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ArticleCurrent medicinal chemistry2025

Diagnostic Potential of NEAT1, hsa-let-7a-5p, and miR-506-3p in Early-stage Parkinson's Disease.

Ali Samareh, Mohammad Hadi Nematollahi, Hossein Pourghadamyari, Hossein Ali Ebrahimi Meimand, Mohammad Shabani, Gholamreza Asadikaram

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  1. Differential expression of NEAT1 and miR-506-3p in triple-negative breast cancer: potential tissue-based diagnostic biomarkers.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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Ali SamarehApplied Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-1234-7904
Mohammad Hadi NematollahiApplied Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Hossein PourghadamyariApplied Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Hossein Ali Ebrahimi MeimandNeurology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Mohammad ShabaniNeuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Gholamreza AsadikaramNeuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

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Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran KMU.AC.IR. 400001168
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backgroundParkinson's disease (PD) is a multifaceted disease that is influenced by both genetic and environmental parameters. Non-coding RNAs have been shown to be ideal biomarkers for several diseases, including PD. This study was conducted to evaluate the expression levels of NEAT1, hsa-let-7a-5p, and miR-506-3p in individuals with PD to assess their efficacy for early-stage PD diagnosis.

methodsTwenty-four patients with PD and 29 healthy individuals participated in this study. The IntaRNA tool was used to predict potential base pairings between NEAT1 and let-7a-5p, and NEAT1 and miR-506-3p. RT-qPCR was employed to measure the relative expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), as well as nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1 (NEAT1), hsa-let-7a-5p, and miR-506-3p levels in both groups. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was calculated to evaluate the diagnostic value.

resultsThe PD group exhibited significantly elevated NEAT1 expression levels compared to the healthy control group. While the PD group exhibited an insignificant decreased TH expression level relative to the healthy group. Furthermore, the levels of hsa-let-7a-5p and miR-506-3p expression were seen to be decreased in patients with PD in comparison to the control group. Integration of NEAT1, hsa-let-7a-5p, and miR-506-3p levels significantly enhanced diagnostic capabilities and increased the AUC to 0.9501 (95% confidence interval: 0.8978-1.000, p < .0001).

conclusionThe elevated NEAT1 expression and the decreased expression of hsalet- 7a-5p and miR-506-3p in PD patients indicate that these factors might contribute to the disease's pathogenesis. Combining the ROC curves of NEAT1 and hsa-let-7a-5p with miR-506-3p showed improved sensitivity and specificity, facilitating more accurate PD diagnosis. More importantly, they may contribute as promising non-invasive biomarkers for PD diagnosis.

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MicroRNAsParkinson DiseaseRNA, Long NoncodingAgedBiomarkersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedROC CurveBiomarkersMicroRNAsMIRN506 microRNA, humanmirnlet7 microRNA, humanNEAT1 long non-coding RNA, humanRNA, Long NoncodingCombined diagnosishsa-let-7a-5pmiR-506-3pNEAT1Parkinson's diseasepathogenesis.

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