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- Almendros, Isaac, et al.
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Early Career Members at the ERS Lung Science Conference: cell-matrix interactions in lung disease and regeneration: Early career forum
- 2018
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Ingår i: Breathe. - : European Respiratory Society (ERS). - 1810-6838 .- 2073-4735. ; 14:2, s. 78-83
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The 16th ERS Lung Science Conference (LSC) took place on March 8–11, 2018, in Estoril, Portugal, with around 200 delegates from all over the world. This year’s topic was “Cell-matrix interactions in lung disease and regeneration” and involved excellent presentations by leading experts in the field covering everything from exploratory studies on how the matrix functions, matrix remodelling and biomarkers in disease, to more technical knowledge described in the field of lung bioengineering. As in previous years, the Saturday afternoon was reserved for a programme dedicated to early career delegates, which this year focussed on “Maximising your publication output”. In this article, we summarise the Early Career Member highlights of this year’s LSC.
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- Burgy, Olivier, et al.
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New players in chronic lung disease identified at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Paris 2018 : From microRNAs to extracellular vesicles
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Thoracic Disease. - : AME Publishing Company. - 2072-1439 .- 2077-6624. ; 10, s. 2983-2987
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Since the first description of microRNAs (miRNAs) in 1993 (1) a large and growing number of studies has explored their roles across a variety of biomedical research disciplines, including lung biology. According to GENCODE (version 27) (2), 1881 of the >7,500 human small non-coding RNAs are miRNAs. These 20–25 nucleotide-long, regulatory RNAs are involved in the translational regulation of gene expression principally via binding to miRNA recognition elements largely in the 3' untranslated regions of target mRNAs. Upon binding they can induce mRNA degradation, deadenylation or inhibition of their translation, leading to decreased target gene expression (3). Originally described to play important roles in developmental biology, miRNAs have since been found to have significant roles in a multitude of biological processes. Expression levels of miRNAs vary greatly between cells and tissues, and aberrant levels of miRNA are associated with many diseases in humans. In fact, these non-coding RNA molecules are now recognized as major regulators in the development and progression of various chronic lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis (CF), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma (4-9).
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