| Literature DB >> 28089822 |
Anne Wierinckx1, Magali Roche2, Catherine Legras-Lachuer3, Jacqueline Trouillas4, Gérald Raverot5, Joël Lachuer6.
Abstract
Since the presence of microRNAs was first observed in normal pituitary, the majority of scientific publications addressing their role and the function of microRNAs in the pituitary have been based on pituitary tumor studies. In this review, we briefly describe the involvement of microRNAs in the synthesis of pituitary hormones and we present a comprehensive inventory of microRNA suppressors and inducers of pituitary tumors. Finally, we summarize the functional role of microRNAs in tumorigenesis, progression and aggressiveness of pituitary tumors, mechanisms contributing to the regulation (transcription factors, genomic modifications or epigenetic) or modulation (pharmacological treatment) of microRNAs in these tumors, and the interest of thoroughly studying the expression of miRNAs in body fluids.Entities:
Keywords: Pituitary tumors; microRNAs
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28089822 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.01.021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Endocrinol ISSN: 0303-7207 Impact factor: 4.102