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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
Repair of a defect in the human skin is a highly orchestrated physiological process involving numerous factors that act in a temporally resolved synergistic manner to re-establish barrier function by regenerating new skin. The inducible expression and repression of genes represents a key component of this regenerative process. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are approximately 22-nucleotide-long endogenously expressed non-coding RNAs that regulate the expression of gene products by inhibition of translation and/or transcription in animals. miRNAs play a key role in skin morphogenesis and in regulating angiogenesis. The vascular endothelial growth factor signaling path seems to be under repressor control by miRNAs. Mature miRNA-dependent mechanisms impair angiogenesis in vivo. It is critically important to recognize that the understanding of cutaneous wound healing is incomplete without appreciating the functional significance of wound-induced miRNA. Ongoing work in our laboratory has led to the observation that the cutaneous wound healing process involves changes in the expression of specific miRNA at specific phases of wound healing. We hypothesize that dysregulation of specific miRNA is critical in derailing the healing sequence in chronic problem wounds. If tested positive, this hypothesis is likely to lead to completely novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for the treatment of problem wounds.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1044-5498
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
227-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
MicroRNA in cutaneous wound healing: a new paradigm.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural