Mitochondrial MicroRNAs in aging and neurodegenerative diseases

A John, A Kubosumi, PH Reddy - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of several biological processes, such as cell
growth, cell proliferation, embryonic development, tissue differentiation, and apoptosis …

Mitochondrial (Dys) function in inflammaging: do MitomiRs influence the energetic, oxidative, and inflammatory status of senescent cells?

A Giuliani, F Prattichizzo, L Micolucci… - Mediators of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A relevant feature of aging is chronic low‐grade inflammation, termed inflammaging, a key
process promoting the development of all major age‐related diseases. Senescent cells can …

Characterizing expression changes in noncoding RNAs during aging and heterochronic parabiosis across mouse tissues

V Wagner, F Kern, O Hahn, N Schaum, N Ludwig… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Molecular mechanisms of organismal and cell aging remain incompletely understood. We,
therefore, generated a body-wide map of noncoding RNA (ncRNA) expression in aging (16 …

Evidence for the presence and release of BDNF in the neuronal and non‐neuronal structures of the internal anal sphincter

A Singh, J Singh, S Rattan - Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Data on the neuromodulatory effects of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor
(BDNF) in the gastrointestinal tract were recently reported, but there are still no data on the …

BDNF rescues aging-associated internal anal sphincter dysfunction

A Singh, S Rattan - American Journal of Physiology …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Aging can lead to rectoanal incontinence due to internal anal sphincter (IAS) dysfunction,
which is characterized by a decrease in IAS tone and contractility and an increase in …

miR-21 plays a dual role in tumor formation and cytotoxic response in breast tumors

T Dan, AA Shastri, A Palagani, S Buraschi, T Neill… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary miR-21 is an oncogenic microRNA that has been associated with breast
tumor growth and metastasis in vitro and is also noted to be upregulated by cytotoxic …

Gastric emptying abnormalities in diabetes mellitus

RK Goyal - New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Gastric Emptying Abnormalities in Diabetes Persistent gastric emptying problems require
diagnosis and management. Postprandial dyspepsia and impaired plasma glucose …

BDNF augments rat internal anal sphincter smooth muscle tone via RhoA/ROCK signaling and nonadrenergic noncholinergic relaxation via increased NO release

A Singh, I Mohanty, J Singh… - American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Presently, there are no studies examining the neuromodulatory effects of brain-derived
neurotropic factor (BDNF) on the basal internal anal sphincter (IAS) tone and nonadrenergic …

Novel molecular characterization of colorectal primary tumors based on miRNAs

E Conde, A Pascual, D Prieto-Cuadra, VF Laza… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
microRNAs (miRNA) expression in colorectal (CR) primary tumours can facilitate a more
precise molecular characterization. We identified and validated a miRNA profile associated …

Cell therapy for anal sphincter incontinence: where do we stand?

A Balaphas, J Meyer, RPH Meier, E Liot, NC Buchs… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anal sphincter incontinence is a chronic disease, which dramatically impairs quality of life
and induces high costs for the society. Surgery, considered as the best curative option …