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Gene regulation with miRNA: mechanisms, implications, techniques
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Background Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) refers to the severe decline or failure of ovarian function in women younger than 40 years of age. It is a serious hazard to women's physical and mental health, but current treatment options are limited. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Exo) exhibit promising potential as a therapeutic app...
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Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a medical emergency with high in-hospital mortality. New biomarkers are needed to identify patients at a greater risk of adverse outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic potential of microRNAs (miRNAs) in assessment of the outcome of cardiogenic shock. Circulating miRNA levels were measured by quantitative...
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To analyze the expression of the SOX gene family in lung adenocarcinoma and its impact on the prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma patients using tumor databases. The cBioPortal database was used to retrieve and analyze the mutation frequencies and variants of 10 genes in the SOX gene family in lung adenocarcinoma tissues. Using clinical information fr...
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as promising tools for diagnosis and treatment in numerous pathophysiological processes, including cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In this context, acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the leading causes of death by CVD worldwide. In this sense, physical exercise (PE) is considered a non-pharmacological strateg...
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O carcinoma espinocelular oral (CECO) é uma neoplasia agressiva que representa cerca de 90% dos tumores orais. Sua progressão está associada a altas taxas de metástase e resistência aos tratamentos convencionais, dificultando o controle clínico da doença. Recentemente, os exossomos, pequenas vesículas extracelulares secretadas por células tumorais,...
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The early sequence of respiratory failure events after the onset of sepsis is still unknown. We hypothesize that the lung should signal through circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) when it is affected by a systemic inflammatory response. Blood samples were obtained from septic patients with (n = 5) and without acute respiratory distress syndrom...
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A espondilite anquilosante (EA) é uma doença inflamatória crônica do esqueleto axial que pode levar a deformidades estruturais e incapacidade funcional. O diagnóstico precoce continua sendo um desafio, uma vez que os métodos tradicionais, como exames de imagem e biomarcadores inflamatórios inespecíficos, apresentam limitações na detecção da doença...
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Objective To explore the effects of Icaritin (ICA) on the regulation of osteocyte exosomal miRNAs and to promote the understanding of the potential molecular mechanisms involved in bone repair by ICA. Methods MLO-Y4 cells were treat with PBS or 10 µM ICA for 24 h and the supernatant was collected. Exosomes were isolated and purified according to s...
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and challenging subtypes for treatment, due to the lack of hormone receptors and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) protein. The identification of new molecular targets is important for the development of targeted and specific therapies for TNBC patients. MicroRNAs...
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Existing algorithms for assessing tumor purity are limited to a single omics data, such as gene expression, somatic copy number variations, somatic mutations, and DNA methylation. Here we proposed the machine learning Multi-omics Tumor Purity prediction (MoTP) algorithm to estimate tumor purity based on multiple types of omics data. MoTP utilizes t...
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Obesity-driven cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with chronic inflammation playing a pivotal role in their pathogenesis. The nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway is a key regulator of inflammation, contributing to endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and cardiac hypertrophy. Em...
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Background: Liquid biopsy has gained significant attention as a non-invasive method for cancer detection and monitoring. IsomiRs and tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs) are small non-coding RNAs that arise from non-canonical microRNA (miRNAs) processing and the cleavage of tRNAs, respectively. These small non-coding RNAs have emerged as pro-mising cancer...
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Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are a distinct class of regulatory RNAs in plants and animals. Gene silencing by small interfering RNAs is one of the fundamental mechanisms for regulating gene expression. siRNAs are critical regulators during developmental processes. siRNAs have similar structures and functions to small RNAs but are derived from do...
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Shikonin is a naturally occurring compound known for its anti-inflammatory properties and wound-healing effects. The increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) causes oxidative stress and influences the progression of periodontal disease. MiR-146a, a type of microRNA, is reported to be involved in the control of inflammation. This resear...
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Background and Objectives: Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory condition that results in cholesterol accumulating within vessel wall cells. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide due to this disease being a major contributor to myocardial infarctions and cerebrovascular accidents. Research suggests that ch...
