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ReviewMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2020

Rapid Development of Targeting circRNAs in Cardiovascular Diseases.

Chao Zhang, Si Tong Huo, Zhiyong Wu, Lina Chen, Chang Wen, Honghao Chen, William W Du, Nan Wu, Daogang Guan, Sen Lian and 1 more

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Review in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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40 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Chao ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanhai Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan 510000, Guangdong Province, China; Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada. Electronic address: zhangchao1558@126.com.
Si Tong HuoDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
Zhiyong WuCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Lina ChenBasic Medical College, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou 523000, China.
Chang WenJiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330000, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.
Honghao ChenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanhai Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
William W DuSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada.
Nan WuSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada.
Daogang GuanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Sen LianDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China. Electronic address: senlian@i.smu.edu.cn.
Burton B YangSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada. Electronic address: byang@sri.utoronto.ca.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are circularized, single-stranded RNAs that are covalently linked. With their abundance in tissues and developmental stage-specific expression, circRNAs participate in a variety of physiological and pathological processes. In this review, we discuss the development of circRNAs used as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), focusing on recent discoveries and applications of exosomal circRNAs that highlight opportunities and challenges. Some studies have identified a spectrum of circRNAs that are differentially expressed in CVDs, while other studies further manipulated specific circRNA expression and showed an ameliorated pathogenic state such as ischemic injury, hypertrophy, and cardiac fibrosis. Studies and applications of circRNAs are being rapidly developed. We expect to see clinical use of circRNAs as biomarkers and targets for disease treatment in the near future.

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PMCPMC7390851

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