Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41074666›Full record

ReviewEpigenomics2025

miR-17-5p: bridging the gap between disease mechanisms and therapeutic innovations.

Yunfei Ye, Yin He Richard Sun, Irene K Oglesby, Yiran Zheng, Catherine M Greene

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Epigenomics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yunfei YeDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Yin He Richard SunDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Irene K OglesbyMolecular Medicine, RSCI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-3665-9195
Yiran ZhengCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, P. R. China.
Catherine M GreeneDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-2549-2569

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNA-17-5p (miR-17-5p) is a regulatory molecule underpinning a range of diseases and for which various innovative therapeutic strategies across diverse pathologies are possible. Encoded by the miR-17-92 cluster, miR-17-5p exerts pleiotropic functions across cancers, inflammatory conditions, and genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis (CF). Its capacity to fine-tune processes including autophagy, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, inflammation, and immune modulation places miR-17-5p at the nexus of disease progression and therapeutic intervention. In cancer, miR-17-5p exhibits context-dependent duality, acting as a tumor promoter or suppressor by regulating proliferation, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance pathways. In inflammatory and genetic diseases, including CF and neurodegenerative disorders, miR-17-5p orchestrates immune homeostasis, autophagy, and tissue remodeling, contributing to either disease exacerbation or resolution. Recent advances in RNA delivery technologies including nanocarriers, exosome-based systems, and receptor-targeted delivery platforms have unlocked new possibilities for miR-17-5p modulation with enhanced precision and minimized off-target effects. These innovations hold promise for restoring cellular homeostasis in CF, Alzheimer's disease, and cancers by precisely tuning miR-17-5p expression to match disease-specific requirements. This review highlights the versatile role of miR-17-5p in diverse pathological processes and emphasizes its promise as a biomarker and therapeutic target, offering a path toward more personalized and effective treatments across multiple disease areas.

Indexed as

MicroRNAsNeoplasmsAnimalsCystic FibrosisEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHumansNeurodegenerative DiseasesMicroRNAsMIRN17 microRNA, humancancerinflammatory diseaselung diseasemiR-17-5pnanomedicines

Identifiers

PMID41074666
PMCPMC12826728

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.