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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Parolo, Silvia
• Marchetti, Luca
• Lauria, Mario
• Misselbeck, Karla
• Scott-Boyer, Marie-Pier
• Caberlotto, Laura
• Priami, Corrado
• Bianchi, Cesario

Titel

Combined use of protein biomarkers and network analysis unveils deregulated regulatory circuits in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Ist Teil von

• PloS one, 2018-03, Vol.13 (3), p.e0194225-e0194225

Ort / Verlag

United States: Public Library of Science

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Although the genetic basis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy has been known for almost thirty years, the cellular and molecular mechanisms characterizing the disease are not completely understood and an efficacious treatment remains to be developed. In this study we analyzed proteomics data obtained with the SomaLogic technology from blood serum of a cohort of patients and matched healthy subjects. We developed a workflow based on biomarker identification and network-based pathway analysis that allowed us to describe different deregulated pathways. In addition to muscle-related functions, we identified other biological processes such as apoptosis, signaling in the immune system and neurotrophin signaling as significantly modulated in patients compared with controls. Moreover, our network-based analysis identified the involvement of FoxO transcription factors as putative regulators of different pathways. On the whole, this study provided a global view of the molecular processes involved in Duchenne muscular dystrophy that are decipherable from serum proteome.