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MicroRNA-7: A New Intervention Target for Inflammation and Related Diseases
- Source :
- Biomolecules, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 1185 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2023.
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Abstract
- MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small noncoding RNA that can regulate physiological and pathological processes through post-transcriptional regulatory gene expression. As an important member of the miRNAs family, microRNA-7 (miR-7) was first discovered in 2001 to play an important regulatory role in tissue and organ development. Studies have shown that miR-7 participates in various tissue and organ development processes, tumorigenesis, aging, and other processes by regulating different target molecules. Notably, a series of recent studies have determined that miR-7 plays a key regulatory role in the occurrence of inflammation and related diseases. In particular, miR-7 can affect the immune response of the body by influencing T cell activation, macrophage function, dendritic cell (DC) maturation, inflammatory body activation, and other mechanisms, which has important potential application value in the intervention of related diseases. This article reviews the current regulatory role of miR-7 in inflammation and related diseases, including viral infection, autoimmune hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and encephalitis. It expounds on the molecular mechanism by which miR-7 regulates the occurrence of inflammatory diseases. Finally, the existing problems and future development directions of miR-7-based intervention on inflammation and related diseases are discussed to provide new references and help strengthen the understanding of the pathogenesis of inflammation and related diseases, as well as the development of new strategies for clinical intervention.
- Subjects :
- microRNA-7
inflammation
immune response
T cells
intervention
Microbiology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2218273X
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Biomolecules
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7fb4dbcd6e0947079b0b015c415f0aac
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13081185