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ArticleCommunications biology2021

MiR-199-3p enhances muscle regeneration and ameliorates aged muscle and muscular dystrophy.

Masashi Fukuoka, Hiromi Fujita, Kosumo Numao, Yasuko Nakamura, Hideo Shimizu, Masayuki Sekiguchi, Hirohiko Hohjoh

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Masashi FukuokaDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiromi FujitaDepartment of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan.
Kosumo NumaoDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasuko NakamuraDepartment of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan.
Hideo ShimizuDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan.
Masayuki SekiguchiDepartment of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan.
Hirohiko HohjohDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan. hohjohh@ncnp.go.jp.
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parabiosis experiments suggest that molecular factors related to rejuvenation and aging circulate in the blood. Here, we show that miR-199-3p, which circulates in the blood as a cell-free miRNA, is significantly decreased in the blood of aged mice compared to young mice; and miR-199-3p has the ability to enhance myogenic differentiation and muscle regeneration. Administration of miR-199 mimics, which supply miR-199-3p, to aged mice resulted in muscle fiber hypertrophy and delayed loss of muscle strength. Systemic administration of miR-199 mimics to mdx mice, a well-known animal model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), markedly improved the muscle strength of mice. Taken together, cell-free miR-199-3p in the blood may have an anti-aging effect such as a hypertrophic effect in aged muscle fibers and could have potential as a novel RNA therapeutic for DMD as well as age-related diseases. The findings provide us with new insights into blood-circulating miRNAs as age-related molecules.

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AgingAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred mdxMicroRNAsMuscle, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneRegenerationMicroRNAsMirn199 microRNA, mouse

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PMID33782502
PMCPMC8007565
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