Braoudaki Maria, Lambrou George I
First Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, Choremeio Research Laboratory, Athens, Greece.
University Research Institute for the Study and Treatment of Childhood Genetic and Malignant Diseases, University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
J Hematol Oncol. 2015 Feb 6;8:6. doi: 10.1186/s13045-014-0101-5.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous short non-coding RNAs that repress post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression, while embryonal central nervous system tumors are the foremost cause of mortality in children suffering from a neoplasm. MiRNAs and their regulatory mechanisms are new to understand, while pediatric CNS tumors are difficult to comprehend. Therefore, identification of the link between them composes a major scientific challenge. The present study, reviewed the current knowledge on the role of miRNA in pediatric CNS embryonal tumors, attempting to collect the existing information in one piece of work that could ideally be used as a guide for future reference and research.
微小RNA(miRNA)是内源性短链非编码RNA,可抑制基因表达的转录后调控,而胚胎中枢神经系统肿瘤是患有肿瘤的儿童死亡的首要原因。miRNA及其调控机制尚待深入了解,小儿中枢神经系统肿瘤也难以理解。因此,确定它们之间的联系构成了一项重大的科学挑战。本研究回顾了关于miRNA在小儿中枢神经系统胚胎性肿瘤中作用的现有知识,试图将现有信息汇总在一项工作中,理想情况下可作为未来参考和研究的指南。