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Abstract
This review summarizes the research progress on tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) in diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications. tsRNAs, categorized into tRNA-derived stress-induced RNAs (tiRNAs) and tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs), are involved in gene expression, protein translation, apoptosis, and intercellular communication. As a class of regulatory non-coding RNAs, tsRNAs exhibit significant roles in diabetes mellitus. Specifically, tRF-1:31-Glu-CTC-1-M2 shows early diagnostic value in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), while 5′ValCAC combined with miR-23b-3p distinguishes maternally inherited diabetes from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (AUC = 1.00). tsRNAs demonstrate specific expression in diabetic complications: tRF-3001a and tRF-30 are elevated in diabetic retinopathy (DR) vitreous samples and tRF-Gly-CCC-039 exacerbates diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) progression. Furthermore, specific fragments like 5′tiRNA-His-GTG and tiRNA-Val are implicated in neurovascular dysfunction during DR progression. These findings present novel insights into the precise diagnosis and therapeutic management of diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications, underscoring the considerable translational potential of tsRNAs in clinical applications.
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The Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC)
Clinica Chimica Acta is a high-quality journal which publishes original Research Communications in the field of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, defined as the diagnostic application of chemistry, biochemistry, immunochemistry, biochemical aspects of hematology, toxicology, and molecular biology to the study of human disease in body fluids and cells.
The objective of the journal is to publish novel information leading to a better understanding of biological mechanisms of human diseases, their prevention, diagnosis, and patient management. Reports of an applied clinical character are also welcome. Papers concerned with normal metabolic processes or with constituents of normal cells or body fluids, such as reports of experimental or clinical studies in animals, are only considered when they are clearly and directly relevant to human disease. Evaluation of commercial products have a low priority for publication, unless they are novel or represent a technological breakthrough. Studies dealing with effects of drugs and natural products and studies dealing with the redox status in various diseases are not within the journal''s scope. Development and evaluation of novel analytical methodologies where applicable to diagnostic clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, including point-of-care testing, and topics on laboratory management and informatics will also be considered. Studies focused on emerging diagnostic technologies and (big) data analysis procedures including digitalization, mobile Health, and artificial Intelligence applied to Laboratory Medicine are also of interest.