Early to sustained impacts of lethal radiation on circulating miRNAs in a minipig model

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Early diagnosis of lethal radiation is imperative since its intervention time windows are considerably short. Hence, ideal diagnostic candidates of radiation should be easily accessible, enable to inform about the stress history and objectively triage subjects in a time-efficient manner. Therefore, the small molecules such as metabolites and microRNAs (miRNAs) from plasma are legitimate biomarker candidate for lethal radiation. Our objectives were to comprehend the radiation-driven molecular pathogenesis and thereby determine biomarkers of translational potential. We investigated an established minipig model of LD70/45 total body irradiation (TBI). In this pilot study, plasma was collected pre-TBI and at multiple time points post-TBI. The majority of differentially expressed miRNAs and metabolites were perturbed immediately after TBI that potentially underlined the severity of its acute impact. The integrative network analysis of miRNA and metabolites showed a cohesive response; the early and consistent perturbations of networks were linked to cancer and the shift in musculoskeletal atrophy synchronized with the comorbidity-networks associated with inflammation and bioenergy synthesis. Subsequent comparative pipeline delivered 92 miRNAs, which demonstrated sequential homology between human and minipig, and potentially similar responses to lethal radiation across these two species. This panel promised to retrospectively inform the time since the radiation occurred; thereby could facilitate knowledge-driven interventions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 13(2023), 1 vom: 28. Okt., Seite 18496

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chakraborty, Nabarun [VerfasserIn]
Holmes-Hampton, Gregory P [VerfasserIn]
Gautam, Aarti [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Raina [VerfasserIn]
Hritzo, Bernadette [VerfasserIn]
Legesse, Betre [VerfasserIn]
Dimitrov, George [VerfasserIn]
Ghosh, Sanchita P [VerfasserIn]
Hammamieh, Rasha [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Circulating MicroRNA
Journal Article
MicroRNAs
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 30.10.2023

Date Revised 31.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-023-45250-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363906657