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Study on the inhibition of Mfn1 by plant-derived miR5338 mediating the treatment of BPH with rape bee pollen

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Title
Study on the inhibition of Mfn1 by plant-derived miR5338 mediating the treatment of BPH with rape bee pollen
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, January 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12906-018-2107-y
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Xuan Chen, Ren-zhao Wu, Yong-qiang Zhu, Ze-ming Ren, Ye-ling Tong, Feng Yang, Guan-hai Dai

Abstract

Recent studies have found that plant derived microRNA can cross-kingdom regulate the expression of genes in humans and other mammals, thereby resisting diseases. Can exogenous miRNAs cross the blood-prostate barrier and entry prostate then participate in prostate disease treatment? Using HiSeq sequencing and RT-qPCR technology, we detected plant miRNAs that enriched in the prostates of rats among the normal group, BPH model group and rape bee pollen group. To forecast the functions of these miRNAs, the psRobot software and TargetFinder software were used to predict their candidate target genes in rat genome. The qRT-PCR technology was used to validate the expression of candidate target genes. Plant miR5338 was enriched in the posterior lobes of prostate gland of rats fed with rape bee pollen, which was accompanied by the improvement of BPH. Among the predicted target genes of miR5338, Mfn1 was significantly lower in posterior lobes of prostates of rats in the rape bee pollen group than control groups. Further experiments suggested that Mfn1 was highly related to BPH. These results suggesting that plant-derived miR5338 may involve in treatment of rat BPH through inhibiting Mfn1 in prostate. These results will provide more evidence for plant miRNAs cross-kingdom regulation of animal gene, and will provide preliminary theoretical and experimental basis for development of rape bee pollen into innovative health care product or medicine for the treatment of BPH.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 5 19%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 8%
Researcher 2 8%
Other 1 4%
Librarian 1 4%
Other 4 15%
Unknown 11 42%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 4 15%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 12%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 12%
Neuroscience 2 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 4%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 10 38%
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#20,461,148
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#2,989
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