microRNAs in liver and kidney ischemia reperfusion injury: insight to improve transplantation outcome

Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Jan:133:110944. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110944. Epub 2020 Nov 20.

Abstract

Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a condition that occurs wherever blood flow and oxygen is reduced or absent, such as trauma, vascular disease, stroke, and solid organ transplantation. This condition can lead to tissue damage, especially during organ transplantation. Under such circumstances, some signaling pathways are activated, leading to up- or down- regulation of several genes such as microRNAs (miRNAs) that might attenuate or ameliorate this status. Therefore, by manipulating miRNAs level, they can be used as a biomarker for early diagnosis of IRI or suggestive to be therapeutic agents in clinical situation in future.

Keywords: Ischemia reperfusion injury; Kidney; Liver; Transplantation; microRNAs.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Inflammation Mediators / metabolism
  • Kidney / blood supply*
  • Kidney / metabolism
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney / surgery*
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Liver / blood supply*
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • MicroRNAs / genetics
  • MicroRNAs / metabolism*
  • Reperfusion Injury / etiology
  • Reperfusion Injury / genetics
  • Reperfusion Injury / metabolism*
  • Reperfusion Injury / pathology
  • Risk Factors
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Inflammation Mediators
  • MicroRNAs