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CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 10, Pages 5106-5116Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cimb44100347
Keywords
nutraceuticals; microRNA; neural cell; miRNome; Alzheimer's disease
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- University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli within VALERE 2019 program
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This study examined the impact of three metabolites isolated from hemp seeds on the expression levels of microRNAs in human neural cells. The results showed significant changes in 31 microRNAs, some of which are implicated in neural functions and are known to be involved in Alzheimer's disease. These findings provide new insights into the mechanism of action of hemp seed metabolites and their potential effects on the central nervous system.
Given the increasing interest in bioactive dietary components that can modulate gene expression enhancing human health, three metabolites isolated from hemp seeds-cannabidiolic acid, N-trans-caffeoyltyramine, and cannabisin B-were examined for their ability to change the expression levels of microRNAs in human neural cells. To this end, cultured SH-SY5Y cells were treated with the three compounds and their microRNA content was characterized by next-generation small RNA sequencing. As a result, 31 microRNAs underwent major expression changes, being at least doubled or halved by the treatments. A computational analysis of the biological pathways affected by these microRNAs then showed that some are implicated in neural functions, such as axon guidance, hippocampal signaling, and neurotrophin signaling. Of these, miR-708-5p, miR-181a-5p, miR-190a-5p, miR-199a-5p, and miR-143-3p are known to be involved in Alzheimer's disease and their expression changes are expected to ameliorate neural function. Overall, these results provide new insights into the mechanism of action of hemp seed metabolites and encourage further studies to gain a better understanding of their biological effects on the central nervous system.
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