Aim: To perform cross-sectional and longitudinal miRNA profiling in plasma from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) subjects and find non-invasive biomarkers in DMD. Subjects/materials & methods: Plasma was collected from 14 age and sex matched controls and 46 DMD subjects. Free-circulating and extracellular vesicle (EV)-derived miRNA expression was measured by RT-qPCR. Results: Free-circulating and EVs derived miR-29c-3p and miR-133a-3p are dysregulated in DMD subjects. Free-circulating and EV-derived miR-29c-3p are reduced in DMD subjects undergoing daily corticosteroid treatment. Free-circulating miR-1-3p and miR-122-5p are longitudinally upregulated in ambulant DMD subjects. Conclusion: We detected novel free-circulating and EV-derived dysregulated miRNAs in plasma from DMD subjects and characterized the longitudinal profile of free-circulating miRNA on plasma from DMD subjects.
Journal article
2020-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy, biomarkers, corticosteroids, extracellular vesicles, microRNAs, plasma, Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Biomarkers, Circulating MicroRNA, Extracellular Vesicles, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Liquid Biopsy, Longitudinal Studies, MicroRNAs, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne