title: MicroRNAs as regulatory elements in psoriasis.
abstract: Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune, and complex genetic disorder that affects 23% of the European population. The symptoms of Psoriatic skin are inflammation, raised and scaly lesions. microRNA, which is short, nonprotein-coding, regulatory RNAs, plays critical roles in psoriasis. microRNA participates in nearly all biological processes, such as cell differentiation, development and metabolism. Recent researches reveal that multitudinous novel microRNAs have been identified in skin. Some of these substantial novel microRNAs play as a class of posttranscriptional gene regulator in skin disease, such as psoriasis. In order to insight into microRNAs biological functions and verify microRNAs biomarker, we review diverse references about characterization, profiling and subtype of microRNAs. Here we will share our opinions about how and which microRNAs are as regulatory in psoriasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenereology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300052, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenereology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300052, China.
authors.forename: Quanzhong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Psoriasis; microRNAs