ncRNAs and polyphenols: new therapeutic strategies for hypertension

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  • Elham Shirazi-Tehrani
  • Alireza Chamasemani
  • Negar Firouzabadi
  • Marzieh Mousaei

Polyphenols have gained significant attention in protecting several chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Accumulating evidence indicates that polyphenols have potential protective roles for various CVDs. Hypertension (HTN) is among the hazardous CVDs accounting for nearly 8.5 million deaths worldwide. HTN is a complex and multifactorial disease and a combination of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors play major roles in its development. However, the underlying regulatory mechanisms are still elusive. Polyphenols have shown to cause favourable and beneficial effects in the management of HTN. Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) as influential mediators in modulating the biological properties of polyphenols, have shown significant footprints in CVDs. ncRNAs control basic functions in virtually all cell types relevant to the cardiovascular system and, thus, a direct link with blood pressure (BP) regulation is highly probable. Recent evidence suggests that a number of ncRNAs, including main small ncRNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) and long ncRNAs (lncRNAs), play crucial roles with respect to the antihypertensive effects of polyphenols. Indeed, targeting lncRNAs by polyphenols will be a novel and promising strategy in the management of HTN. Herein, we reviewed the effects of polyphenols in HTN. Additionally, we emphasized on the potential effects of polyphenols on regulations of main ncRNAs, which imply the role of polyphenols in regulating ncRNAs in order to exert protective effects and thus proposing them as new targets for HTN treatment.

Original languageEnglish
JournalRNA Biology
Volume19
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)575-587
Number of pages13
ISSN1547-6286
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Publication statusPublished - 2022

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  • Polyphenol, ncRNA, microRNA, long non-coding RNA, blood pressure, hypertension, LONG NONCODING RNA, SMOOTH-MUSCLE-CELLS, BLOOD-PRESSURE, PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION, CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH, EXPRESSION, PROLIFERATION, CONTRIBUTES, MECHANISMS, TRANSLATION

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