Regulation of cholesterol homeostasis in health and diseases: from mechanisms to targeted therapeutics

Y Duan, K Gong, S Xu, F Zhang, X Meng… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Disturbed cholesterol homeostasis plays critical roles in the development of multiple
diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), neurodegenerative diseases and …

MicroRNA-mediated regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism

P Agbu, RW Carthew - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
In animals, systemic control of metabolism is conducted by metabolic tissues and relies on
the regulated circulation of a plethora of molecules, such as hormones and lipoprotein …

miRNAs as cornerstones in adipogenesis and obesity

SY Elkhawaga, A Ismail, EGE Elsakka, AS Doghish… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, obesity has extensively emerged to the level of pandemics. It's
significantly associated with serious co-morbidities that could decrease life quality and even …

miRNAs and NAFLD: from pathophysiology to therapy

M Gjorgjieva, C Sobolewski, D Dolicka, MC de Sousa… - Gut, 2019 - gut.bmj.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with a thorough reprogramming of
hepatic metabolism. Epigenetic mechanisms, in particular those associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity: Pathophysiology, monosodium glutamate-induced model and anti-obesity medicinal plants

RJH Bautista, AM Mahmoud, M Königsberg… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity and overweight have increased at an alarming rate in the world during the last three
decades. Obesity is a crucial factor in the development of metabolic abnormalities, including …

[HTML][HTML] microRNA-33 deficiency in macrophages enhances autophagy, improves mitochondrial homeostasis, and protects against lung fibrosis

F Ahangari, NL Price, S Malik, M Chioccioli… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and ultimately fatal disease. Recent
findings have shown a marked metabolic reprogramming associated with changes in …

Regulatory microRNAs in brown, brite and white adipose tissue

S Gharanei, K Shabir, JE Brown, MO Weickert… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) constitute a class of short noncoding RNAs which regulate gene
expression by targeting messenger RNA, inducing translational repression and messenger …

Targeted suppression of miRNA-33 using pHLIP improves atherosclerosis regression

X Zhang, N Rotllan, A Canfrán-Duque, J Sun… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: miRNA therapeutics have gained attention during the past decade. These
oligonucleotide treatments can modulate the expression of miRNAs in vivo and could be …

MicroRNAs and other non-coding RNAs in adipose tissue and obesity: emerging roles as biomarkers and therapeutic targets

S Lorente-Cebrián, P González-Muniesa… - Clinical …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Obesity is a metabolic condition usually accompanied by insulin resistance (IR), type 2
diabetes (T2D), and dyslipidaemia, which is characterised by excessive fat accumulation …

Foam cells as therapeutic targets in atherosclerosis with a focus on the regulatory roles of non-coding RNAs

A Javadifar, S Rastgoo, M Banach… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis is a major cause of human cardiovascular disease, which is the leading
cause of mortality around the world. Various physiological and pathological processes are …