MicroRNAs in Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

Although cardiac tumor formation is rare, accumulating evidence suggests that the two leading causes of deaths, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases are similar in terms of pathogenesis, including angiogenesis, immune responses, and fibrosis. These similarities have led to the creation of new exciti...

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Main Authors: Mirolyuba Ilieva, Riccardo Panella, Shizuka Uchida
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/22/3551
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author Mirolyuba Ilieva
Riccardo Panella
Shizuka Uchida
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description Although cardiac tumor formation is rare, accumulating evidence suggests that the two leading causes of deaths, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases are similar in terms of pathogenesis, including angiogenesis, immune responses, and fibrosis. These similarities have led to the creation of new exciting field of study called cardio-oncology. Here, we review the similarities between cancer and cardiovascular disease from the perspective of microRNAs (miRNAs). As miRNAs are well-known regulators of translation by binding to the 3′-untranslated regions (UTRs) of messenger RNAs (mRNAs), we carefully dissect how a specific set of miRNAs are both oncomiRs (miRNAs in cancer) and myomiRs (muscle-related miRNAs). Furthermore, from the standpoint of similar pathogenesis, miRNAs categories related to the similar pathogenesis are discussed; namely, angiomiRs, Immune-miRs, and fibromiRs.
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spelling doaj.art-498b2b5ee67942c8a4aafaf52781b6722023-11-24T07:57:16ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092022-11-011122355110.3390/cells11223551MicroRNAs in Cancer and Cardiovascular DiseaseMirolyuba Ilieva0Riccardo Panella1Shizuka Uchida2Center for RNA Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, DK-2450 Copenhagen SV, DenmarkCenter for RNA Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, DK-2450 Copenhagen SV, DenmarkCenter for RNA Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, DK-2450 Copenhagen SV, DenmarkAlthough cardiac tumor formation is rare, accumulating evidence suggests that the two leading causes of deaths, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases are similar in terms of pathogenesis, including angiogenesis, immune responses, and fibrosis. These similarities have led to the creation of new exciting field of study called cardio-oncology. Here, we review the similarities between cancer and cardiovascular disease from the perspective of microRNAs (miRNAs). As miRNAs are well-known regulators of translation by binding to the 3′-untranslated regions (UTRs) of messenger RNAs (mRNAs), we carefully dissect how a specific set of miRNAs are both oncomiRs (miRNAs in cancer) and myomiRs (muscle-related miRNAs). Furthermore, from the standpoint of similar pathogenesis, miRNAs categories related to the similar pathogenesis are discussed; namely, angiomiRs, Immune-miRs, and fibromiRs.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/22/3551cancercardiovascular diseasemiRNA
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cardiovascular disease
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title MicroRNAs in Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
title_full MicroRNAs in Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
title_fullStr MicroRNAs in Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
title_full_unstemmed MicroRNAs in Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
title_short MicroRNAs in Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
title_sort micrornas in cancer and cardiovascular disease
topic cancer
cardiovascular disease
miRNA
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/22/3551
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