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Table 5 Clinical and preclinical studies on the study of circulating miRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers in non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)

From: MiRNAs as potential therapeutic targets and biomarkers for non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage

miRNAs

Regulation

Number of patients, n

Animals, n

Biofluid

AUC/ LASSO

Sensitivity, %

Specificity, %

Important find

References

MiR-130a

Up

50

-

Serum

-

-

-

Associated with severe perihematomal edema and predict adverse outcome

[41]

MiR-27a-3p

Down

26

6

Serum

-

-

-

Predictive of ICH and prognosis of neurological deficits (NIHSS scores)

[43]

MiR-126

Down

38

48

Serum

-

-

-

Predictive of ICH and prognosis of neurological deficits (NIHSS scores)

[44]

MiR‐21‐5p

Up

48

-

Serum

-

-

-

Correlates with the neurological deficit severity (NIHSS scores) and clinical outcomes (mRS scores at 90 days) of elderly patients

[45]

MiR‑29a

Down

-

240

CSF

-

-

-

Post-ICH prognosis

[49]

MiR-124-3p

Down

48

-

Serum

-

-

-

Correlates with the clinical outcomes (mRS scores at 90 days) of elderly patients

[58]

MiR-23a-3p and miR-130a

Up

30

-

Serum

-

-

-

miR-23a-3p is positively correlated with PHE volume

[59]

MiR-26a and miR-146a

Down

MiR-126, miR-146a, miR-let-7a, and miR-26a

Down

33

-

Serum

-

-

-

miR-126 expression levels positively correlate with PHE, indicating its potential usefulness as a biomarker for PHE management

[147]

MiR-145

Up

106

-

Plasma

0.766

-

-

miR-181b and miR-145 had considerable accuracy in discriminating the plasma of patients with ICH from that of the control group

[148]

MiR-223

Up

   

0.78

MiR-155

Up

    

MiR-181b

Down

    

MiR-27a, miR-365, miR-150, and miR-34c-3p

Up

11

-

Plasma

-

-

-

Bioinformatics analysis of the present data suggested that these circulating miRNAs species were specifically enriched in biological processes of inflammatory disease and inflammation response.

[149]

MiR‐1249, miR‐574‐5p, miR‐1290, miR‐522, miR‐130a, miR‐1202, let‐7f‐2, miR‐586, miR‐122, and miR‐29c

Up

79

-

Plasma

1.0

100

90.0

The results indicate that these miRNAs can be used as biomarkers in the prediction of hematoma growth

[150]

MiR-124

Up

20

18

Plasma

-

-

-

miR-124 is brain tissue specific miRNA. ​Plasma miR-124 pattern and concentrations in the detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of human ICH patients

[151]

MiR-124-3p, miR-137-5p, miR-138-5p, miR-219a-2-3p, miR-135a-5p, miR-541-5p, and miR-770-3p

Up

-

3

Serum

-

-

-

The panel of miRNAs may have roles in the pathophysiology of ICH in the elderly. Among those, miR-124-3p, miR-138-5p, and miR-137-3p may have the greatest potential, as they are human-brain-specific miRNAs and are also implicated in neuronal apoptosis and neuroinflammation

[152]

MiR-1183 and let-7d-3p

Up

23

-

Whole blood

-

-

-

The panel of miRNAs may identify as predictive biomarkers

[153]

MiR-4707, let-7i, miR-146a-5p, miR-17-3p, miR-210-5p and miR-221

Down

MiR-4325 and miR-4317

Down

6

-

Whole blood

-

-

-

The panel of miRNAs was identified as a potential predictor of post-ICH late seizure.

[154]

MiR-181a-5p and miR-1180-3p

Up

MiR-211-3p

Up

17

-

Serum

-

-

-

Suggested that miR-211-3p is an immune-related biomarker and may prognosis in the secondary injury following ICH

[155]

20 miRNAs

Up and down

19

-

Plasma

0.824

-

81.0

miRNAs have predictive value, and could be capable of distinguishing between major stroke (ICH, SAH and IS) subtypes with refinement and validation

[156]

MiR-150-5p and miR-v-5p

Up

-

55

Plasma

-

-

-

The expression levels of miRNAs in blood have been found to be reproducible and indicative of the disease state.

[157]

MiR-223, miR-155, miR-181b, and miR-126

Up

47

-

CSF

-

-

-

As predictive biomarkers of possible ICH complications such as IVH. In additional, effectively monitor inflammatory conditions as potential biomarkers in preterm IVH

[158]

MiR-21-5p

Down

31

-

Serum

-

-

-

Important role to play in the prognosis of patients with ICH. Downregulation of miR-21 expression in the peripheral blood may correlate with pathological changes (neuron apoptosis, inflammation, and the occurrence of cerebral edema)

[159]

MiR-124-3p

Up

93

-

Plasma

0.70

68.4

71.2

Plasma miR-124-3p levels were markedly higher in patients with ICH patients compared to IS patients. MiR-124-3p is useful in monitoring disease progression in ICH, such as haematoma expansion

[160]

  1. Abbreviations: CSF Cerebral spinal fluid, AUC Area under ROC curve, AUC and LASSO analyses is considered diagnostically significant for the biomarker, - Not mentioned in the article, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, mRS Modified Rankin Score, PHE Perihematomal edema, SAH Subarachnoid hemorrhage, IS Ischemic stroke, IVH Intraventricular hemorrhage, CT Computed tomography