2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Examination of usefulness of miRNA as biomarker in brain trauma
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26462160
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Neurosurgery
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| Research Institution | Kagawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | microRNA / MiR-451 / brain trauma |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We investigated that miRNA expression patterns and levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid are different from those of non-brain trauma patients and examined the possibility that their expression may be a prognostic factor or a biomarker. Plasma of head injured patients was measured with microRNA microarray, and as a result, there were three types with high absolute expression amount, miR-451, miR 223 and miR-16. Regarding the changes in microRNA in the cerebrospinal fluid, the expression levels of miR-451a, miR-21, and miR-16 were three types. MiR-451 was expressed most in all microRNAs. Further studies are needed to determine whether these microRNAs will become biomarkers of brain trauma from now on.
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| Free Research Field |
脳神経外科
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