LncRNAs in ocular neovascularizations

• 作者: Lang Bai Min-Ting Chen Yacouba Cissé
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志:英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: GLAUCOMA GENETICS LONG NON-CODING RNA NEOVASCULARIZATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（12）
• 页码范围: 1959-1965
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

The prevalence of eye diseases worldwide is dramatically increasing and represents a major concern in underdeveloped and developed regions. Ocular diseases, previously associated with a higher depression risk, also impose a substantial economic burden on affected families, thus early detection and/or accurate treatment in order to avoid and prevent blindness should be emphasized. Ocular neovascularization(NV), the leading cause of blindness in a variety of eye diseases, is a pathologic process characterized by the formation, proliferation and infiltration of anomalous, tiny and leaky fragile blood vessels within the eye. Genetics have been suspected to play an important role in the occurrence of eye diseases, with the detection of a numbers of specific gene mutations. Long non-coding RNA(lnc RNAs) are novel class of regulatory molecules previously associated with various biological processes and diseases, however the nature of the relation and pathways by which they might contribute to the development of corneal, choroidal and retinal NV have not yet been completely elucidated. In this review, we focus on the regulation and characteristics of lncR NAs, summarize results from ocular NV-related studies and discuss the implication of lncR NAs in ocular NV development.