AIM:To highlight the importance of microRNA(miRNA)-21-5p in directing the phosphatase and tensin homolog(PTEN)gene to control the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin(PI3K/Akt/mTOR)...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.31870977(to HYS);the National Key Technologies Research and Development Program of China,No.2017YFA0104700(to FD);2022 Jiangsu Funding Program for Excellent Postdoctoral Talent(to MC);Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions[PAPD];the Major Project of Basic Science(Natural Science)Research in Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province,No.22KJA180001(to QRH)。
Our previous study found that rat bone marrow–derived neural crest cells(acting as Schwann cell progenitors)have the potential to promote long-distance nerve repair.Cell-based therapy can enhance peripheral nerve rep...