Circular RNAs in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease : Functions and clinical significance

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which affects approximately 25% of the global population, is an urgent health issue leading to various metabolic comorbidities. Circular RNAs (circRNAs), covalently closed RNA molecules, are characterized by ubiquity, diversity, stability, and conservatism. Indeed, they participate in various biological processes via distinct mechanisms that could modify the natural history of NAFLD. In this review, we briefly introduce the biogenesis, characteristics, and biological functions of circRNAs. Furthermore, we summarize circRNAs expression profiles in NAFLD by intersecting seven sequencing data sets and describe the cellular roles of circRNAs and their potential advantages as biomarkers of NAFLD. In addition, we emphatically discuss the exosomal non-coding RNA sorting mechanisms and possible functions in recipient cells. Finally, we extensively discuss the potential application of targeting disease-related circRNAs and competing endogenous RNA networks through gain-of-function and loss-of-function approaches in targeted therapy of NAFLD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

RNA biology - 21(2024), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 1-15

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zeng, Qingmin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Chang-Hai [VerfasserIn]
Ampuero, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Dongbo [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Lingyun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Lang [VerfasserIn]
Romero-Gómez, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Hong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

63231-63-0
Biomarkers
Circular RNAs
Exosomal circRNA
Function
Journal Article
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
RNA
RNA, Circular
Review
Sorting mechanism

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Date Completed 21.12.2023

Date Revised 04.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/15476286.2023.2290769

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366038249