Neurology Department, The Ohio State University Medical Center, 460 W 12th Ave Room 0705, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
J Neuroimmunol. 2012 Jul 15;248(1-2):32-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2011.10.006. Epub 2011 Nov 9.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. miRNAs are highly expressed in cells of the immune and nervous system, attesting to their importance in Neuroimmunology. Besides their involvement in modulation of physiological and pathological processes, miRNAs hold high promise as disease biomarkers, therapeutic agents and/or drug targets. Several studies have recently explored the involvement of miRNAs in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) using a variety of miRNA profiling techniques. In this review, we discuss basic miRNA biology and nomenclature, the techniques available for miRNA profiling research and recent miRNA profiling studies in Multiple Sclerosis.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) 是小的非编码 RNA,可以在转录后水平调控基因表达。miRNAs 在免疫和神经系统细胞中高度表达,证明了它们在神经免疫学中的重要性。除了参与调节生理和病理过程外,miRNAs 作为疾病生物标志物、治疗剂和/或药物靶点具有很高的应用前景。最近,使用多种 miRNA 分析技术,多项研究探讨了 miRNA 在多发性硬化症(MS)中的作用。在这篇综述中,我们讨论了 miRNA 的基本生物学和命名法、用于 miRNA 分析研究的技术以及多发性硬化症的最新 miRNA 分析研究。