MicroRNAs in Salivary Exosome as Potential Biomarkers of Aging

The aim of this study was to examine whether salivary exosomal miRNAs could be identified as aging biomarkers. Fifteen young healthy volunteers (median age, 21.0 years) and 13 old individuals (median age, 66.0 years) were recruited. Unstimulated whole saliva was collected, salivary exosomes were iso...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Machida, Takaaki Tomofuji, Daisuke Ekuni, Takayuki Maruyama, Toshiki Yoneda, Yuya Kawabata, Hirofumi Mizuno, Hisataka Miyai, Muneyoshi Kunitomo, Manabu Morita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/9/21294