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MicroRNA-146a and MiR-155 Expression in Toxoplasmosis Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Introduction: Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that lives intracellular and has been linked to autoimmune disease. It also can modulate immune responses to varying degrees. Rheumatoid arthritis, sometimes known simply as RA, is a prevalent autoimmune disease that is distinguished by its multiple pathogenic pathways, which ultimately lead to persistent inflammation and damage to the joints. MicroRNAs play a crucial role in immune response regulation and can be used as novel biomarkers to improve diagnosis, treatment, and disease states.  Objective:  The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of expression of the microRNAs miR-146a and miR-155 as potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in individuals who were infected with toxoplasmosis. Patients and Methods: The study was conducted on 50 Rheumatoid Arthritis patients positive for toxoplasmosis as diagnosed by ELISA (divided into two groups according to treatment response) and 50 age and sex-matched healthy subjects as a control group. Purified RNA was done, then real-time PCR was carried out using specific primers for MicroRNA-146a and MiR-155. Results: A significant up-regulation in both Micro-RNA in the studied groups when compared with the control group. A high level of miR-146 expression was associated with low expression for miR-155 observed in the negative response group for treatment when compared with the positive response group.  Conclusion: the miR-146 and mir-155 could be used as biomarkers for host response during the biological treatment.

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10.21608/ejhm.2022.277125

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Huda Dhaher

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Al-Marsomy

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1Al-Nahtrain, College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Baghdad, Iraq

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Zainab Abed Muhsin

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AL-Haboobi

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2AL-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University/ Karbala Technical Institute, Karbala, Iraq

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Qudus Wamidh

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Jamal

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1Al-Nahtrain, College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Baghdad, Iraq

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89

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2

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37472

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2022-10-01

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2022-12-30

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2022-10-01

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7,714

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7,718

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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MicroRNA-146a and MiR-155 Expression in Toxoplasmosis Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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22 Jan 2023