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© 2021 Joanna Wielińska et al. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) belong to the most common inflammatory rheumatic diseases. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small 18-22 RNA molecules that function as posttranscriptional regulators. They are abundantly present within extracellular vesicles (EVs), small intercellular communication vesicles that can be found in bodily fluids and that have key functions in pathological and physiological pathways. Recently, EVs have gained much interest because of their diagnostic and therapeutic potential. Using NanoString profiling technology, the miRNA repertoire of serum EVs was determined and compared in RA and AS patients before and after anti-TNF therapy to assess its potential use as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker. Furthermore, possible functional effects of those miRNAs that were characterized by the most significant expression changes were evaluated using in silico prediction algorithms. The analysis revealed a unique profile of differentially expressed miRNAs in RA and AS patient serum EVs. We identified 12 miRNAs whose expression profiles enabled differentiation between RA and AS patients before induction of anti-TNF treatment, as well as 4 and 14 miRNAs whose repertoires were significantly changed during the treatment in RA and AS patients, respectively. In conclusion, our findings suggest that extracellular vesicle miRNAs could be used as potential biomarkers associated with RA and AS response to biological treatment.
Author(s): Wielinska J, Crossland RE, Lacina P, Swierkot J, Bugaj B, Dickinson AM, Bogunia-Kubik K
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Disease Markers
Year: 2021
Volume: 2021
Online publication date: 30/09/2021
Acceptance date: 03/09/2021
Date deposited: 04/11/2021
ISSN (print): 0278-0240
ISSN (electronic): 1875-8630
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
URL: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/2924935
DOI: 10.1155/2021/2924935
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