MicroRNA-directed neuronal reprogramming as a therapeutic strategy for neurological diseases

I Faravelli, S Corti - Molecular Neurobiology, 2018 - Springer
The loss of neurons due to injury and disease results in a wide spectrum of highly disabling
neurological and neurodegenerative conditions, given the apparent limited capacity of …

MicroRNAs in Parkinson's disease

A Singh, D Sen - Experimental brain research, 2017 - Springer
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease commonly
affecting the older population. Loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of brain …

Traceable microRNA-124 loaded nanoparticles as a new promising therapeutic tool for Parkinson's disease

C Saraiva, L Ferreira, L Bernardino - Neurogenesis, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
selective degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway, is a major socio-economic …

The biomarker and therapeutic potential of miRNA in Alzheimer's disease

LM Bekris, JB Leverenz - Neurodegenerative disease …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. Currently, a clinical
diagnosis of AD is based on evidence of both cognitive and functional decline. Progression …

miRNAs identify shared pathways in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

A Sadlon, P Takousis, P Alexopoulos… - Trends in Molecular …, 2019 - cell.com
Despite the identification of several dozens of common genetic variants associated with
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), most of the genetic risk remains …

The biogenesis of miRNAs and their role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

J Liu, F Zhou, Y Guan, F Meng, Z Zhao, Q Su, W Bao… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects upper and
lower motor neurons. As there is no effective treatment for ALS, it is particularly important to …

Small molecule regulators of microRNAs identified by high-throughput screen coupled with high-throughput sequencing

LD Nguyen, Z Wei, MC Silva, S Barberán-Soler… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate fundamental biological processes by silencing mRNA targets
and are dysregulated in many diseases. Therefore, miRNA replacement or inhibition can be …

miRNAs as emerging regulators of oligodendrocyte development and differentiation

DA Galloway, CS Moore - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Chronic demyelination is a hallmark of neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis
(MS) and several leukodystrophies. In the central nervous system (CNS), remyelination is a …

MicroRNAs in neurodegeneration

N Bushati, SM Cohen - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2008 - Elsevier
microRNAs (miRNAs) act as post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression in diverse
cellular and developmental processes. Many miRNAs are expressed specifically in the …

MicroRNAs: key regulators in the central nervous system and their implication in neurological diseases

DD Cao, L Li, WY Chan - International journal of molecular sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, well-conserved noncoding RNAs that regulate
gene expression post-transcriptionally. They have been demonstrated to regulate a lot of …