Conductive biomaterials for muscle tissue engineering

R Dong, PX Ma, B Guo - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Muscle tissues are soft tissues that are of great importance in force generation, body
movements, postural support and internal organ function. Muscle tissue injuries would not …

MicroRNAs and complex diseases: from experimental results to computational models

X Chen, D Xie, Q Zhao, ZH You - Briefings in bioinformatics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Plenty of microRNAs (miRNAs) were discovered at a rapid pace in plants, green algae,
viruses and animals. As one of the most important components in the cell, miRNAs play a …

MicroRNA in cardiovascular biology and disease.

A Wojciechowska, A Braniewska… - … in Clinical & …, 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are members of a non-coding RNA family. They act as negative
regulators of protein translation by affecting messenger RNA (mRNA) stability; they …

MicroRNAs in cardiovascular disease

T Barwari, A Joshi, M Mayr - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2016 - jacc.org
Micro-ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) are in the spotlight as post-transcriptional regulators of
gene expression. More than 1,000 miRNAs are encoded in the human genome. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac fibroblast–derived microRNA passenger strand-enriched exosomes mediate cardiomyocyte hypertrophy

C Bang, S Batkai, S Dangwal, SK Gupta… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
In response to stress, the heart undergoes extensive cardiac remodeling that results in
cardiac fibrosis and pathological growth of cardiomyocytes (hypertrophy), which contribute …

MicroRNA: function, detection, and bioanalysis

H Dong, J Lei, L Ding, Y Wen, H Ju, X Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Mature microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of evolutionally conserved, single-stranded, small
(approximately 19− 23 nucleotides), endogenously expressed, and non-protein-coding …

[HTML][HTML] Muscle-specific microRNAs in skeletal muscle development

M Horak, J Novak, J Bienertova-Vasku - Developmental biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Proper muscle function constitutes a precondition for good heath and an active lifestyle
during an individual's lifespan and any deviations from normal skeletal muscle development …

miRTarBase update 2014: an information resource for experimentally validated miRNA-target interactions

SD Hsu, YT Tseng, S Shrestha, YL Lin… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules capable of negatively
regulating gene expression to control many cellular mechanisms. The miRTarBase …

Functional screening identifies miRNAs inducing cardiac regeneration

A Eulalio, M Mano, MD Ferro, L Zentilin, G Sinagra… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
In mammals, enlargement of the heart during embryonic development is primarily
dependent on the increase in cardiomyocyte numbers. Shortly after birth, however …

Diabetic cardiomyopathy: mechanisms and new treatment strategies targeting antioxidant signaling pathways

K Huynh, BC Bernardo, JR McMullen… - Pharmacology & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease is the primary cause of morbidity and mortality among the diabetic
population. Both experimental and clinical evidence suggest that diabetic subjects are …