TY - JOUR T1 - The Role of miRNAs in Common Inflammatory Arthropathies: Osteoarthritis and Gouty Arthritis. AU - Papanagnou,Panagiota, AU - Stivarou,Theodora, AU - Tsironi,Maria, Y1 - 2016/11/11/ PY - 2016/08/08/received PY - 2016/10/29/revised PY - 2016/11/02/accepted PY - 2016/11/16/entrez PY - 2016/11/16/pubmed PY - 2017/11/9/medline KW - arthropathy KW - cartilage erosion KW - hyperuricemia KW - metaflammation KW - monosodium urate crystals KW - overweight KW - post-transcriptional regulator JF - Biomolecules JO - Biomolecules VL - 6 IS - 4 N2 - MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNA species that are highly evolutionarily conserved, from higher invertebrates to man. Up to 1000 miRNAs have been identified in human cells thus far, where they are key regulators of the expression of numerous targets at the post-transcriptional level. They are implicated in various processes, including cell differentiation, metabolism, and inflammation. An expanding list of miRNAs is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of common, non-autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Interestingly, osteoarthritis (OA) is now being conceptualized as a metabolic disease, as there is a correlation among hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Experimental evidence suggests that metabolic deregulation is a commonality between these different pathological entities, and that miRNAs are key players in the modulation of metabolic routes. In light of these findings, this review discusses the role of miRNAs in OA and gouty arthritis, as well as the possible therapeutic targetability of miRNAs in these diseases. SN - 2218-273X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27845712/The_Role_of_miRNAs_in_Common_Inflammatory_Arthropathies:_Osteoarthritis_and_Gouty_Arthritis_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -