Ribonucleic acid-based therapy for diabetes: LncRNA PVT1-214 increases the expression of IGF1R, INSR, and IRS2, and promotes an insulin-sensitized state, via up-regulation of its target gene Lin28, 12/January/2019, 8.37 am
Introduction: What they say: A study from the Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA shows that “The Lin28/let-7 axis regulates glucose metabolism.” This study was published, in the 30 September 2011 issue of the Journal “Cell” [One of the best journals in Biological sciences with an I.F of 28.71], by Prof and Dean of the Harvard […]
Repurposing the anti-hyperglycemic drug Pioglitazone into an anti-pulmonary arterial hypertension drug: Pioglitazone (brand name: Actos) inhibits the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) via down-regulation of its target gene Notch3, 12/January/2019, 8.23 am
What they say: A study from the University of California, La Jolla, California, USA shows that “Notch3 signaling promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension.” This study was published, in the 15 November 2009 issue of the journal “Nature Medicine“[the number 1 journal in General Medicine with an I.F of 28.054], by Prof. Thistlethwaite PA, Li X and others. What we say: On the foundation of this interesting finding, Dr L Boominathan PhD, Director-cum-chief Scientist […]
Ribonucleic acid-based therapy for cardiomyocyte proliferation and heart regeneration: LncRNA XIST decreases tumor suppressor MiR-128 and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 expression, increases SUZ12 expression, increases Cyclin E and CDK2 expression, promotes proliferation/re-entry of postnatal/adult cardiomyocytes, attenuates fibrosis, ameliorates cardiac dysfunction, and promotes heart repair in response to myocardial infarction, via up regulation of its target gene, 12/January/2018, 8.11 am
Introduction: What they say: A recent study from Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA; Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 511436, China; and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University […]
Ribonucleic acid-based therapy for Myocardial Infarction: LncRNA ADAM12 inhibits DNA damage responses, induces telomerase expression, inhibits telomere shortening, and promotes cardiomyocyte survival after myocardial infarction, via up-regulation of PNUTS, 12/January/2019, 7.40 am
What they say: A recent study from the Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre of Molecular Medicine, Frankfurt, Germany shows that “MicroRNA-34a regulates cardiac ageing and function.” This study was published, in the 7 March 2013 issue of of the journal Nature, by Prof Dimmler, Boon, and others. What we say: On the foundation of this interesting finding, Dr L Boominathan PhD, Director-cum-chief Scientist of GBMD, reports that: Ribonucleic acid-based therapy for Myocardial Infarction: LncRNA ADAM12 inhibits DNA […]
Repurposing the anti-hypertensive agent Manidipine into an anti-diabetic agent: Manidipine (Trade name: Manyper), an antihypertensive agent, increases the expression of IGF1R, INSR, and IRS2, and promotes an insulin-sensitized state, via up-regulation of its target gene Lin28, 12/January/2019, 7.14 am
Introduction: What they say: A study from the Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA shows that “The Lin28/let-7 axis regulates glucose metabolism.” This study was published, in the 30 September 2011 issue of the Journal “Cell” [One of the best journals in Biological sciences with an I.F of 28.71], by Prof and Dean of the Harvard […]
Ribonucleic acid-based therapy for aging-associated diseases and Lifespan extension: LncRNA Zeb2-AS1 increases NMN/NAD levels, decreases interaction of DBC1 with PARP1, increases PARP1 activity, promotes DNA repair, augments tolerance against radiation, cancer and aging via down-regulation of its target gene, 12/January/2019, 6.39 am
Introduction: What they say A study from Department of Genetics, Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; and Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia shows that “A conserved NAD+ binding pocket that regulates protein-protein […]