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Background: Cocaine and illicit amphetamines (disguised as “Adderall”) are being laced with fentanyl and producing accidental and intentional fatal overdoses. Vaccines can prevent these overdoses, but 33% of humans generate insufficient anti-drug antibody (AB) levels. Plasma microRNAs (miRs) can be used to predict non-responders. We have plasma sto...
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Psoriasis, a widespread and chronic inflammatory skin disorder, is marked by its persistence and the lack of a definitive cure. The pathogenesis of psoriasis is increasingly understood, with ongoing research highlighting the intricate interplay of genetic, immunological, and environmental factors. Recent advancements have illuminated the pivotal ro...
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Background Hypoxia is a critical physiological and pathological condition known to influence various cellular processes, including steroidogenesis. While previous studies, including our own, have highlighted the regulatory effects of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α (HIF1α) on steroid production, the specific molecular mechanisms remain poorly understoo...
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex neurological disease caused by external forces impacting the head and is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide, exerting a significant impact on public health and socioeconomic conditions. Current research on TBI has focused primarily on assessing injury severity, determining clini...
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Background Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have attracted significant interest as predictive biomarkers for various types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Machine learning (ML) methods enable the integrati...
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Introduction. In medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), calcitonin levels and TNM staging are established prognostic factors. However, the diagnostic accuracy of cytology in MTC is poor. In this context, microRNAs (miRNAs) may be useful as valuable biomarkers, although evidence in MTC remains scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the expressio...
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Ephedra sinica Stapf is a important plant and it is widely used in pharmaceutical drugs and dietary supplements. Interestingly, its stem and root exhibit different effects and even opposite pharmacological action. Researches have found that these significant differences between the stems and roots are caused by the specific metabolites(SMs) such as...
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Cerebral plasticity is the ability of the brain to change and adapt in response to experience or learning. Its hallmarks are developmental flexibility, complex interactions between genetic and environmental influences, and structural–functional changes comprising neurogenesis, axonal sprouting, and synaptic remodeling. Studies on brain plasticity h...
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A novel strategy is presented based on integration of nanostructures and molecular amplification was developed for detection of Let-7a miRNA as the carcinogenic cancer marker. Hybridization chain reaction (HCR) was triggered through the presence of Let-7a as the initiator target. This reaction resulted to the formation of AuNPs@CdS QDs assembly due...
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and seriously affects people’s quality of life. In recent years, many circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported as potential diagnostic biomarkers for AD. However, there are no reliable miRNAs for early diagnosis of AD because miRNAs are dynamically changing during the disease pro...
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Background/Objectives: Hemorrhagic transformation after endovascular thrombectomy predicts poor outcomes in acute ischemic stroke with large-vessel occlusion. The roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the pathogenesis of parenchymal hematoma (PH) after endovascular thrombectomy still remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the miRNA and mRNA regul...
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) causes a heavy socio-economic burden on healthcare systems around the globe. Identification of new preventive, diagnostic, and treatment methods is imperative. In recent years, special attention has been paid to microRNAs (miRNAs) as potential regulators of AF pathogenesis. Through post-transcriptional regulation of genes,...
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The application of apoptotic extracellular vesicles (ApoEVs) derived from stem cell in skin wound healing has garnered significant attention. In recent decades, scholars have shown that extracellular vesicles (EVs) established intercellular communication by carrying proteins or microRNAs, the role of lipids in EVs in wound healing has yet to be cla...
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Lung cancer is one of the deadliest malignancies worldwide, with distant metastasis being a major cause of death. However, the specific mechanisms of lung cancer metastasis remain unclear. NcRNAs, a widely present type of non-coding RNAs in the body, constitute about 98% of the human genome, lacking protein-coding capacity but involved in various c...
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Chronic occupational exposure to metals in welding fumes has been implicated in the etiology of neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), including Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Changes in microRNA (miRNA) expression have been associated with various neurodegenerative conditions. Circulating miRNAs, in particular, have emerged as...
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This research explored the role of microRNA (miRNA)-21 in prostate cancer (PCa) cells, as well as its regulation of the JAK/STAT pathway in PCa cells. Quantitative real-time PCR was employed to examine miRNA-21 expression in PCa cells. Cell viability and proliferation were detected by MTT and colony formation assays. Cell migration was measured by...
