| Literature DB >> 34981497 |
Milad Ashrafizadeh1,2, Zahra Ahmadi3, Habib Yaribeygi4, Thozhukat Sathyapalan5, Tannaz Jamialahmadi6,7, Amirhossein Sahebkar8,9,10.
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous short noncoding RNAs with approximately 22 nucleotides. The primary function of miRNAs is the negative regulation of target gene expression via mRNA degradation or translation inhibition. During recent years, much attention has been made toward miRNAs' role in different disorders; particularly cancer and compounds with modulatory effects on miRNAs are of interest. Melatonin is one of these compounds which is secreted by the pineal gland. Also, melatonin is present in the leaves, fruits, and seeds of plants. Melatonin has several valuable biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammation, antitumor, and antiaging activities. This important agent is extensively used to treat different disorders such as cancer and neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. This review aims to describe the modulatory effect of melatonin on miRNAs as novel targets.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer; Melatonin; MicroRNAs; Noncoding RNAs; Therapeutic
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Year: 2021 PMID： 34981497 DOI： 10.1007/978-3-030-73234-9_31
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Exp Med Biol ISSN： 0065-2598 Impact factor: 2.622