The role of ncRNAs‐mediated pyroptosis in diabetes and its vascular complications

Abstract

Over the past decade, the prevalence of diabetes has increased significantly worldwide, leading to an increase in vascular complications of diabetes (VCD), such as diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM), diabetic nephropathy (DN), and diabetic retinopathy (DR). Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), such as microRNAs (miRNAs), long Noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), and circular RNAs (circRNAs), play a key role in cellular processes, including the pathophysiology of diabetes and VCD via pyroptosis. ncRNAs (e.g., miR‐17, lnc‐MEG3, and lnc‐KCNQ1OT1) can regulate pyroptosis in pancreatic β cells. Some ncRNAs are involved in VCD progression. For example, miR‐21, lnc‐KCNQ1OT1, lnc‐GAS5, and lnc‐MALAT1 were reported in DN and DCM, and lnc‐MIAT was identified in DCM and DR. Herein, this review aimed to summarize recent research findings related to ncRNAs‐mediated pyroptosis at the onset and progression of diabetes and VCD.

The m6A-ncRNAs axis in diabetes complications: novel mechanism and therapeutic potential

“…NcRNAs mainly contains miRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs, playing a crucial role in the occurrence and development of diabetes complications ( 3 , 39 ). NcRNAs are involved in the expression regulation of target genes via a variety of molecular mechanisms.…”