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. 2025 Oct;63(5):3881-3892.
doi: 10.1007/s10528-024-10909-z. Epub 2024 Sep 2.

Evaluating the Serum Level of ACTH and Investigating the Expression of miR-26a, miR-34a, miR-155-5p, and miR-146a in the Peripheral Blood Cells of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Sareh Al-Dahimavi  1 , Reza Safaralizadeh  2 , Mohammad Khalaj-Kondori  1
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Evaluating the Serum Level of ACTH and Investigating the Expression of miR-26a, miR-34a, miR-155-5p, and miR-146a in the Peripheral Blood Cells of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Sareh Al-Dahimavi et al. Biochem Genet. 2025 Oct.

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorder affecting white and gray matter. This study aimed to investigate the association between clinical outcomes in MS patients and the levels of certain molecules in their serum, including ACTH, IL-17, and specific miRNAs: miR-26a, miR-34a, miR-155-5p, and miR-146a. Fifty healthy people and 75 blood samples from MS patients were selected. MS patients had higher expression levels of IL-17, miR-26a, miR-34a, and miR-146a compared to healthy individuals (p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in miR-155-5p expression between the two groups (p = 0.203). MS patients also had higher serum levels of ACTH compared to the normal population (p < 0.0001). In MS patients, there was a negative correlation between IL-17 and miR-155-5p expression levels (p = 0.048, r = - 0.229). Similarly, a significant negative correlation was observed between ACTH and miR-155-5p in the control group (p = 0.044, r = - 0.286). The study's analysis revealed no significant difference in the expression of miR-155-5p between MS patients and normal individuals; the study's examination revealed that the expression level of IL-17, miR-26a, miR-34a, and miR-146a was higher in MS patients than in normal individuals.

Keywords: Multiple sclerosis; miR-146a; miR-155-5p; miR-26a; miR-34a.

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Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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