Functional roles of non-coding RNAs in atrophy

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Nader Akbari Dilmaghani¹  Hamed Shoorei²  Zahra Bahroudi³  Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard⁴  Shiva Khademi⁵  Atefe Abak⁶  Mohammad Taheri⁷ 

[1] Corresponding authors.;Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran;Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;Department of Medical Genetics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;Men's Health and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: LncRNA;    MiRNA;    Atrophy;    Expression;    Biomarkers;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Atrophy is defined as a reduction in cell, organ, or tissue size after reaching their normal mature sizes because of loss of organelles, cytoplasmic compartments, and proteins. This process is also involved in the pathogenesis of human disorders. Inadequate nourishment, poor circulation, inadequate hormonal support, defects in nerve supply of the tissue, disproportionate induction of apoptosis in the tissue, and absence of exercise are some underlying causes of atrophy. Recently, several non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been identified that regulate atrophy, thus participating in the pathobiology of related disorders such as neurodegenerative/ neuromuscular diseases, age-related muscle atrophy, and cardiac tissue atrophy. In the current review, we have focused on two classes of ncRNAs namely long ncRNAs (lncRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) to unravel their participation in atrophy-associated disorders.

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