Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes and other extracellular vesicles as new remedies in the therapy of inflammatory diseases

CR Harrell, N Jovicic, V Djonov, N Arsenijevic… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
There is growing evidence that mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based immunosuppression
was mainly attributed to the effects of MSC-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs). MSC …

The role of non-coding RNAs in oncology

FJ Slack, AM Chinnaiyan - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
For decades, research into cancer biology focused on the involvement of protein-coding
genes. Only recently was it discovered that an entire class of molecules, termed non-coding …

MYC: a multipurpose oncogene with prognostic and therapeutic implications in blood malignancies

SE Ahmadi, S Rahimi, B Zarandi, R Chegeni… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
MYC oncogene is a transcription factor with a wide array of functions affecting cellular
activities such as cell cycle, apoptosis, DNA damage response, and hematopoiesis. Due to …

RNA-based therapeutics: from antisense oligonucleotides to miRNAs

S Bajan, G Hutvagner - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The first therapeutic nucleic acid, a DNA oligonucleotide, was approved for clinical use in
1998. Twenty years later, in 2018, the first therapeutic RNA-based oligonucleotide was …

MicroRNA therapeutics: towards a new era for the management of cancer and other diseases

R Rupaimoole, FJ Slack - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2017 - nature.com
In just over two decades since the discovery of the first microRNA (miRNA), the field of
miRNA biology has expanded considerably. Insights into the roles of miRNAs in …

MicroRNA in lung cancer: role, mechanisms, pathways and therapeutic relevance

MA Iqbal, S Arora, G Prakasam, GA Calin… - Molecular aspects of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is the cardinal cause of cancer-related deaths with restricted recourse of
therapy throughout the world. Clinical success of therapies is not very promising due to-late …

MicroRNA let-7 and viral infections: focus on mechanisms of action

A Letafati, S Najafi, M Mottahedi, M Karimzadeh… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are fundamental post-transcriptional modulators of several critical
cellular processes, a number of which are involved in host defense mechanisms. In …

Transposable elements drive widespread expression of oncogenes in human cancers

HS Jang, NM Shah, AY Du, ZZ Dailey, EC Pehrsson… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are an abundant and rich genetic resource of regulatory
sequences,–. Cryptic regulatory elements within TEs can be epigenetically reactivated in …

miR-182-5p and miR-378a-3p regulate ferroptosis in I/R-induced renal injury

C Ding, X Ding, J Zheng, B Wang, Y Li, H Xiang… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Renal tubular cell death is the key factor of the pathogenesis of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)
kidney injury. Ferroptosis is a type of regulated cell death (RCD) found in various diseases …

U1 snRNP regulates cancer cell migration and invasion in vitro

JM Oh, CC Venters, C Di, AM Pinto, L Wan… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Stimulated cells and cancer cells have widespread shortening of mRNA 3'-untranslated
regions (3'UTRs) and switches to shorter mRNA isoforms due to usage of more proximal …