• 1. Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, P. R. China;
  • 2. Bio-Bank of Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, P. R. China;
LI Guodong, Email: jonathanlgd@163.com
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Objective To explore new mechanisms of cross-species regulation of plant microRNA (miRNA) to regulate human health and disease.Method The recently relevant literatures on the new mechanisms of cross-species regulation of the plant miRNA for the health and disease of human were reviewed.Results The phytochemicals played an important role in the maintaining human health and regulating diseases, and the plant miRNA cross-species regulation also played an important role in it. Its possible regulatory mechanism was that the mature plant miRNA came into the animal body through the gastrointestinal tract. It firstly passed through the gastrointestinal tract and then came into the microvesicles secreted by the small intestine. It was targeted to the organ or tissue through passing of the animal circulatory system. The plant miRNA passing through the gastrointestinal tract was highly matched with the target mRNA to perform its biological regulatory role.Conclusions Although studies have confirmed that plant miRNA can regulate animal specific biological functions across gastrointestinal tract and it provides an experimental basis for plants to participate in new mechanisms for regulating occurrence and development of human health and disease, whether or not miRNA in food is affected by way it is processed, transported, stored, and extent to which it is affected, remains to be explored. At the same time, content of plant miRNA in animals is very low and types of plant miRNA in different animals are not same. Although the above issues have been unresolved, it is believed that with research progresses, mastering mechanism of miRNA cross-species regulation will greatly help to prevent human diseases and maintain health of body.

Citation: DING Lixian, LIU Ming, LI Zhongsheng, LI Guodong. New mechanisms by which plants regulate human health and disease: cross-species regulation by plant microRNA. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2019, 26(1): 102-105. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.201807071 Copy

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