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ReviewCellular and molecular neurobiology2022

Role of MicroRNAs, Aptamers in Neuroinflammation and Neurodegenerative Disorders.

Islauddin Khan, Kumari Preeti, Valencia Fernandes, Dharmendra Kumar Khatri, Shashi Bala Singh

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Review in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Progress on RNA-based therapeutics for genetic diseases.Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Islauddin Khan *Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Hyderabad, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1352-7691
Kumari Preeti *Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Hyderabad, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2000-7491
Valencia Fernandes *Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Hyderabad, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6212-5947
Dharmendra Kumar KhatriDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Hyderabad, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India. dkkhatri10@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7066-7706
Shashi Bala SinghDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Hyderabad, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500037, India. drshashisingh@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1793-2619
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research · INNational Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Ahmedabad · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exploring the microRNAs and aptamers for their therapeutic role as biological drugs has expanded the horizon of its applicability against various human diseases, explicitly targeting the genetic materials. RNA-based therapeutics are widely being explored for the treatment and diagnosis of multiple diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders (NDD). Latter includes microRNA, aptamers, ribozymes, and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), which control the gene expression mainly at the transcriptional strata. One RNA transcript translates into different protein types; hence, therapies targeted at the transcriptional sphere may have prominent and more extensive effects than alternative therapeutics. Unlike conventional gene therapy, RNAs, upon delivery, can either altogether abolish or alter the synthesis of the protein of interest, therefore, regulating their activities in a controlled and diverse manner. NDDs like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, Prion disease, and others are characterized by deposition of misfolded protein such as amyloid-ß, tau, α-synuclein, huntingtin and prion proteins. Neuroinflammation, one of the perquisites for neurodegeneration, is induced during neurodegenerative pathogenesis. In this review, we discuss microRNAs and aptamers' role as two different RNA-based approaches for their unique ability to regulate protein production at the transcription level, hence offering many advantages over other biologicals. The microRNA acts either by alleviating the malfunctioning RNA expression or by working as a replacement to lost microRNA. On the contrary, aptamer act as a chemical antibody and forms an aptamer-target complex.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseHuntington DiseaseMicroRNAsNeurodegenerative DiseasesHumansNeuroinflammatory DiseasesRNA, Small InterferingMicroRNAsRNA, Small InterferingAntagomirAptamerMiRNAsNeurodegenerative disordersNeuroinflammationSponges

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PMID33934227
PMCPMC11421650
OpenAlexW3157996469

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