration was constant and often dramatic, while the variations of miR-200b concentration were much more diverse. The variation of miR-200b was marginally associated with the PFS (hazard ratio=2.95 95%CI=[0.94; 9.28], p=0.06) while miR-200b as a continuous time-dependent variable was significantly associated (HR=1.06 [1.02; 1.10], p=0.003). This study is the first direct empirical evidence that miR-200b can provide additional information, independent of CA-125 in OvCa patients.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Surgery, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Surgery, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Surgery, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Oncological Medicine, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- UMR8126 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France.,U1018 INSERM, CESP, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-94085, Villejuif, France
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- UMR8126 CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gustave Roussy, F-94805, Villejuif, France
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