MicroRNA alteration, application as biomarkers, and therapeutic approaches in neurodegenerative diseases

TPN Nguyen, M Kumar, E Fedele, G Bonanno… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are essential post-transcriptional gene regulators involved in various
neuronal and non-neuronal cell functions and play a key role in pathological conditions …

Glial cells—The strategic targets in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment

T Filipi, Z Hermanova, J Tureckova, O Vanatko… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurological disease, which is characterized by
the degeneration of motor neurons in the motor cortex and the spinal cord and subsequently …

Whole-genome sequencing reveals that variants in the interleukin 18 receptor accessory protein 3′ UTR protect against ALS

C Eitan, A Siany, E Barkan, T Olender, KR van Eijk… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The noncoding genome is substantially larger than the protein-coding genome but has been
largely unexplored by genetic association studies. Here, we performed region-based rare …

Circulating miR-181 is a prognostic biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

I Magen, NS Yacovzada, E Yanowski… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relentless neurodegenerative disease of the human
motor neuron system, where variability in progression rate limits clinical trial efficacy …

Dysregulated miRNAs as biomarkers and therapeutical targets in neurodegenerative diseases

G Gentile, G Morello, V La Cognata… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(ALS) are representative neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) characterized by degeneration …

RNA deregulation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: the noncoding perspective

P Laneve, P Tollis, E Caffarelli - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
RNA metabolism is central to cellular physiopathology. Almost all the molecular pathways
underpinning biological processes are affected by the events governing the RNA life cycle …

miR-218 promotes dopaminergic differentiation and controls neuron excitability and neurotransmitter release through the regulation of a synaptic-related genes …

S Pulcrano, R De Gregorio, C De Sanctis… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
In the brain, microRNAs (miRNAs) are believed to play a role in orchestrating synaptic
plasticity at a higher level by acting as an additional mechanism of translational regulation …

MicroRNAs instruct and maintain cell type diversity in the nervous system

N Zolboot, JX Du, F Zampa, G Lippi - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Characterizing the diverse cell types that make up the nervous system is essential for
understanding how the nervous system is structured and ultimately how it functions. The …

Upregulation of β-catenin due to loss of miR-139 contributes to motor neuron death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

S Hawkins, SC Namboori, A Tariq, C Blaker… - Stem Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by
the loss of motor neurons (MNs). There are no effective treatments and patients usually die …

A hidden threshold in motor neuron gene networks revealed by modulation of miR-218 dose

ND Amin, G Senturk, G Costaguta, S Driscoll… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Disruption of homeostatic microRNA (miRNA) expression levels is known to cause human
neuropathology. However, the gene regulatory and phenotypic effects of altering a miRNA's …