Nature Communications (May 2017)

Light-inducible antimiR-92a as a therapeutic strategy to promote skin repair in healing-impaired diabetic mice

  • Tina Lucas,
  • Florian Schäfer,
  • Patricia Müller,
  • Sabine A. Eming,
  • Alexander Heckel,
  • Stefanie Dimmeler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15162
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Inhibition of microRNAs using antimiRs is a potential therapeutic option for a number of diseases, but systemic inhibition may cause adverse effects. Here the authors develop light-activated antimiRs directed against miR-92a, and show localized inhibition in the skin and improved wound healing in diabetic mice.