作者: Johan M. Lorenzen , Thomas Thum
关键词: MALAT1 、 Tissue homeostasis 、 Bioinformatics 、 Acute kidney injury 、 microRNA 、 Kidney 、 Human genome 、 RNA 、 Disease 、 Biology 、 Pathology
摘要: Transcription of a large part the human genome results in RNA transcripts that have limited or no protein-coding potential. These include long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are defined as being ≥200 nucleotides long. Unlike microRNAs, been extensively studied, little is known about functional role lncRNAs. However, studies over past 5 years shown lncRNAs interfere with tissue homeostasis and pathological processes, including kidney heart. The developmental expression microRNA sponge H19, for example, altered kidneys embryos carried by hyperglycaemic mothers, lncRNA Malat1 regulates hyperglycaemia-induced inflammation endothelial cells. Putative roles other identified conditions such heart failure, cardiac autophagy, hypertension, acute injury, glomerular diseases, allograft rejection renal cell carcinoma. This Review outlines our current understanding function cardiovascular disease novel important regulators potential therapeutic entry points progression.