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MiRNAs and Muscle Regeneration: Therapeutic Targets in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

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2021-04-19

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Aránega, Amelia Eva
Lozano-Velasco, Estefanía
Rodriguez-Outeiriño, Lara
Ramírez de Acuña, Felicitas
Franco, Diego
Hernández-Torres, Francisco

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microRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs required for the post-transcriptional control of gene expression. MicroRNAs play a critical role in modulating muscle regeneration and stem cell behavior. Muscle regeneration is affected in muscular dystrophies, and a critical point for the development of effective strategies for treating muscle disorders is optimizing approaches to target muscle stem cells in order to increase the ability to regenerate lost tissue. Within this framework, miRNAs are emerging as implicated in muscle stem cell response in neuromuscular disorders and new methodologies to regulate the expression of key microRNAs are coming up. In this review, we summarize recent advances highlighting the potential of miRNAs to be used in conjunction with gene replacement therapies, in order to improve muscle regeneration in the context of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

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Humans
MicroRNAs
Muscle Development
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Satellite Cells, Skeletal Muscle

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microRNA, muscle regeneration, muscular dystrophies, myogenesis, satellite cell

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