Functional role of miR-34a in diabetes and frailty

Emerging evidence has shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) play critical role in the pathogenesis of several disorders. In the present minireview, we focus our attention on the functional role of a specific miRNA, namely miR-34a, in the pathophysiology of frailty and diabetes mellitus. Based on the current...

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Main Authors: Pasquale Mone, Antonio de Donato, Fahimeh Varzideh, Urna Kansakar, Stanislovas S. Jankauskas, Antonella Pansini, Gaetano Santulli
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fragi.2022.949924/full
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author Pasquale Mone
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Antonio de Donato
Fahimeh Varzideh
Urna Kansakar
Stanislovas S. Jankauskas
Antonella Pansini
Gaetano Santulli
Gaetano Santulli
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Antonio de Donato
Fahimeh Varzideh
Urna Kansakar
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description Emerging evidence has shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) play critical role in the pathogenesis of several disorders. In the present minireview, we focus our attention on the functional role of a specific miRNA, namely miR-34a, in the pathophysiology of frailty and diabetes mellitus. Based on the current literature, we speculate that this miRNA may serve as a potential biomarker of frailty in diabetic older adults. Additionally, its actions on oxidative stress might represent a druggable target to obtain new potentials treatments.
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spelling doaj.art-334e7625a0c74543bb1e1e53899fac742022-12-22T03:43:09ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Aging2673-62172022-07-01310.3389/fragi.2022.949924949924Functional role of miR-34a in diabetes and frailtyPasquale Mone0Pasquale Mone1Antonio de Donato2Fahimeh Varzideh3Urna Kansakar4Stanislovas S. Jankauskas5Antonella Pansini6Gaetano Santulli7Gaetano Santulli8Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United StatesASL Avellino, Avellino, ItalyBIOGEM, Ariano Irpino, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United StatesDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United StatesDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United StatesASL Avellino, Avellino, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Einstein-Sinai Diabetes Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United StatesEmerging evidence has shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) play critical role in the pathogenesis of several disorders. In the present minireview, we focus our attention on the functional role of a specific miRNA, namely miR-34a, in the pathophysiology of frailty and diabetes mellitus. Based on the current literature, we speculate that this miRNA may serve as a potential biomarker of frailty in diabetic older adults. Additionally, its actions on oxidative stress might represent a druggable target to obtain new potentials treatments.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fragi.2022.949924/fullmiRNAmiR-34frailtydiabetesaging
spellingShingle Pasquale Mone
Pasquale Mone
Antonio de Donato
Fahimeh Varzideh
Urna Kansakar
Stanislovas S. Jankauskas
Antonella Pansini
Gaetano Santulli
Gaetano Santulli
Functional role of miR-34a in diabetes and frailty
Frontiers in Aging
miRNA
miR-34
frailty
diabetes
aging
title Functional role of miR-34a in diabetes and frailty
title_full Functional role of miR-34a in diabetes and frailty
title_fullStr Functional role of miR-34a in diabetes and frailty
title_full_unstemmed Functional role of miR-34a in diabetes and frailty
title_short Functional role of miR-34a in diabetes and frailty
title_sort functional role of mir 34a in diabetes and frailty
topic miRNA
miR-34
frailty
diabetes
aging
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fragi.2022.949924/full
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