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ArticleThe Libyan journal of medicine2012

Computational analysis to predict functional role of hsa-miR-3065-3p as an antiviral therapeutic agent for treatment of triple infections: HCV, HIV-1, and HBV.

Ambreen Khokhar, Samina Noorali, Muhammad Sheraz, Kuha Mahalingham, Donald G Pace, Mohammad R Khanani, Omar Bagasra

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Article in The Libyan journal of medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ambreen KhokharDepartment of Pathology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Samina Noorali
Muhammad Sheraz
Kuha Mahalingham
Donald G Pace
Mohammad R Khanani
Omar Bagasra
Claflin University · USDow University of Health Sciences · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTriple infection (TI) with HIV-1, HCV, and HBV (TI) is highly prevalent in intravenous drug users (IDUs). These TI patients have a faster progression to AIDS, and even after antiretroviral therapy (ART) the prognosis of their disease is poor. The use of microRNA (miRNA) to silence genes holds potential applications for anti-HCV therapy.

methodsWe analyzed the role of human miRNAs (hsa-miRs) in TI by computational analyses for HCV, HIV-1, and HBV showing identity to these three viral genomes.

resultsWe identified one unique miRNA, hsa-miR-3065-3p, that shares significant mutual identity to these three viral genomes (∼61-83%). In addition, hsa-miR-99, hsa-miR-548, and hsa-miR-122 also showed mutual identity with these three viral genomes, albeit at a lower degree (∼52-88%).

conclusionHere, we present evidence using essential components of bioinformatics tools, and hypothesize that utility of hsa-miR-3065-3p and perhaps miR-548 would be potential antiviral therapeutic agents in the treatment of TI patients because it shows near perfect alignment in the seed region for all three viruses. We also make an argument that current proposed therapy with hsa-miR-122 may not be the optimal choice for HCV patients since it lacks essential gene alignment and may be harmful for the patients.

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HepacivirusHepatitis B virusHIV-1RNA, Small InterferingAntiviral AgentsCoinfectionComputational BiologyDrug DiscoveryGene Expression Regulation, ViralGenome, ViralGenome-Wide Association StudyHepatitis BHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansRNA InterferenceAntiviral AgentsRNA, Small InterferingHBVHCVHIV-1homologyidentityinhibitionmicroRNA-based therapyRNAitriple infection

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PMID23289041
PMCPMC3535683
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