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. 2017 Aug 2;18(8):1684. doi: 10.3390/ijms18081684

Table 2.

Mechanosensitive miRNAs promote osteogenic differentiation.

miRNAs Mechanical Stimuli Methods Target Gene Samples Reference
miR-21 Stretch stress
(Flexcell)
10% strain 1.0 Hz
6, 12, 24, or 48 h
Acvr2b PDLSCs [51]
miR-365 Stretch stress
(Bio-stretch)
8% deformation, 1 Hz
15 min/h, 24 h
Hdac4 chondrocyte [38]
miR-132 FSS 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 dyn/cm2, 6 h - PDLCs [39]
miR-33-5p FSS
Unloading
10 dyn/cm2, 1 h
24 rpm, 48 h
Hmga2 MC3T3-E1 [40]

Acvr2b: activin receptor type IIB; FSS: Fluid shear stress; Hmga2: high mobility group AT-hook 2; Hdac4: hystone deacetylase 4; PDLCs: periodontal ligament cells; PDLSCs: Periodontal ligament stem cells.