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Different MicroRNAs expression in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and correlation with prognosis of the disease
Karthikeyan Sundaram1, Sridhar Rathinam2
1Department of Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Abstract:
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is an infectious disease linked to high mortality and can stay in the host cell longer when inactive. Multiple factors are linked to disease prognosis, including microRNAs. It is a diminutive single-stranded RNA that regulates the expression of its target mRNAs. It consists of a brief nucleotide sequence, often 19-25 nucleotides in length, of non-coding RNA. It is also essential for early embryonic development, invasion, cell migration, apoptosis, and cell death. The review aims to analyse the transcriptome characteristics of various miRNAs in the tuberculosis prognosis. However, miR-155, miR-29, circ-miRNA, and lncRNAs regulate gene expression. In TB patients' serum exosomes, miRNA-146 expression was noticeably higher than in healthy individuals. Drug-resistant tuberculosis was related to miR-548 m, miR-631, miR-328-3p, and miR-let-7e-5p, as well as let-7b-5p, miR-30a-3p, IL-27, and CXCL9/10/11 in TB patients' lesion tissue and peripheral blood. Therefore, further miRNA research will focus on TB progression.
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