A new approach for COVID-19 treatment by micro-RNA.

Med Hypotheses

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt. Electronic address:

Published: October 2020

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) naturally occur in plants and all living organisms. They play an important role in gene regulation through binding toa specific region in open reading frames (ORFs) and/or untranslated regions (UTRs) to block the translation processes through either degrading or blocking mRNA resulting in knocking down or suppression of targeted genes. Plants and many organisms protect themselves from viruses through the production of miRNAs, which are complementary to 3UTR of viruses resulting in degrading the viral mRNA or block the translation on ribosomes. As pandemic, COVID-19, and its consequences on the global economy, we hypothesized a new approach for the treatment of COVID-19 paints. This approach includes designing a mix of miRNAs targeting several regions on COVID-19 open reading frame (ORF) and 3 UTR and suitable delivery system targeting respiratory system tissues. These synthesized miRNAs may be delivered to humansinnon-viral delivery systems such as liposomes like exosome (extracellular vesicle), polymer-based carriers, or inorganic nanoparticles, which are considered to be more suitable for human use.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7435294PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110203DOI Listing

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