PMID- 28487136 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170912 LR - 20220317 IS - 1638-6183 (Electronic) IS - 0300-9084 (Linking) VI - 139 DP - 2017 Aug TI - Role of MicroRNAs in Type 2 Diabetes and Associated Vascular Complications. PG - 9-19 LID - S0300-9084(17)30119-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.05.007 [doi] AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become a major health threat worldwide. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of non-coding RNAs known to regulate various biological processes including the pathogenesis of T2DM. Recent studies have pointed out that specific miRNAs play a critical role in controlling beta cell activities and the development of diabetic vascular complications. Their association with the disease pathogenesis and omnipresence in body fluids have made them important players for prognosis, diagnosis and management of T2DM. Owing to the limitations of classical biomarkers of diabetes such as fasting plasma glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA(1c)) lack in predicting the risk of development of diabetes complications in a susceptible population. The miRNAs can act as ideal biomarkers for diabetes associated complications. Identification of specific miRNA signatures to detect diabetes and ideally to find out the risk of development of diabetes-associated complications in susceptible population is the essential requirement of the present clinical strategies for controlling diabetes worldwide. In this article, we summarize the potential miRNAs and miRNA signatures involved in the beta cell activities and diabetes associated macrovascular and microvascular complications. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. and Societe Francaise de Biochimie et Biologie Moleculaire (SFBBM). All rights reserved. FAU - Banerjee, Joyita AU - Banerjee J AD - Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences, Symbiosis International University, Lavale, Pune, 412115, India. FAU - Nema, Vijay AU - Nema V AD - National AIDS Research Institute, Bhosari, Pune, 411026, India. FAU - Dhas, Yogita AU - Dhas Y AD - Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences, Symbiosis International University, Lavale, Pune, 412115, India. FAU - Mishra, Neetu AU - Mishra N AD - Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences, Symbiosis International University, Lavale, Pune, 412115, India. Electronic address: nitumishra2007@gmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170506 PL - France TA - Biochimie JT - Biochimie JID - 1264604 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers/*blood MH - Cardiovascular Diseases/blood/*diagnosis/etiology MH - Diabetes Complications/blood/*diagnosis/etiology MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*complications MH - Humans MH - MicroRNAs/*blood/*genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Macrovascular complications OT - Microvascular complications OT - Type 2 diabetes mellitus OT - microRNAs OT - beta cell activities EDAT- 2017/05/11 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/13 06:00 CRDT- 2017/05/11 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/05/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/05/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/11 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0300-9084(17)30119-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.05.007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochimie. 2017 Aug;139:9-19. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.05.007. Epub 2017 May 6.