Does lentiviral miR30-based RNA interference against heparanase suppress melanoma metastasis with lower liver and lung toxicity?
These findings suggest that artificial miRNAs display an improved safety profile of lowered lung injury or hepatotoxicity relative to shRNAs in vivo. The mechanism of lung injuries caused by shRNAs may be correlated with changes of endogenous miRNAs in the lung. Our data here increase the flexibility of a miRNA-based RNAi system for functional genomic and gene therapy applications.
In a subset of patients with FAP, HRV was significantly reduced and appeared to be associated with shortened LV filling time and prolonged t-IVT, which reflect ventricular dyssynchrony, despite normal QRS. Thus, in addition to autonomic disturbances in FAP, ventricular dyssynchrony is another factor associated with reduced HRV. Correction of such disturbed ventricular function by cardiac resynchronization therapy may control patients' symptom.