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ArticleMolecular biology reports2026

Biological pathways related to mirna-125a-5p in behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia.

Jessica Diniz Pereira, Leticia Moreira Silva, Mhai Ozawa, Jéssica Abdo Gonçalves Tosatti, Stephanny Pinto Oliveira Lima, Isabela Resende Silva, Vinicius Ribeiro Jeunon, Maria das Graças Carvalho, Elisa de Paula França Resende, Leonardo Cruz de Souza and 2 more

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Jessica Diniz PereiraFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-5538-5725
Leticia Moreira SilvaFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-5628-4532
Mhai OzawaFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-1996-7816
Jéssica Abdo Gonçalves TosattiFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8690-3707
Stephanny Pinto Oliveira LimaFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-7807-8882
Isabela Resende SilvaFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7237-8013
Vinicius Ribeiro JeunonFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-2356-2951
Maria das Graças CarvalhoFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1669-3302
Elisa de Paula França ResendeFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-1205
Leonardo Cruz de SouzaFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0582-9013
Paulo CaramelliFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4786-6990
Karina Braga GomesFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. karinabgb@ufmg.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6870-2063

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFrontotemporal dementia (FTD) comprises a group of neurodegenerative disorders that lead to progressive changes in language, behavior, personality, and movement. Accounting for approximately 60% of cases, the behavioral variant (bvFTD) represents the most common clinical presentation of FTD. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs involved in gene regulation and are expressed in various biological fluids. Considering bvFTD as an inflammatory disorder, this study investigated the expression of inflammation-related miRNAs in individuals with bvFTD compared with age- and sex-matched cognitively healthy controls.

methodsTwenty patients with bvFTD and 20 cognitively healthy controls, matched for age and sex, were included in the study. Serum levels of miRNA-30c-5p and miRNA-125a-5p were analyzed.

resultsmiRNA-125a-5p expression was upregulated in individuals with bvFTD compared with controls (fold change = 2.02). No significant differences between groups were observed for miRNA-30c-5p. An inverse correlation was identified between miRNA-125a-5p expression and age within the bvFTD group. Pathway enrichment analysis revealed that miRNA-125a-5p was significantly involved in the regulation of genes associated with insulin receptor signaling, SUMOylation, SUMO E3 ligase-mediated protein modification, SUMOylation of chromatin organization proteins, estrogen-dependent gene expression, extracellular exosome pathways, neuron migration, microtubule dynamics, and nervous system development.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that miRNA-125a-5p may play an important role in FTD-related biological pathways, underscoring its potential as a molecular marker in the pathophysiology of this disorder.

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Frontotemporal DementiaMicroRNAsAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansMaleMiddle AgedSignal TransductionMicroRNAsMIRN125 microRNA, humanBiological pathwaysFrontotemporal dementia behavioral variantmiRNAs

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PMCPMC13234057

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