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Circulating miRNAs as intercellular messengers, potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for Type 2 diabetes
- Source :
- Epigenomics (Online) 7 (2015): 653–667. doi:10.2217/epi.15.18, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Mirra P.; Raciti G.A.; Nigro C.; Fiory F.; D'Esposito V.; Formisano P.; Beguinot F.; Miele C./titolo:Circulating miRNAs as intercellular messengers, potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for Type 2 diabetes/doi:10.2217%2Fepi.15.18/rivista:Epigenomics (Online)/anno:2015/pagina_da:653/pagina_a:667/intervallo_pagine:653–667/volume:7
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- miRNAs have emerged as key epigenetic regulators of metabolism. Their deregulation contributes to metabolic abnormalities, proposing their potential role as therapeutic targets for Type 2 diabetes. The exciting finding that miRNAs exist in the bloodstream suggests that circulating miRNAs may act in a hormone-like fashion. Despite the fact that significant progress has been made in understanding circulating miRNAs, this topic is full of complexities and many questions remain unanswered. The goal of this review is to bring together up-to-date knowledge about circulating miRNAs and their role as intercellular communicators as well as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in metabolic diseases, providing examples of possible clinical applications for circulating miRNAs in diabetes and cardiovascular complications.
- Subjects :
- Circulating mirnas
Cancer Research
Type 2 diabetes
Cell Communication
Biology
Bioinformatics
therapeutic targets
Second Messenger Systems
Type 2 diabete
Cell to cell communication
microRNA
Genetics
medicine
circulating miRNAs
Animals
Humans
Epigenetics
cell-to-cell communication
medicine.disease
circulating miRNA
MicroRNAs
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Potential biomarkers
biomarker
Biomarkers
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1750192X
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Epigenomics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cc12d3ffc2c258c4840ae56a1b2164eb