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Well, this is rather interesting reinforcing the notion that different molecular processes drive disease progression in females and males in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation of B cells happens in MS relapses could be extrapolated for Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, GWI, Lyme, etc.possibly because of relatively similar gender distribution within the patient population?
PLoS One. 2014 Feb 28;9(2):e90482. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090482. eCollection 2014.
Transcriptomic profile reveals gender-specific molecular mechanisms driving multiple sclerosis progression.
Irizar H1, Muñoz-Culla M1, Sepúlveda L2, Sáenz-Cuesta M1, Prada A3, Castillo-Triviño T1, Zamora-López G4, de Munain AL5, Olascoaga J6, Otaegui D1.
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BACKGROUND:
Although the most common clinical presentation of multiple sclerosis (MS) is the so called Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS), the molecular mechanisms responsible for its progression are currently unknown. To tackle this problem, a whole-genome gene expression analysis has been performed on RRMS patients.
RESULTS:
The comparative analysis of the Affymetrix Human Gene 1.0 ST microarray data from peripheral blood leucocytes obtained from 25 patients in remission and relapse and 25 healthy subjects has revealed 174 genes altered in both remission and relapse, a high proportion of them showing what we have called "mirror pattern": they are upregulated in remission and downregulated in relapse or vice versa. The coexpression analysis of these genes has shown that they are organized in three female-specific and one male-specific modules.
CONCLUSIONS:
The interpretation of the modules of the coexpression network suggests that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation of B cells happens in MS relapses; however, qPCR expression data of the viral genes supports that hypothesis only in female patients, reinforcing the notion that different molecular processes drive disease progression in females and males. Besides, we propose that the "primed" state showed by neutrophils in women is an endogenous control mechanism triggered to keep EBV reactivation under control through vitamin B12 physiology. Finally, our results also point towards an important sex-specific role of non-coding RNA in MS.
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PLoS One. 2014 Feb 28;9(2):e90482. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090482. eCollection 2014.
Transcriptomic profile reveals gender-specific molecular mechanisms driving multiple sclerosis progression.
Irizar H1, Muñoz-Culla M1, Sepúlveda L2, Sáenz-Cuesta M1, Prada A3, Castillo-Triviño T1, Zamora-López G4, de Munain AL5, Olascoaga J6, Otaegui D1.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Although the most common clinical presentation of multiple sclerosis (MS) is the so called Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS), the molecular mechanisms responsible for its progression are currently unknown. To tackle this problem, a whole-genome gene expression analysis has been performed on RRMS patients.
RESULTS:
The comparative analysis of the Affymetrix Human Gene 1.0 ST microarray data from peripheral blood leucocytes obtained from 25 patients in remission and relapse and 25 healthy subjects has revealed 174 genes altered in both remission and relapse, a high proportion of them showing what we have called "mirror pattern": they are upregulated in remission and downregulated in relapse or vice versa. The coexpression analysis of these genes has shown that they are organized in three female-specific and one male-specific modules.
CONCLUSIONS:
The interpretation of the modules of the coexpression network suggests that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation of B cells happens in MS relapses; however, qPCR expression data of the viral genes supports that hypothesis only in female patients, reinforcing the notion that different molecular processes drive disease progression in females and males. Besides, we propose that the "primed" state showed by neutrophils in women is an endogenous control mechanism triggered to keep EBV reactivation under control through vitamin B12 physiology. Finally, our results also point towards an important sex-specific role of non-coding RNA in MS.
Full Free Text Article click the link above.
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