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Noncoding RNA s in disease

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Lekka, Evangelia, Hall, Jonathan·2018·FEBS Letters

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Noncoding RNA s are emerging as potent and multifunctional regulators in all biological processes. In parallel, a rapidly growing number of studies has unravelled associations between aberrant noncoding RNA expression and human diseases. These associations have been extensively reviewed, often with the focus on a particular microRNA (mi RNA) (family) or a selected disease/pathology. In this Mini‐Review, we highlight a selection of studies in order to demonstrate the wide‐scale involvement of mi RNA s and long noncoding RNA s in the pathophysiology of three types of diseases: cancer, cardiovascular and neurological disorders. This research is opening new avenues to novel therapeutic approaches.

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  • Noncoding RNAs may influence the pathophysiology of depression by regulating neuronal function, neurotransmitter release, and microglia.

    “ncRNAs may influence the pathophysiology of depression by regulating neuronal function, neurotransmitter release, and microglia (Fig. 4).213,221,222”

    From Epigenetic regulation in major depression and other stress-related disorders: molecular mechanisms, clinical relevance and therapeutic potential (2023) · cites this paper as [213]

    The “MiRNAs in Parkinson’s disease” section (page unavailable) says miRNAs participate in neurotransmission and links misregulated miRNAs to psychiatric disorders; it also describes effects on neuronal damage and neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s models. It does not specifically address depression, neurotransmitter release, or microglial regulation, so those details are not supported by this source. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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    The paper’s discussion of long noncoding RNAs (section labeled “Abbreviations”; page unavailable) says they generally lack functional open reading frames, supporting the usual distinction from protein-coding RNAs. It also explicitly notes exceptions, so the unqualified claim that noncoding RNAs do not code for peptides or proteins overstates the source. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Lekka, E., & Hall, J.
Affiliations
ETH Zurich (CH)
Corresponding author
Hall, Jonathan
Venue
FEBS Letters
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-07-20
Volume
592
Issue
17
Pages
2884-2900
ISSN
  • 0014-5793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1873-3468
OpenAlex
W2810324767
Cited by
251
References
175
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 50 · 2022: 47 · 2021: 48 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 9 · 2016: 1
FWCI
3.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • FEBS Letters (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • ETH Zürich Research Collection (cc-by)
Funders
Krebsforschung Schweiz (KLS-3816-02-2016)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
Keywords
non-coding RNA, microRNA, long non-coding RNA, disease pathophysiology, cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, therapeutic target
MeSH terms
Cardiovascular Diseases, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Neoplasms, Nervous System Diseases, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, RNA, Untranslated, Genetic Association Studies, RNA, Long Noncoding

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