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ReviewVirology journal2026

Therapeutic modulation of HIV-1 using miRNAs and lncRNAs: from bench to bedside.

Akmal Zubair, Nguyen Manh Hung, Yasir Waheed, Naila Afghan

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Review in Virology journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Akmal ZubairDepartment of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Nguyen Manh HungFaculty of Economics and Rural Development, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. nguyenmanhhung@tuaf.edu.vn.
Yasir WaheedNUST School of Health Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, H-12, 44000, Pakistan.
Naila AfghanDepartment of Biology, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan. nailaafghan650@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long non-coding RNAs, often referred to as lncRNAs, consist of RNA molecules that contain more than 200 nt and can be translated into small proteins under various circumstances. Extensive research has consistently demonstrated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and miRNAs play a crucial role in various biological processes and disease mechanisms, including those associated with viral infections. Although numerous mechanisms are involved in miRNA and lncRNA-mediated gene regulation, such as transcriptional and translational regulation, protein modification, and the formation of RNA-protein complexes. This manuscript demonstrates the new therapeutic roles of long ncRNA (lncRNA) and microRNA (miRNA) in the treatment of HIV-1 infection. It shows that these non-coding RNAs have decisive roles in controlling the viral replication, latency, and host-virus interactions in the epigenetic, transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. Select lncRNAs like MALAT1, NEAT1, NRON, and GAS5 are demonstrated to increase or block HIV transcription and persistence, whereas miRNAs like miRNA-155, miRNA-146a and miRNA-191- 5p regulate immune reactions and viral replication by acting on both viral RNA and host dynamics. The article also highlights that certain disadvantage of lncRNA such as delivery efficiency, stability of RNA therapeutics, potential off-target effects, and the difficulty of targeting HIV reservoirs.

Indexed as

HIV-1HIV InfectionsMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingGene Expression Regulation, ViralHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansVirus LatencyVirus ReplicationMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingAIDSHIVLncRNAsMiRNAsTherapy

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PMID42050685
PMCPMC13270716

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