Title:MicroRNAs as Key Regulators in RA and SLE: Insights into Biological
Functions
Volume: 30
Issue: 22
Author(s): Xiao-Xiao Li, Chan-Na Zhao, Hai-Fen Wei, Sheng Li, Jian Tang, Yan-Yu Zhu, Xue-Er Cheng, Qian-Qian Shi, Peng Wang*Hai-Feng Pan*
Affiliation:
- Teaching Center for Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan
Road, Hefei 230016, Anhui, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei
230032, Anhui, China
Keywords:
MiRNA, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune disease, therapeutics, biomarker, DNA methylation.
Abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNA molecules that bind to mRNAs to regulate gene expression.
Since changes in miRNA expression levels have been found in a variety of autoimmune illnesses,
miRNAs are important in autoimmune diseases. MiRNAs serve not only as pathogenic factors and biomarkers
for autoimmune diseases but also as important targets for disease therapeutics. Although miRNA-based treatments
are still in the research stage, in-depth investigations into the biological functions of miRNAs have significantly
enhanced our understanding of their mechanisms in autoimmune diseases. The purpose of this review
is to summarize the biological functions of miRNAs, their roles in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus,
therapeutic strategies, and challenges.