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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2013 Feb;33(2):178–185. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.112.300144

Table.

MicroRNA involved in lipid and glucose

Regulator Tissue/Cell Type Target genes Function Reference

Let-7 Mouse adipose and skeletal muscle INSR, IGF1R, IR2, TSC1, RICTOR ↑Insulin Sensitivity,↑ Glucose metabolism 54,55
3T3-L1 cells HMGA2 ↓Adipogenesis, Adipose differentiation 20

miR-9 NS-1E cells, Mouse pancreatic β islets OCT, SIRT1 ↓Insulin secretion 49,50

miR-24 Mouse pancreatic β cells SOX6, BHLHE22 ↑Insulin biosynthesis 44

miR-26 Mouse pancreatic β cells SOX6, BHLHE23 ↑Insulin biosynthesis 45

miR-27 3T3-L1 cels PPARG, ANGTPL3, GPAM ↓Adipogenesis, Adipose differentiation 13,14

miR-29 MIN6 cells, Mouse pancreatic β islets
3T3-L1 cels
MCT1
?
↓Insulin secretion 52
58

miR-33a/b Huh-7, HepG2, Mouse liver ABCA1, ABCG1, ABCB11, ATP8B1 ↓ Cholesterol Transport/Export 15, 16, 19,
33
Huh-7, HepG2, Mouse liver NPC1, CROT, CPT1A, HADHB, AMPKα1 ↓ β-Oxidation 10,19,6
Huh-7, HepG2, Mouse liver IRS2, SIRT6 ↓Insulin signaling 6
MIN6 cells, Mouse and human pancreatic β islets ABCA1 ↓Insulin secretion 51

miR-34a HepG2, Mouse liver SIRT1 ↑Insulin secretion 37

miR-96 INS-1E cells, MIN6 cells Granuphilin ↓Insulin secretion 48

miR-103/107 3T3-L1 cels, Mouse Liver CAV-1 ↓Adipose differentiation, ↓Insulin sensitivity 59

miR-122 Mouse liver HMGCR ↑Cholesterol Synthesis 22
HepG2 ALDO, G6PC Glucose homeostasis 7
AMPKα1 ↑ β-Oxidation 7

miR-124 MIN6 cells RAB27A ↓Insulin secretion 48

miR-143 Human adipocytes ERK5 ↑Adipose differentiation 8

miR-148 MI N6 cells SOX6, BHLHE22 ↑Insulin biosynthesis 44

miR-182 MI N6 cells SOX6, BHLHE23 ↑Insulin biosynthesis 45

miR-208 Mouse heart MED13 ↑Insulin sensitivity, ↑glucose tolerance 60

miR-370 HepG2 CPT1A ↓ β-Oxidation 11

miR-375 Mouse pancreas PDK, MTPN Pancreas homeostasis 46

miR-378/378* 3T3-L1 cels FABP4, FASN, SCD1 ↑Adipose differentiation 9