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Sarkar A, Saquib M, Chakraborty D, Mann S, Malik S, Agnihotri P, Joshi L, Malhotra R, Biswas S. Clo-miR-14: a medicinally valued spice-derived miRNA with therapeutic implications in rheumatoid arthritis. Biosci Rep 2024; 44:BSR20240311. [PMID: 39193714 PMCID: PMC11392912 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20240311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Plant microRNAs (miRNA) are regularly consumed orally along with diet, gaining attention for their RNA-based drug potential because of their ability to regulate mammalian gene expression specifically at the post-transcriptional level. Medicinally valued plants are well known for their anti-inflammatory property; however, the contribution of their miRNA in managing inflammation has been less studied. We investigated miRNA from four medicinally valued regularly consumed spices, and validated one of the most potential miRNA 'Clo-miR-14' for its thermal stability, and absorption in the plasma samples of RA patient's by RT-PCR. In vitro and in vivo studies were performed to investigate the effect of Clo-miR-14 in ameliorating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) like symptoms. Our results suggest that 'Clo-miR-14,' an exogenous miRNA present in Curcuma longa, absorbed through regular diet, has robust thermal stability at 100°C in humans. It significantly reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF, IL-1β, IL-6) and RA-like symptoms, suggesting that plant-based miRNA could be a promising candidate as an RNA-based drug for RA pathogenesis.
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- Ashish Sarkar
- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi, 110007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi, 110007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi, 110007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi, 110007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi, 110007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi, 110007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi, 110007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201002, India
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Sahu S, Rao AR, Sahu TK, Pandey J, Varshney S, Kumar A, Gaikwad K. Predictive Role of Cluster Bean ( Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) Derived miRNAs in Human and Cattle Health. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:448. [PMID: 38674383 PMCID: PMC11049822 DOI: 10.3390/genes15040448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding conserved molecules with lengths varying between 18-25nt. Plants miRNAs are very stable, and probably they might have been transferred across kingdoms via food intake. Such miRNAs are also called exogenous miRNAs, which regulate the gene expression in host organisms. The miRNAs present in the cluster bean, a drought tolerant legume crop having high commercial value, might have also played a regulatory role for the genes involved in nutrients synthesis or disease pathways in animals including humans due to dietary intake of plant parts of cluster beans. However, the predictive role of miRNAs of cluster beans for gene-disease association across kingdoms such as cattle and humans are not yet fully explored. Thus, the aim of the present study is to (i) find out the cluster bean miRNAs (cb-miRs) functionally similar to miRNAs of cattle and humans and predict their target genes' involvement in the occurrence of complex diseases, and (ii) identify the role of cb-miRs that are functionally non-similar to the miRNAs of cattle and humans and predict their targeted genes' association with complex diseases in host systems. Here, we predicted a total of 33 and 15 functionally similar cb-miRs (fs-cb-miRs) to human and cattle miRNAs, respectively. Further, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis revealed the participation of targeted genes of fs-cb-miRs in 24 and 12 different pathways in humans and cattle, respectively. Few targeted genes in humans like LCP2, GABRA6, and MYH14 were predicted to be associated with disease pathways of Yesinia infection (hsa05135), neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction (hsa04080), and pathogenic Escherichia coli infection (hsa05130), respectively. However, targeted genes of fs-cb-miRs in humans like KLHL20, TNS1, and PAPD4 are associated with Alzheimer's, malignant tumor of the breast, and hepatitis C virus infection disease, respectively. Similarly, in cattle, targeted genes like ATG2B and DHRS11 of fs-cb-miRs participate in the pathways of Huntington disease and steroid biosynthesis, respectively. Additionally, the targeted genes like SURF4 and EDME2 of fs-cb-miRs are associated with mastitis and bovine osteoporosis, respectively. We also found a few cb-miRs that do not have functional similarity with human and cattle miRNAs but are found to target the genes in the host organisms and as well being associated with human and cattle diseases. Interestingly, a few genes such as NRM, PTPRE and SUZ12 were observed to be associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Asthma and Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma diseases, respectively, in humans and genes like SCNN1B associated with renal disease in cattle.
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- Sarika Sahu
- Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, ICAR, New Delhi 110012, India; (S.S.); (J.P.); (S.V.)
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida 201303, India;
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- Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, ICAR, New Delhi 110012, India; (S.S.); (J.P.); (S.V.)
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi 110001, India
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- Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, ICAR, Jhansi 284003, India;
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- Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, ICAR, New Delhi 110012, India; (S.S.); (J.P.); (S.V.)
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- Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, ICAR, New Delhi 110012, India; (S.S.); (J.P.); (S.V.)
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida 201303, India;
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- National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, ICAR, New Delhi 110012, India;
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