The emerging role of microRNAs in Alzheimer's disease

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA which have been shown to regulate gene expression. The alteration ofmiRNAs expression has been associated with several pathological processes, including neurodegeneration. In the search for easily accessible and non-invasive biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis and prognosis, circulating miRNAs are among the most promising candidates. Some of them have been consistently identified as AD-specific miRNAs and their targets also seem implicated in pathophysiological processes underlying AD. Here, we review the emerging role for miRNA in AD, giving an overview on general miRNAs biology, their implications in AD pathophysiology and their potential role as future biomarkers.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in physiology - 6(2015) vom: 07., Seite 40

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Femminella, Grazia D [VerfasserIn]
Ferrara, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Rengo, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alzheimer's disease
Biomarker
Functional recovery
Gene expression
Journal Article
MicroRNAs
Neurodegeneration
Review

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Date Completed 02.03.2015

Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fphys.2015.00040

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM246679697