To verified the target genes of miR-34c, bioinformatics software was used to predict the targets of miR-34c. Three possible target genes of miR-34c related to spermatogenesis and male reproductive development: zinc finger protein 148 (ZNF148), kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4), and platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) were predicted. Then, the expression of miR-34c and its target g...

Gastrointestinal motility disorders (GMDs) are attributed to loss of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), whose survival and function are deeply dependent on the activation of KIT/SCF signalling. Based on the facts that gastrointestinal distention is common in GMD patients and SCF produced by smooth muscle cells (SMCs) is usually decreased before ICC loss, we considered a possible contribution of...

Abstract Circulating microRNA (miRNA), a non-coding RNA molecule, is the potential biomarker for bone and mineral metabolism. Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) one of leading causes secondary osteoporosis. After parathyroidectomy, BMD improves as parathyroid hormone (PTH) decreases in patients with PHPT but degree recovery vary greatly among patients. Biomarkers which are able to predict posto...

Aim: comparative analysis of the expression profile plasma microRNAs and target genes in patients with complicated pregnancy. Materials Methods. A prospective observational study parallel groups was carried out. The included 73 women divided into three groups: main group – 42 preeclampsia (PE), comparison 12 pregnant fetal growth retardation (FGR), control 19 clinically healthy uncomplicated An...

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease which is caused by bacterial infection and leads to the destruction of periodontal tissues and resorption of alveolar bone. Thus, special attention should be paid to the mechanism under lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced periodontitis because LPS is the major cause of periodontitis. However, to date, miRNA expression in the LPS-induced periodontitis...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent and lethal human cancers chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection accounts for up to 50% total HCC cases worldwide. Although resection surgery has been available as a curative therapy HCC, high rate recurrence remains big threat patient survival. Therefore, discovery valuable biomarkers selecting patients at higher risk key goal allow...

PURPOSE The microRNA-34 (miR-34) family is important in tumor regulation. This study aimed to investigate the association of circulating miR-34 family proteins with clinicopathological features and their prognostic value in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cohort study, 173 TNBC patients admitted to First People's Hospital of Shunde from May 1, 2009...

Among other factors, changes in gene expression on the human evolutionary lineage have been suggested to play an important role in the establishment of human-specific phenotypes. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these expression changes are largely unknown. Here, we have explored the role of microRNA (miRNA) in the regulation of gene expression divergence among adult humans, chimpan...

AIMS To demonstrate that pregnancy-related complications are associated with alterations in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular microRNA expression. Gene expression of 32 microRNAs (miR-1-3p, miR-16-5p, miR-17-5p, miR-20a-5p, miR-20b-5p, miR-21-5p, miR-23a-3p, miR-24-3p, miR-26a-5p, miR-29a-3p, miR-33a-5p, miR-92a-3p, miR-100-5p, miR-103a-3p, miR-122-5p, miR-125b-5p, miR-126-3p, miR-130b-3p, miR...

Background: Semaphorin-3A (Sema3A), as a secreted semaphorin, is an immune modulator molecule participating in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) modulate the target-gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. It has been proposed that miRNAs may be crucial to the modulation of the function of semaphorins. Previous findings have proven that miR-497-5p is upregula...