Liquid biopsy in neurological diseases

S Malhotra, MCM Miras, A Pappolla, X Montalban… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The most recent and non-invasive approach for studying early-stage biomarkers is liquid
biopsy. This implies the extraction and analysis of non-solid biological tissues (serum …

Fluid biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a review

KE Irwin, U Sheth, PC Wong, TF Gendron - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2024 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by
the loss of upper and lower motor neurons. Presently, three FDA-approved drugs are …

Extracellular vesicles-associated tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs): biogenesis, biological functions, and their role as potential biomarkers in human diseases

Q Weng, Y Wang, Y Xie, X Yu, S Zhang, J Ge… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Traditionally, transfer RNAs (tRNAs) specifically decoded messenger RNA (mRNA) and
participated in protein translation. tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs), also known as tRNA …

[HTML][HTML] miRNA extracted from extracellular vesicles is a robust biomarker of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

SA Banack, RA Dunlop, EW Stommel, P Mehta… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and objectives We examined miRNA biomarkers for ALS extracted from
extracellular vesicles in blood samples using a large and diverse patient and control …

Distinct non‐coding RNA cargo of extracellular vesicles from M1 and M2 human primary macrophages

P Pantazi, T Clements, M Venø… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages are important antigen presenting cells which can release extracellular
vesicles (EVs) carrying functional cargo including non‐coding RNAs. Macrophages can be …

Exploring small non-coding RNAs as blood-based biomarkers to predict Alzheimer's disease

L Gutierrez-Tordera, C Papandreou, N Novau-Ferré… - Cell & Bioscience, 2024 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis relies on clinical symptoms complemented
with biological biomarkers, the Amyloid Tau Neurodegeneration (ATN) framework. Small …

Epigenetic changes in prion and prion-like neurodegenerative diseases: Recent advances, potential as biomarkers, and future perspectives

A Hernaiz, JM Toivonen, R Bolea… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prion diseases are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) caused by a
conformational conversion of the native cellular prion protein (PrPC) to an abnormal …

The potential role of miRNAs in cognitive frailty

G Carini, L Musazzi, F Bolzetta, A Cester… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Frailty is an aging related condition, which has been defined as a state of enhanced
vulnerability to stressors, leading to a limited capacity to meet homeostatic demands …

Altered TDP-43 structure and function: Key insights into aberrant RNA, mitochondrial, and cellular and systemic metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

L Jiang, ST Ngo - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and fatal neuromuscular disorder with
no cure available and limited treatment options. ALS is a highly heterogeneous disease …

Profiling non-coding RNA expression in cerebrospinal fluid of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

G Joilin, E Gray, AG Thompson, K Talbot… - Annals of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Objective biomarkers for the fatal neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease (ALS/MND) are critical for diagnosis, drug …