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Isolation and Profiling of MicroRNA-containing Exosomes from Human Bile
Published on: June 13, 2016
WITHDRAWN: Altered microRNAs in cerebrospinal fluid exosomes in paraneoplastic and autoimmune encephalitis: A
Zongshan Li1, Huimin Chen2, Hongbo Xia3
1Department of Neurology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Aims:
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) exosomes from patients with paraneoplastic and autoimmune encephalitis (AE).
Main Methods:
Towards this, microRNA profiling in the exosomes which were isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 12 patients with anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis, 12 patients with anti-gamma-aminobutyric acid-B (GABAB) receptor encephalitis, 12 patients with anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) encephalitis, and 12 patients with anti-contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) encephalitis, and 12 control individuals negative of antibodies against neuronal auto-antigens. Selected findings were validated with quantitative RT-PCR. DIANA-mirPath was chosen for bioinformatic analysis.
Key Findings:
There were ten miRNAs higher expressed in AE patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis compared to those in healthy controls. Further, eight miRNAs were found to be lower expressed in anti-NMDAR encephalitis CSF derived exosomes. In addition, Endometrial cancer, p53 signaling pathway, Non-small cell lung cancer, Small cell lung cancer, Transcriptional misregulation in cancer, Basal cell carcinoma, Acute myeloid leukemia, Renal cell carcinoma, Colorectal cancer, Choline metabolism in cancer, Melanoma, Pancreatic cancer, Prostate cancer, Ras signaling pathway, Glioma, Pathways in cancer, and Proteoglycans in cancer (all p < 0.01) were significantly enriched in differentially expressed miRNAs.
Significances:
Exosomes expressing specific miRNAs in antibody positive AE may participate as a feedback regulation in cancer development.
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