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 …

Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) and its applications in chemical biology, diagnostics, and therapeutics

J Saarbach, PM Sabale, N Winssinger - Current opinion in chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) stands as one of the most successful artificial oligonucleotide
mimetics. Salient features include the stability of hybridization complexes (either as …

Role of pirfenidone in TGF-β pathways and other inflammatory pathways in acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) infection: a theoretical …

SH Hamidi, S Kadamboor Veethil, SH Hamidi - Pharmacological Reports, 2021 - Springer
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes
pulmonary injury or multiple-organ injury by various pathological pathways. Transforming …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular basis of cystic fibrosis: from bench to bedside

MC Dechecchi, A Tamanini… - Annals of translational …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cystic fibrosis (CF), is an autosomal recessive disease affecting different organs. The lung
disease, characterized by recurrent and chronic bacterial infection and inflammation since …

MicroRNAs and long non-coding RNAs in genetic diseases

A Finotti, E Fabbri, I Lampronti, J Gasparello… - Molecular Diagnosis & …, 2019 - Springer
Since the discovery and classification of non-coding RNAs, their roles have gained great
attention. In this respect, microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs have been firmly …

[HTML][HTML] One size does not fit all: the past, present and future of cystic fibrosis causal therapies

MM Ensinck, MS Carlon - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common monogenic disorder, caused by mutations in the CF
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Over the last 30 years, tremendous …

Precise targeting of miRNA sites restores CFTR activity in CF bronchial epithelial cells

C De Santi, EF Fernández, R Gaul, S Vencken… - Molecular Therapy, 2020 - cell.com
MicroRNAs that are overexpressed in cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchial epithelial cells (BEC)
negatively regulate CFTR and nullify the beneficial effects of CFTR modulators. We …

Role of non-coding RNAs in post-transcriptional regulation of lung diseases

DK Soni, R Biswas - Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), notably microRNAs (miRNAs) and long noncoding RNAs
(lncRNAs), have recently gained increasing consideration because of their versatile role as …

SARS-CoV-2 viral entry and replication is impaired in Cystic Fibrosis airways due to ACE2 downregulation

V Bezzerri, V Gentili, M Api, A Finotti, C Papi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
As an inherited disorder characterized by severe pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis could be
considered a comorbidity for coronavirus disease 2019. Instead, current clinical evidence …

Multifunctional delivery systems for peptide nucleic acids

S Volpi, U Cancelli, M Neri, R Corradini - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The number of applications of peptide nucleic acids (PNAs)—oligonucleotide analogs with a
polyamide backbone—is continuously increasing in both in vitro and cellular systems and …