| Literature DB >> 28726006 |
Yan Li1,2, Juan Zhang2, Yuying Lei3, Lechun Lyu4,5, Ruiling Zuo1, Ting Chen1.
Abstract
Skin fibrosis is a common pathological process characterized by fibroblast proliferation and excessive deposition of extracellular matrix. However, the pathogenesis of the disease is still not clear. Previous studies have shown that microRNA-21 may play pivotal roles in the regulation of a variety of skin fibrosis, including keloid, scleroderma, and hypertrophic scar. In this review, we outline the structure, expression, and regulation of microRNA-21 and its role in fibrotic skin diseases. In future, it may be useful as a prognostic or diagnostic marker. However, there is a significant amount of work required to increase our current understanding of the role of microRNA-21 in skin fibrosis.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28726006 DOI: 10.1007/s40291-017-0294-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Diagn Ther ISSN: 1177-1062 Impact factor: 4.074