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The diagnosis of schizophrenia (SCZ) primarily relies on clinical history and mental status assessments by trained professionals. There has been a search for biomarkers to facilitate laboratory diagnosis. Since extracellular vesicles (EVs) communicate with brain cells and can easily cross blood-brain barrier, there is increased interest among exper...
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MXene, a two‐dimensional nanomaterial, has metal conductivity, high electronegativity, functionalized with surface groups, which make it widely applicable in catalysis and biosensing. However, studies on the principle of enhanced electrochemiluminescence (ECL) by MXene composites and the improvement of their performance in catalyzing the ECL reacti...
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Ferroptosis is a unique form of regulated cell death that results from unrestricted lipid peroxidation, and it enhances the production of intracellular oxidative stress molecules. In this study, we investigated the effect of macrophage ferroptosis on the proliferation of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and sought potential host-directed therapy (...
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DNA decoys inhibit cellular transcription factors and are expected to be among the nucleic acid drugs used to downregulate the transcription process. However, spatially controlling the on/off efficacy of DNA decoys to avoid side effects on normal cells is challenging. To reduce undesired decoy function in normal cells, we adopted catalytic hairpin...
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Objectives Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a multifaceted autoimmune disease and requires a diligent strategical approach considering disease periods and mutation subtypes. We aimed to investigate serum levels of autoimmunity-related cell-free miRNAs and inflammatory and apoptotic markers in FMF patients. Methods Sixty FMF patients, of which...
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Introduction/Objective. In glioblastoma, upregulation of oncogenic microRNA-10b and microRNA-21 is often found. Our study aimed to investigate whether there is a link between microRNA-10b/21 expression levels with tumor size and tumor localization. Methods. The research involved 43 patients diagnosed with glioblastoma. We analyzed the expression le...
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Chromaticity is a key indicator of measuring economic worth of Cashmere goats, and gene regulation plays a major role in Cashmere goat color. By targeting the 3′UTR region of genes, such as miRNA-211, miRNA plays a significant regulatory role in melanogenesis. But the mechanism of how miRNA-211 affects the melanogenesis in Cashmere goats is unclear...
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Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have been widely adopted for the treatment of both pediatric and adult patients with end-stage heart failure. By unloading the failing ventricle, maintaining sufficient end-organ perfusion, and improving the heart's functional capacity, they are increasingly used as bridges to recovery, cardiac transplantation...
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In this chapter, we mainly discuss exosome-derived miRNAs in diagnosis and therapy of common ocular diseases, since dysregulation of exosomes and their miRNA cargo is believed to be correlated to vision blur. First, we introduce the origin of exosomes and exosome-derived miRNAs. Next, we summarize identified miRNAs and their pathogenic mechanisms t...
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short endogenous non-coding RNAs and play important roles in regulating mammary development and activities of ovine mammary epithelial cells (OMECs), which affect the milk yield and milk ingredient contents of ewes. We previously found that miR-21 was highly expressed in ovine mammary tissue, while the regulatory mechanisms o...
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Tea is a widely consumed beverage globally, but the tea industry faces a significant waste management challenge. In this study, we developed tea leaf exosome-like nanoparticles (TELNs) with an average size of 274 ± 24.7 nm and a zeta potential of -20.6 ± 0.78 mV, using polyethylene glycol (PEG) 6000 precipitation followed by ultracentrifugation. St...
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MicroRNA is an important regulatory factor at the post-transcriptional level. Previous miRNAomics analysis found that miRNA-375 was steadily upregulated in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum upon ammonia nitrogen exposure. However, we have no knowledge about its regulatory mechanism yet. In this study, the clams were challenged by the injection of mi...
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Background MicroRNA 398 (miR398), one of the conserved miRNAs, is known to target multiple genes encoding Cu²⁺-containing proteins such as the conserved two Cu/Zn Superoxide dismutases (CSD1 and CSD2) and a Cu²⁺-chaperone for CSDs (CCS) as primary targets. Additionally, miR398 is known to target transcripts of Cu²⁺-containing proteins such as cytoc...
