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Mir-504 Expression Level Is Increased in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Responder to Interferon-Beta Publisher Pubmed



Tahmasebivand M1, 2 ; Mousavi SR1, 2 ; Khorrami M3 ; Ayromlou H4 ; Rikhtegar R5 ; Saberi L3 ; Khademi B1, 2 ; Bahmanpour Z1, 2 ; Emamalizadeh B1
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  1. 1. Immunology research center, Tabriz University of medical science, Tabriz, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz university of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Neurology Department, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  5. 5. Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Source: Journal of Neuroimmunology Published:2020


Abstract

Multiple sclerosis is immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system characterized by demyelination in axons. IFN-β is first-line treatment of MS. Biomarkers are needed for early prediction of responders and non-responders to therapy in the first month of treatment to avoid further disabilities. In this study, we analyzed the expression level of miR-504 and miR-711 in 52 IFN-β responder patients in comparison to 53 non-responders. In the next step, the in-silico analysis was used to enrich related signaling pathways. The expression level of miR-504 was significantly higher in patients who respond to IFN-β therapy, compared with non-responders and we obtain related statistically significant KEGG molecular signaling pathways. Our findings suggest that miR-504 can be considered as a novel biomarker for response to IFN-b therapy. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
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