Table 1. Function of miRNAs involved in STAT3-dependent circuits in various fields of development and disease.

Field	miRNA	Function	References
Embryonic development	miR-93, miR-17-5p	Germ layer differentiation	18
	miR-17, miR-20a, miR-106b	Lung branching morphogenesis	21
	miR-124a, miR-9	Neural lineage differentiation	19, 20
Immunity and infection disease	miR-125b	Myeloid cell proliferation	22, 23
	miR-17-5p, miR-20a	Proliferation of myeloid derived suppressor cells	24
	miR-155	Innate antiviral immunity in HBV-infection	27
	let-7a	Progression of hepatitis B to hepatocellular carcinoma	23
Cancer disease	miR-21, miR-19a/b	Involvement in multiple myeloma	34, 15, 36, 37
	miR-21, miR-181b	Involvement in colon adenocarcinoma	38
	miR-155, miR-20b	Involvement in breast cancer	35
	miR-9, miR-17, miR-20a	Involvement in glioma	32
Cardiovascular system	miR-199a	Sarcomere protein ubiquitination and turnover sarcomere integration	16
		Myocardial vascular function	16
	miR-21	Regeneration through MSCs	48
Pulmonary hypertension	miR-17-5p, miR-20a	Fibrous matrix production	50
	miR-204	Vascular remodeling	52