miRNAs as biomarkers in disease: latest findings regarding their role in diagnosis and prognosis

CE Condrat, DC Thompson, MG Barbu, OL Bugnar… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a class of small, non-coding RNAs with the main roles of
regulating mRNA through its degradation and adjusting protein levels. In recent years …

Characterizing extracellular vesicles and their diverse RNA contents

EM Veziroglu, GI Mias - Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cells release nanometer-scale, lipid bilayer-enclosed biomolecular packages (extracellular
vesicles; EVs) into their surrounding environment. EVs are hypothesized to be intercellular …

[HTML][HTML] Translating RNA sequencing into clinical diagnostics: opportunities and challenges

SA Byron, KR Van Keuren-Jensen… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
With the emergence of RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) technologies, RNA-based biomolecules
hold expanded promise for their diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic applicability in …

Cross-kingdom inhibition of breast cancer growth by plant miR159

AR Chin, MY Fong, G Somlo, J Wu, P Swiderski, X Wu… - Cell research, 2016 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are critical regulators of gene expression, and exert extensive impacts
on development, physiology, and disease of eukaryotes. A high degree of parallelism is …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNAs are absorbed in biologically meaningful amounts from nutritionally relevant doses of cow milk and affect gene expression in peripheral blood …

SR Baier, C Nguyen, F **e, JR Wood, J Zempleni - The Journal of nutrition, 2014 - Elsevier
Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate genes in animals and plants and can be
synthesized endogenously. In milk, miRNAs are encapsulated in exosomes, thereby …

[HTML][HTML] The intestinal transport of bovine milk exosomes is mediated by endocytosis in human colon carcinoma Caco-2 cells and rat small intestinal IEC-6 cells

T Wolf, SR Baier, J Zempleni - The Journal of nutrition, 2015 - Elsevier
Background: MicroRNAs play essential roles in gene regulation. A substantial fraction of
microRNAs in tissues and body fluids is encapsulated in exosomes, thereby conferring …

Exosomes secreted by nematode parasites transfer small RNAs to mammalian cells and modulate innate immunity

AH Buck, G Coakley, F Simbari, HJ McSorley… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
In mammalian systems RNA can move between cells via vesicles. Here we demonstrate that
the gastrointestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus, which infects mice, secretes …

Involvement of gut microbiome in human health and disease: brief overview, knowledge gaps and research opportunities

D Liang, RKK Leung, W Guan, WW Au - Gut pathogens, 2018 - Springer
The commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic microbial community which resides inside our
body and on our skin (the human microbiome) can perturb host energy metabolism and …

[HTML][HTML] Biological activities of extracellular vesicles and their cargos from bovine and human milk in humans and implications for infants

J Zempleni, A Aguilar-Lozano, M Sadri, S Sukreet… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in milk harbor a variety of compounds, including lipids, proteins,
noncoding RNAs, and mRNAs. Among the various classes of EVs, exosomes are of …

Extracellular vesicle RNA: a universal mediator of microbial communication?

JA Tsatsaronis, S Franch-Arroyo, U Resch… - Trends in …, 2018 - cell.com
Both extracellular RNAs and extracellular vesicles (EVs) have recently garnered attention as
novel mediators of intercellular communication in eukaryotes and prokaryotes alike. EVs not …