Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a central nervous system chronic neuroinflammatory disease followed by neurodegeneration. The diagnosis is based on clinical presentation, cerebrospinal fluid testing and magnetic resonance imagining. There is still a lack of a diagnostic blood-based biomarker for MS. Due to the cost and difficulty of diagnosis, new and more easily accessible methods are being sought. New biomarkers should also allow for early diagnosis. Additionally, the treatment of MS should lead to the personalization of the therapy. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as well as their target genes participate in pathophysiology processes in MS. Although the detailed mechanism of action of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs, including miRNAs and lncRNAs) on neuroinflammation in MS has not been fully explained, several studies were conducted aiming to analyse their impact in MS. In this article, we review up-to-date knowledge on the latest research concerning the ncRNAs in MS and evaluate their role in neuroinflammation. We also point out the most promising ncRNAs which may be promising in MS as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers.
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Abbreviations
- ALS:
-
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- APC:
-
Antigen-presenting cells
- BBB:
-
Blood-brain barrier
- BDMCs:
-
Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells
- BMDMs:
-
Bone marrow-derived macrophages
- CCL2:
-
C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
- CCR6:
-
C-C Chemokine receptor 6
- CDMS:
-
Clinically definite MS
- CIS:
-
Clinically isolated syndrome
- CNS:
-
Central nervous system
- CSF:
-
Cerebrospinal fluid
- CXCL1:
-
C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 1
- CXCL10:
-
C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 10
- CXCL13:
-
C-X-C Motif chemokine 13
- dCLNs:
-
Deep cervical lymph nodes
- DA:
-
Dark Agouti
- DCs:
-
Dendritic cells
- EAE:
-
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
- EVs:
-
Extracellular vesicles
- FACS:
-
Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting
- ECM:
-
Extracellular matrix
- SELE:
-
E-selectin
- GM-CSF:
-
Granulocyte Macrophage Colony- Stimulating Factor
- IgG:
-
Immunoglobulin G
- IL:
-
Interleukin
- KO:
-
Knockout
- LPS:
-
Lipopolysaccharide
- LincRNA:
-
Long intergenic non-coding RNA
- LncRNA:
-
Long non-coding RNA
- miR, miRNA:
-
MicroRNA
- MALAT1:
-
Metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1
- MMP9:
-
Matrix metalloproteinase 9
- MOG:
-
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein
- MRC1:
-
Mannose Receptor C-Type 1
- MRI:
-
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MS:
-
Multiple sclerosis
- MSCs:
-
Mesenchymal stem cells
- n:
-
Number
- ncRNAs:
-
non-coding RNAs
- OPN:
-
Osteopontin
- PBMC:
-
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- p.i.:
-
Post-immunization
- PPMS:
-
Primary progressive MS
- PVG:
-
Piebald Virol Glaxo
- RIS:
-
Radiologically isolated syndrome
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
- RRMS:
-
Relapsing-remitting MS
- Smad7:
-
Suppressor of mothers against decapentaplegic 7
- SOCS:
-
Suppressor of cytokine signalling proteins
- Th17:
-
T helper 17
- TNFα:
-
Tumour necrosis factor α
- WT:
-
Wild type
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Nowak, A., Wicik, Z., Wolska, M. et al. The role of non-coding RNAs in neuroinflammatory process in multiple sclerosis. Mol Neurobiol 59, 4651–4668 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-022-02854-y
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