Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Poland.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Nov 11;24(22):16207. doi: 10.3390/ijms242216207.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNA molecules that play a role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. It is generally accepted that their main mechanism of action is the negative regulation of gene expression, through binding to specific regions in messenger RNA (mRNA) and repressing protein translation. By interrupting protein synthesis, miRNAs can effectively turn genes off and influence many basic processes in the body, such as developmental and apoptotic behaviours of cells and cardiac organogenesis. Their importance is highlighted by inhibiting or overexpressing certain miRNAs, which will be discussed in the context of coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, and heart failure. Dysregulated levels of miRNAs in the body can exacerbate or alleviate existing disease, and their omnipresence in the body makes them reliable as quantifiable markers of disease. This review aims to provide a summary of miRNAs as biomarkers and their interactions with targets that affect cardiac health, and intersperse it with current therapeutic knowledge. It intends to succinctly inform on these topics and guide readers toward more comprehensive works if they wish to explore further through a wide-ranging citation list.
微小 RNA(miRNA)是一类小的非编码 RNA 分子,在转录后基因调控中发挥作用。普遍认为,它们的主要作用机制是通过与信使 RNA(mRNA)的特定区域结合来负调控基因表达,从而抑制蛋白质翻译。通过中断蛋白质合成,miRNA 可以有效地关闭基因,并影响体内许多基本过程,如细胞的发育和凋亡行为以及心脏发生。通过抑制或过表达某些 miRNA 可以凸显它们的重要性,这将在冠状动脉疾病、心房颤动、心动过缓和心力衰竭的背景下进行讨论。体内 miRNA 水平的失调会加剧或减轻现有疾病,而它们在体内的普遍存在使其成为可靠的疾病定量标志物。本综述旨在概述 miRNA 作为生物标志物及其与影响心脏健康的靶标的相互作用,并穿插当前的治疗知识。它旨在简洁地介绍这些主题,并引导读者进一步阅读,如果他们希望通过广泛的引用列表更深入地探讨这些主题。
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