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Reactivation of fetal hemoglobin (Hb F, α2γ2) has been demonstrated to be a therapeutic strategy for patients with β-hemoglobinopathies. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression by silencing RNA. Both coding and non-coding RNAs can compete for the same miRNAs, acting as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs). However, t...
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The aim of this study was to validate the diagnostic potential of four previously identified miRNAs in two independent cohorts and to develop accurate classification models to predict invasiveness of bladder cancer. Furthermore, molecular subtypes were investigated. The miRNAs were isolated from pTa low‐grade (lg) (n = 113), pT1 high‐grade (hg) (n...
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Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a prevalent inflammatory disease of the upper airway, contributing significantly to the global disease burden. CRSwNP is characterized by sustained and exaggerated inflammation, accompanied by marked changes in gene and protein expression regulated through intricate molecular mechanisms. MicroRNA...
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Plant-derived exosome-like nanovesicles (ELNs) are critical mediators of cross-kingdom communication, modulating gene expression in animal cells despite their plant origin. In this study, we investigated the effects of glucoraphanin-enriched kale (GEK)-derived ELNs (GELNs) on collagen production in normal human dermal fibroblasts NB1RGB. The ELNs i...
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Background Exosomes, extracellular vesicles with an average diameter of 30 ~ 150 nm, are pivotal in mediating the cellular microenvironment (CM) through their cargo-carrying capability. Despite extensive studies, the dynamic and regulatory mechanisms of exosomal cargoes, including lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites, remain poorly unde...
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MicroRNA (miRNA) detection has significant application value for early cancer diagnosis. In this study, a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor was developed for detecting miR-21 and miR-25 in the serum of Gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) patients. The sensor was constructed using arrays of Au trioctahedral nanoparticles (AuNT) and enzyme cle...
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Liquid biopsy offers the minimally-invasive way of early cancer diagnosis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that show promising diagnostic potential due to their stability and their dysregulation upon different physiological conditions. However, existing cancer classifiers often rely on cohort-based comparisons, limiting their clinical...
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The existence of latent cellular reservoirs is recognized as the major barrier to an HIV cure. Reactivating and eliminating "shock and kill" or permanently silencing "block and lock" the latent HIV reservoir, as well as gene editing, remain promising approaches, but so far have proven to be only partially successful. Moreover, using latency reversi...
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Background: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is an adversity-tolerant crop, but the function of the DUF966 gene family in its growth, development, and stress tolerance is unclear. Methods: The SbDUF966 gene was identified and analyzed using bioinformatics methods in this study. We also analyzed the expression pattern of SbDUF966 in different tissues an...
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Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges that can sometimes be a life-threatening disease. Therefore, fast and proper diagnosis with the implementation of adequate treatment is crucial in its management. Treatment depends on etiology, which can be viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic. Diagnosis is based on thorough clinical examination with...
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It is widely known that the dysregulation of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) and dysbiosis of the gut microbiome play significant roles in host development and the progression of various diseases. Emerging evidence has highlighted the bidirectional interplay between ncRNAs and the gut microbiome. This article aims to review the current understanding of th...
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The oral microbiome is increasingly recognized as a key factor in the development and progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Dysbiosis has been associated with inflammation and tumorigenesis, highlighting the potential of microbial alterations and salivary biomarkers as tools for early, non-invasive diagnosis. This review examines rece...
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Osteoporosis is a complex disease that is affected by a variety of factors, including genetic and epigenetic influences. While DNA markers for osteoporosis have been identified, they do not fully explain the hereditary basis of the disease. Epigenetic factors, such as small microRNAs (miRNAs), may provide a missing link in understanding the molecul...
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Mirtrons represent a new subclass of microRNAs (miRNAs) that are processed through non-canonical biogenesis pathways. Unlike canonical miRNAs, which require Drosha-mediated cleavage, mirtrons are generated via the splicing of short intronic sequences, bypassing Drosha entirely. While mirtrons are found across a variety of organisms, their conservat...
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Background/Objectives: Brain metastases (BM) are the most common type of intracranial malignant tumor and are associated with high mortality. More than 50% of BM cases originate from lung cancer, and lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is most commonly associated with the development of BM (25%). The differential diagnosis of solitary BM and glioblastoma (G...