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The role of MicroRNA as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for cerebral aneurysms

Hosam M. Al-Jehani, Alaa N. Turkistani, Majd M. Alrayes, May A. AlHamid, Arwa S. AlShamikh, Zhra M. Al Sadah, Faisal M. Alabbas, Cyril Cyrus and Amein K. Al-Ali
Neurosciences Journal October 2023, 28 (4) 250-257; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2023.4.20230028
Hosam M. Al-Jehani
From the Department of Neurosurgery (Al-Jehani), Interventional Neuroradiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Neurology (AlHamid, Alabbas), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, AL Khobar, from the College of Medicine (Alrayes, Al Sadah), Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Department of Biochemistry (Cyrus, Al-Ali), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Turkistani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (AlShamikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Alaa N. Turkistani
From the Department of Neurosurgery (Al-Jehani), Interventional Neuroradiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Neurology (AlHamid, Alabbas), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, AL Khobar, from the College of Medicine (Alrayes, Al Sadah), Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Department of Biochemistry (Cyrus, Al-Ali), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Turkistani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (AlShamikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Majd M. Alrayes
From the Department of Neurosurgery (Al-Jehani), Interventional Neuroradiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Neurology (AlHamid, Alabbas), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, AL Khobar, from the College of Medicine (Alrayes, Al Sadah), Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Department of Biochemistry (Cyrus, Al-Ali), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Turkistani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (AlShamikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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May A. AlHamid
From the Department of Neurosurgery (Al-Jehani), Interventional Neuroradiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Neurology (AlHamid, Alabbas), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, AL Khobar, from the College of Medicine (Alrayes, Al Sadah), Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Department of Biochemistry (Cyrus, Al-Ali), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Turkistani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (AlShamikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Arwa S. AlShamikh
From the Department of Neurosurgery (Al-Jehani), Interventional Neuroradiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Neurology (AlHamid, Alabbas), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, AL Khobar, from the College of Medicine (Alrayes, Al Sadah), Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Department of Biochemistry (Cyrus, Al-Ali), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Turkistani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (AlShamikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Zhra M. Al Sadah
From the Department of Neurosurgery (Al-Jehani), Interventional Neuroradiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Neurology (AlHamid, Alabbas), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, AL Khobar, from the College of Medicine (Alrayes, Al Sadah), Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Department of Biochemistry (Cyrus, Al-Ali), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Turkistani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (AlShamikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Faisal M. Alabbas
From the Department of Neurosurgery (Al-Jehani), Interventional Neuroradiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Neurology (AlHamid, Alabbas), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, AL Khobar, from the College of Medicine (Alrayes, Al Sadah), Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Department of Biochemistry (Cyrus, Al-Ali), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Turkistani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (AlShamikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Cyril Cyrus
From the Department of Neurosurgery (Al-Jehani), Interventional Neuroradiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Neurology (AlHamid, Alabbas), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, AL Khobar, from the College of Medicine (Alrayes, Al Sadah), Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Department of Biochemistry (Cyrus, Al-Ali), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Turkistani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (AlShamikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Amein K. Al-Ali
From the Department of Neurosurgery (Al-Jehani), Interventional Neuroradiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Neurology (AlHamid, Alabbas), King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, AL Khobar, from the College of Medicine (Alrayes, Al Sadah), Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Department of Biochemistry (Cyrus, Al-Ali), College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Turkistani), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (AlShamikh), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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    - This graph shows the miRNAs expressional fold changes between healthy controls and CA cases, the mean expression of the controls was set as 1 in which we considered it to be the reference point to measure the expressional fold changes of the cases in regard to this reference point.

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    - MiRNA expression of CA cases based on gender, showing almost the doubling of miRNA-143 in males in comparison to females.

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    - miRNA expression based on the multiplicity of aneurysms, showing higher expression among cases who had a single aneurysm in comparison to those who had two aneurysms.

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    - miRNA expression based on the presence aneurysmal rupture, miRNA-143 was highly expressed among cases who had aneurysmal rupture.

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    - Clinical data and expression profiling of CA cohort.

    CaseAgeGenderAneurysm detailsComorbid/Causative ConditionsmiRNA Expression fold change
    No. of AneurysmSiteRupturedHeart diseaseStrokeDiabetesHTNSmokermiRNA-16miRNA-143miRNA-200a-3p
    151M1AcomAYes, SAHNoNoNoYesNo6.921.974.02
    250F1AcomAYes, SAHYesNoYesYesNo9.6512.94.67
    323M1AcomAYes, SAHNoNoNoNoNo8.55.814.47
    438M1AcomAYes, SAHNoNoNoNoNo11.482.898.77
    531F1Lt, internal carotidNoNoYesNoNoNo3.862.233.66
    642F1Lt, ParaophtalmicYes, SAHNoNoNoNoNo1.563.421.51
    752F2Rt, paraophtalmic arteryNoNoNoYesYesNo22.5811.44.26
    830M2Lt, MCAYes, SAHNoNoNoNoYes7.4418.4911.03
    934F1Rt, ICANoNoYesNoYesNo6.166.9813.63
    1039F1Rt, Picom + AcomAYes, SAHNoNoNoYesNo7.1910.0213.43
    1149M1Lt, ICAYes, SAHNoNoNoYesYes62.876.0426.79
    1258F1Lt, MCAYes, SAHNoNoNoNoYes0.830.320.83
    1363F1Ant choroidalNoNoNoYesYesNo74.7529.7442.79
    1445M1Lt, posterior comA arteryYes, SAHNoNoNoNoYes15.7522.8117.5
    1552F1AcomANoYesYesNoYesNo0.541.421.3
    1646F1Rt, MCANoNoNoNoNoNo1.758.535.05
    1765M2Rt, MCA + Lt, ICANoNoNoYesYesYes0.30.160.38
    Mean fold change       14.2412.659.65
    • CA -Cerebral aneurysm, SAH - subarachnoid hemorrhage, MCA - middle cerebral artery, ICA - internal carotid

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    - Mean fold change of miRNA expression in comorbid conditions

    Status of ConditionmiRNA-143miRNA-200miRNA-16
    StrokeNo14.6110.3916.54
    Yes3.546.203.52
    HTNNo8.066.606.40
    Yes16.7412.3621.21
    DiabetesNo12.388.6110.37
    Yes13.5513.0326.82
    Heart DiseaseNo13.539.8015.40
    Yes6.138.555.53
    SmokerNo9.179.4912.76
    Yes21.0210.0417.79
    VasospasmNo14.4110.6816.73
    Yes8.457.188.26
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