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ReviewCancer gene therapy2019

Dissecting the functional role of microRNA 21 in osteosarcoma.

Durairaj Sekar, Panagal Mani, M Biruntha, P Sivagurunathan, M Karthigeyan

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Review in Cancer gene therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. The Biological Function of MicroRNAs in Bone Tumors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Durairaj SekarDental Research Cell (DRC-BRULAC), Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, 600077, India. duraimku@gmail.com.
Panagal ManiDepartment of Biotechnology, Annai College of Arts and Science, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, 612001, India.
M BirunthaDepartment of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630003, India.
P SivagurunathanDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, 608002, India.
M KarthigeyanDepartment of Zoology, Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal College, Tiruppattur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteosarcoma (OS) is considered to be a malignant bone tumour that mainly affects the long bones, but it is also involved in other bones of the body. Currently, surgery and chemotherapy have achieved some response to patients with OS, but they are not increasing the survival rate as well as treatment options. Researchers made lot of drug options for OS, but yet, no treatment is existing in sight for the disease and needs a new insight into the molecular and signaling pathways for the disease. Now, it is necessary to develop a novel and alternative strategy for the prognosis, diagnosis and treatment options for OS. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a small non-coding RNA, and their size ranges from 18 to 22 nt in length. In the nucleus, miRNAs originate and transcribe into primary transcripts and later cleaved to produce stem loop-structured precursor nucleotides. microRNA 21 (miR-21) is considered to be a trivial marker for many diseases and has been upregulated in many cancers. Moreover, it plays a main role in proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis. miR-21 and its associated pathways are very important and play a critical role in the pathogenesis of OS and are considered to be a biomarker and a therapeutic target for OS. To our knowledge, there is no paper that demonstrates the responsibility and the role of miR-21 in OS and the number of studies related to miR-21 in OS is spare. Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to give an outline of the recent clinical investigation and importance of miR-21 in OS. It has been suggested that the up- and downregulation of miRNAs plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis and progression of OS. Normally, miR-21 was found to be upregulated in OS; however, we summarize the clinical relevance and the recent research findings associated with miR-21 in OS.

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Bone NeoplasmsHumansMicroRNAsOsteosarcomaMicroRNAsMIRN21 microRNA, human

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