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. 2014 Aug 14;2014:878450. doi: 10.1155/2014/878450

Table 1.

Angiogenic miRNAs related to cancer and their targets.

miRNA Role Function Targets Reference
Dicer Function loss Maturation of microRNAs miRNAs [56, 57] 
[58, 60, 61]

miR-126 Proangiogenic Regulates the response of endothelial cells to VEGF SPRED-1, PIK3R2, VECAM-1, [64, 68, 71]

miR-221/222 Antiangiogenic and proangiogenic Inhibitor of SCF C-KIT, eNOS, p27 [73]  
[61]  
[74]

miR-17-92 cluster Proangiogenic and antiangiogenic Regulation of vascular integrity THBS1, p21, S1P, JAK1 
Flk-1 (VEGFR-2)
[83]  
[86]  
[88]

let-7f; miR-27b Proangiogenic ↑EC-mediated angiogenesis ∗ND [75]

miR-214 Antiangiogenic Tubular sprouting Quaking [89]

miR-93 Proangiogenic Enhanced endothelial cell activity LATS2 [90]

miR-210 Proangiogenic Endothelial cell migration and formation of capillaries Ephrin-A3 [97]

miR-20b Antiangiogenic Decreases levels of HIF1A and VEGF VEGF, HIF-1α [102, 103]

miR-21 Antiangiogenic Induction of tumour angiogenesis, confers resistance to hypoxia PTEN,  
PDCD4, Sprouty1
[104]  
 [105]

miR-200 family Antiangiogenic Epithelial-mesenchymal transition ETS-1 [109]

miR-200c Antiangiogenic Epithelial-mesenchymal transition VEGFR-2 [110]

miR-107 Antiangiogenic Hypoxia signalling HIF-1β [111]

miR-519c Proangiogenic Depletion of tumour angiogenesis HIF-1α [112]

miR-424 Proangiogenic and antiangiogenic Destabilization of the E3-ligase assembly, increasing HIF-1α levels CUL-2 
VEGF  
VEGFR-2 
FGFR-1
[113]  

[117]

miR-15a Antiangiogenic Control of the cell cycle, apoptosis, proliferation, and angiogenesis BCL-2 
VEGF-A
[116]

miR-16 Antiangiogenic Controls VEGF expression and induces cell apoptosis VEGF  
VEGFR-2 
FGFR-1 
BCL-2 
VEGF-A
[117]  
[116] 



miR-378 Proangiogenic Cell survival and tumour growth SUFU and FUS-1 [114, 119]

miR-296 Proangiogenic Promotes angiogenesis by increasing levels of proangiogenic growth factor receptors HGS [120]

miR-199a Antiangiogenic Suppresses tumour angiogenesis via the HIF-1α/VEGF pathway HER3 [121]

miR-125b Antiangiogenic Suppresses tumour angiogenesis via the HIF-1α/VEGF pathway HER2 
HER3
[121]

miR-361-5p Antiangiogenic Cancer development and progression VEGF A [122]

miR-1/206 Antiangiogenic Regulation of VegfA expression VEGF A [124]

miR-10b Proangiogenic Regulation of endothelial cell division and migration HOXD10, FLT1 [123]

miR-196b Proangiogenic ∗ND ∗ND [63]

miR-503 Antiangiogenic Overexpression reduces tumour angiogenesis FGF2, VEGFA [130]

miR-128 Antiangiogenic Decreases cell proliferation, tumour growth, and angiogenesis P70S6K1 [131]

mir-145 Antiangiogenic Inhibition of tumour growth and angiogenesis P70S6K1 [132]

miR-130a Proangiogenic Increases angiogenesis by targeting GAX and HOXA5 (antiangiogenic genes) GAX, HOXA5 [133]

miR-132 Proangiogenic Increases Ras activity p120RasGAP [134]

miR-26a Antiangiogenic Suppresses tumour growth and metastasis PIK3C2α
HGF
[135]  
[136]

*ND: not described.