Dietary delivery: a new avenue for microRNA therapeutics?

Many people carefully monitor their food choices, adhering to the philosophy that ‘you are what you eat’. Recent research adds a new wrinkle to that old adage, suggesting that dietary small RNAs (sRNAs) can control the gene expression of the consumer and may provide an effective, noninvasive, and in...

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Published in:Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) 2015-08, Vol.33 (8), p.431-432
Main Authors: Hirschi, Kendal D, Pruss, Gail J, Vance, Vicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Oral
Animals
Biotechnology
Consumption
Drug Delivery Systems
Food
Foods
Gene expression
Gene Expression - drug effects
Human
Humans
Influenza
Internal Medicine
Mammals
MicroRNAs - administration & dosage
MicroRNAs - pharmacology
Monitors
Philosophy
Ribonucleic acids
RNA, Small Interfering - administration & dosage
RNA, Small Interfering - pharmacology
Studies
Urine
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Summary:Many people carefully monitor their food choices, adhering to the philosophy that ‘you are what you eat’. Recent research adds a new wrinkle to that old adage, suggesting that dietary small RNAs (sRNAs) can control the gene expression of the consumer and may provide an effective, noninvasive, and inexpensive therapy for many human diseases.
ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.06.003