Circulating Levels of HOTAIR- lncRNA Are Associated with Disease Progression and Clinical Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes Patients.

Background: Recent studies have implicated dysregulated long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) levels in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study aimed to assess the expression of circulating HOTAIR and uc.48+, examining their correlation with clinical and biochemical variables in T2D patients, pre-diabetic individuals, and healthy controls.

Evaluation of the quality and accuracy of breast cancer knowledge among persian language websites.

Introduction: The internet has become a powerful worldwide information source that revolutionized access to knowledge, especially in the fields of health and medicine (health knowledge). Therefore, providing high-quality, accurate, reliable, and relevant information on dependable websites is a possible way of providing the patient with needed information and, thus, achieving the benefits of informed patients regarding outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the quality and accuracy of breast cancer knowledge among Persian language websites.

Effect of metformin on the long non-coding RNA expression levels in type 2 diabetes: an in vitro and clinical trial study.

Background: It has been suggested that the anti-hyperglycemic effect of metformin could be associated with its impact on long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) expression levels. Accordingly, in the current study, we evaluated the effect of metformin on the expression of H19, MEG3, MALAT1, and GAS5 in in vitro and in vivo situations.

Methods: The effect of hyperglycemia and metformin treatment on the lncRNAs expression level was evaluated in HepG2 cells.