RNAi-based therapeutics and novel RNA bioengineering technologies

GM Traber, AM Yu - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2023 - ASPET
RNA interference (RNAi) provides researchers with a versatile means to modulate target
gene expression. The major forms of RNAi molecules, genome-derived microRNAs …

miRNAs as cornerstones in adipogenesis and obesity

SY Elkhawaga, A Ismail, EGE Elsakka, AS Doghish… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, obesity has extensively emerged to the level of pandemics. It's
significantly associated with serious co-morbidities that could decrease life quality and even …

Non-coding RNAs in human health and disease: potential function as biomarkers and therapeutic targets

T Loganathan, GP Doss C - Functional & integrative genomics, 2023 - Springer
Human diseases have been a critical threat from the beginning of human history. Knowing
the origin, course of action and treatment of any disease state is essential. A microscopic …

RNA‐based medicine: from molecular mechanisms to therapy

A Sparmann, J Vogel - The EMBO Journal, 2023 - embopress.org
RNA‐based therapeutics have the potential to revolutionize the treatment and prevention of
human diseases. While early research faced setbacks, it established the basis for …

Targeting miRNAs and other non-coding RNAs as a therapeutic approach: an update

E Bayraktar, R Bayraktar, H Oztatlici… - Non-coding RNA, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the discovery of the first microRNAs (miRNAs, miRs), the understanding of miRNA
biology has expanded substantially. miRNAs are involved and described as master …

microRNAs (miRNAs) in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)—recent literature review

M Makowska, B Smolarz, H Romanowicz - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common, malignant, poorly promising primary
brain tumor. GBM is characterized by an infiltrating growth nature, abundant vascularization …

Safety and activity of the first-in-class locked nucleic acid (LNA) miR-221 selective inhibitor in refractory advanced cancer patients: A first-in-human, phase 1, open …

P Tassone, MT Di Martino, M Arbitrio, L Fiorillo… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Background We developed a 13-mer locked nucleic acid (LNA) inhibitor of miR-221 (LNA-i-
miR-221) with a full phosphorothioate (PS)-modified backbone. This agent downregulated …

MicroRNAs in infectious diseases: potential diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets

M Kimura, S Kothari, W Gohir… - Clinical microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are conserved, short, non-coding RNAs that play a crucial role in the
post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. They have been implicated in the …

The roles of different microRNAs in the regulation of cholesterol in viral hepatitis

X Meng, Y Eslami, E Derafsh, A Saihood… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Cholesterol plays a significant role in stabilizing lipid or membrane rafts, which are specific
cellular membrane structures. Cholesterol is involved in numerous cellular processes …

The role of microRNA in the development, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease: recent developments

A Wronska - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2023 - ASPET
Since their discovery in 1993, microRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as important regulators
of many crucial cellular processes, and their dysregulation have been shown to contribute to …