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. 2017 Sep 5;31(5):423–438. doi: 10.1007/s40259-017-0243-4

Table 2.

Skin therapeutic applications of microRNAs

Skin therapeutic application microRNA Target(s) References
Psoriasis miR-203 SOCS3, p63 Wang et al. [145]
Huang et al. [103]
Bracke et al. [102]
Joyce et al. [49]
Sonkoly et al. [146]
Bostjancic et al. [147]
miR-146a IL-17, IRAK1, TRAF6 Srivastava et al. [99]
Meisgen et al. [148]
Sonkoly et al. [146]
Bostjancic et al. [147]
miR-217 GRHL2 Zhu et al. [101]
miR-99a
miR-99b
miR-100
IGF-1R Joyce et al. [49]
Lerman et al. [50]
Sonkoly et al. [48]
miR-125b FGFR2 Xu et al. [68]
miR-181b TLR4 Feng et al. [98]
miR-31 STK40 Wang et al. [145]
Xu et al. [100]
miR-197 IL-17R, IL-22R Sonkoly et al. [48]
Lerman et al. [53]
Elharrar et al. [52]
Atopic dermatitis miR-146a CCL5, IRAK1, TRAF6 Urgard et al. [109]
Rebane et al. [106]
Sonkoly et al. [146]
miR-155 CTLA-4 Sonkoly et al. [108]
UV-B damage miR-141 PTEN Li et al. [86]
Moisturizing miR-434-5p HYAL Chen et al. [142]
Pigmentation miR-434-5p TYR Wu et al. [67]
miR-145 SOX9, TYR, TRP1, MITF Dynoodt et al. [65]
miR-25 MITF Zhu et al. [69]
miR-125b TYR, DCT Kim et al. [149]
miR-155 SOCS1, IFITM1, TRP1 Sahmatova et al. [72]
miR-211 TGF-β receptor Dai et al. [64]
miR-330-5p TYR Rambow et al. [66]
miR-137 MITF Bemis et al. [70]
miR-182 MITF, FOXO3 Segura et al. [71]
Acne miR-143 TLR2 Xia et al. [95]
miR-105 TLR2 Benakanakere et al. [94]
Skin aging miR-29 p53 Li et al. [73]
miR-155 c-Jun Song et al. [84]

CCL5 chemokine ligand 5, CTLA-4 cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4, DCT dopachrome tautomerase, FGFR2 fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, FOXO3 Forkhead box protein O3, GRLH2 grainy head like transcription factor 2, HYAL hyaluronidase, IFITM1 interferon induced transmembrane protein 1, IGF-1R insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor, IL interleukin, IRAK1 interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase 1, miRNA microRNA, MITF microphthalmia-associated transcription factor, PTEN phosphatase and tensin homolog, SOCS suppressor of cytokine signaling, SOX9 Sry-related high mobility group protein 9, STK40 serine/threonine kinase 40, TGF transforming growth factor, TLR toll-like receptor, TRAF6 tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor 6, TRP1 TYR-related protein 1, TYR tyrosinase, UV ultraviolet