• Department of Ophthalmology, The Sceond People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Eye Institute, Key Laboratory of Yunnan Province for the Prevention and Treatment of Ophthalmology, Kunming 650021, China;
Wu Min, Email: ynwumin@126.com
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MiRNAs are stable small RNAs that are expressed abundantly in animals and plants. They can bind to the 3'-untranslated region of the target mRNA, and regulate its expression at the post-transcriptional level. The miRNAs’ abnormal expression and its following abnormal biological regulation are closely related to the occurrence and development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), including inflammatory response, oxidative stress injury, phagocytosis dysfunction and abnormal angiogenesis. Since the dysregulation of miR-155, miR-125b and miR-34a seems to play a more important role in AMD, these microRNAs may be expected to become the new biomarkers and therapeutic targets for AMD.

Citation: Liu Xiaochen, Wu Min. The regulation of miRNA in age-related macular degeneration. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2020, 36(7): 560-564. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20180528-00169 Copy

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