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| Journal Article | DZNE-2025-01329 |
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2025
Humana Press
Totowa, NJ
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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1007/s12035-025-05379-2
Abstract: Cell-free microRNAs in body fluids have emerged as promising biomarker candidates in neurodegenerative diseases. While several studies have identified dysregulated miRNAs in sporadic Parkinson's disease, it remains unclear whether distinguishable alterations of cell-free miRNAs occur in genetic forms of the disease, such as those associated with the LRRK2 G2019S mutation. In this proof-of-concept study, we used a human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic neuron model to investigate whether the LRRK2 G2019S mutation induces detectable changes in the intra- and extracellular miRNAome, and whether miRNA signatures identified in vitro can be validated in patient-derived cerebrospinal fluid. We differentiated dopaminergic neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells carrying the LRRK2 G2019S mutation and an isogenic gene-corrected control. Extracellular vesicles were isolated from the culture medium and used as a source of cell-free miRNA. Next, small RNA libraries were generated and analyzed. Differentially expressed microRNAs were validated in an independent batch using RT-qPCR. We further quantified candidate microRNAs in cerebrospinal fluid samples from five LRRK2 G2019S patients and matching healthy controls. The patient cohort included the fibroblast donor from whom the stem cells were originally derived. We successfully isolated extracellular vesicles from induced pluripotent stem cell-derived human dopaminergic neurons. We identified a distinct set of differentially expressed miRNAs in cellular and cell-free RNA, among which let-7g-5p and miR-21-5p were consistently upregulated and validated across independent replicates. These alterations were reflected in the cerebrospinal fluid of the original donor and partially reproduced in additional LRRK2 patients, supporting the concept of patient-specific signatures. A strong correlation between intra- and extracellular miRNA expression was observed. Our findings demonstrate that induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic neurons can serve as a model to identify individualized, cell-free microRNA signatures associated with the LRRK2 G2019S mutation. The dysregulated miRNAs detected in vitro were mirrored in patient cerebrospinal fluid, supporting their potential as accessible molecular readouts. These results lay the groundwork for personalized biomarker strategies in genetic forms of Parkinson's disease and warrant further validation in larger patient cohorts.
Keyword(s): Humans (MeSH) ; Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2: genetics (MeSH) ; Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2: metabolism (MeSH) ; MicroRNAs: genetics (MeSH) ; MicroRNAs: metabolism (MeSH) ; MicroRNAs: cerebrospinal fluid (MeSH) ; Parkinson Disease: genetics (MeSH) ; Parkinson Disease: cerebrospinal fluid (MeSH) ; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: metabolism (MeSH) ; Dopaminergic Neurons: metabolism (MeSH) ; Dopaminergic Neurons: pathology (MeSH) ; Extracellular Vesicles: metabolism (MeSH) ; Mutation: genetics (MeSH) ; Cell Differentiation (MeSH) ; Middle Aged (MeSH) ; Male (MeSH) ; Female (MeSH) ; Biomarker ; IPSCs ; LRRK2 ; Micro-RNA ; Parkinson’s disease ; Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2 ; MicroRNAs ; LRRK2 protein, human
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