Role of MicroRNA in Chronic Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic Liver Disease and Pathology

Authors

  • Biswanath Patra Daniel Baugh Institute of Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Department of Pathology, 1020 Locust Street, Jefferson Alumni Hall, Room no. 320A, Philadelphia, PA (19107), USA
  • Vikram Arya St. Barnabas Hospital, 4422 3rd Ave, Bronx, NY (10457), USA

Keywords:

MicroRNAs, ALD, ASH, NASH, viral hepatitis, hepatocellular cancer

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNA) are highly conserve non-coding RNAs which regulate gene expression, different aspect of cell signaling, cellular activity, cell differentiation and development, metabolism, proliferation, programmed cell death, viral and bacterial infection and oncogenesis etc. Current findings suggest that miRNAs are plentiful in liver and regulate large number of liver function. Perturbation of miRNA expression is a key genetic factor in many liver diseases including Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD), Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (ASH), Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), viral hepatitis, hepatocellular cancer and polycystic liver diseases. The mechanisms involved in miRNA deregulation will offer new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for the treatment of liver diseases. In addition, better understanding of miRNA regulation and identification of tissue-specific miRNA expression will improve our knowledge of liver physiology and diseases.

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Published

2014-03-07

How to Cite

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Patra B, Arya V. Role of MicroRNA in Chronic Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic Liver Disease and Pathology. IJBSM [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 7 [cited 2025 Sep. 9];5(Mar, 1):086-9. Available from: https://ojs.pphouse.org/index.php/IJBSM/article/view/478

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Vol. 5 No. Mar, 1 (2014)

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