کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1904711 | 1534654 | 2014 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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• MicroRNAs silence genes by inhibiting translation or degrading mRNA.
• Extracellular microRNAs are dysregulated in blood samples of sepsis patients.
• Intracellular microRNAs regulate the TLR-NF-κB-mediated inflammatory response.
Sepsis is the major cause of death in the intensive care unit (ICU). Numerous biomarkers have been studied to identify the cause and severity of sepsis but these factors cannot differentiate between infectious and non-infectious inflammatory response. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNA transcripts that regulate the expression of genes by repressing translation or degrading mRNA. Importantly, miRNAs can be released outside cells and easily detectable in bodily fluids such as blood, sweat, urine and breast milk. Numerous studies have explored the idea of utilizing extracellular miRNAs as biomarkers for sepsis by profiling the dysregulation of miRNAs in blood samples of sepsis patients. So far, miR-223, miR-146a and miR-150 have been identified to have promising prognostic and diagnostic value to sepsis. In addition, various intracellular miRNAs have been implicated to play critical roles in regulating the TLR-NF-κB pathway, which is a well-known inflammatory signaling pathway involved in the process of sepsis. Here, we summarize the recent progress on the role of extracellular and intracellular miRNAs in sepsis. Specifically, we discuss the possible role of circulating miRNA biomarkers for the diagnosis of sepsis and how intracellular miRNAs regulate the inflammatory responses in sepsis.
Journal: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease - Volume 1842, Issue 11, November 2014, Pages 2155–2162