Therapeutic potential for microRNAs

被引:148
作者
Esau, Christine C. [1 ]
Monia, Brett P. [1 ]
机构
[1] ISIS Pharmaceut, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA
关键词
microRNA; antisense oligonucleotides; siRNA;
D O I
10.1016/j.addr.2007.03.007
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
MiRNAs are a conserved class of non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally. Although their biological roles are largely unknown, examples of their importance in cancer, metabolic disease, and viral infection are accumulating, suggesting that they represent a new class of drug targets in these and likely many other therapeutic areas. Antisense oligonucleotide approaches for inhibiting miRNA function and siRNA-like technologies for replacement of miRNAs are currently being explored as tools for uncovering miRNA biology and as potential therapeutic agents. The next few years should see significant progress in our understanding of miRNA biology and the advancement of the technology for therapeutic modulation of miRNA activity. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:14
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