does rna cause viral infections?
Yes, HIV, HPV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B etc
RNA interference
HIV, HPV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B
what is rna interference? It is a biological process. what does it do? RNA molecules inhibit gene expression or translation, by neutralizing targeted mRNA molecules. what does rna stand for? Ribonucleic acid how has it evolved? UNANSWERABLE what relation does it have to medicine? It was observed that introducing sense and antisense RNA to par-1 mRNA in "Caenorhabditis elegans" caused degradation of the par-1 message. what relation does it have to cancer? It can provide a more specific approach to inhibit tumor growth by targeting cancer-related genes. how is this disease treated with rna? Chemotherapeutic agents and inhibit cell invasion and migration what are the variations among organisms? Its interference can be both systemic and heritable in plants and "C. elegans", although not in "Drosophila" or mammals.
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RNA interference [SEP] Viral infection
Antiviral treatment is one of the earliest proposed RNAi-based medical applications, and two different types have been developed. The first type is to target viral RNAs. Many studies have shown that targeting viral RNAs can suppress the replication of numerous viruses, including HIV, HPV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), adenovirus and measles virus. The other strategy is to block the initial viral entries by targeting the host cell genes. For example, suppression of chemokine receptors (CXCR4 and CCR5) on host cells can prevent HIV viral entry.