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. 2018 May 30;3(3):144–153. doi: 10.1016/j.ncrna.2018.05.004

Table 1.

Cardiac intracellular transfer of microRNAs through extracellular vesicles.

miRNA Secretory Cells Recipient Cells Function Ev Type References
miR-1 Serum N/A Biomarker exosomes [101] [103]
miR-1 HL-1 N/A Biomarker exosomes [103]
miR-17 N/A N/A Suppress monocyte differentiation N/A [91]]
miR-19a Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells Cardiomyocytes Inhibit CM apoptosis, cardiac protection exosomes [77]
miR-20a N/A N/A suppress monocyte differentiation, induce cardiac hypertrophy N/A [91]
miR-21* Fibroblasts Cardiomyocytes induce cardiac hypertrophy exosomes [51]
miR-21 Immature dendritic cells N/A regulate inflammatory response, differentiation hematopoietic cells microvesicles [81] [82]
miR-21 Induced pluripotent stem cells Cardiomyocytes reduce cardiomyocyte apoptosis exosomes [71]
miR-22 Mesenchymal stem cells Cardiomyocytes reduce cardiomyocyte apoptosis exosomes [73]
miR-22 Mesenchymal stem cells Cardiac stem cells cardiac protection exosomes [73] [76]
miR-23 N/A N/A cardiac development exosomes [109]
miR-24 Mesenchymal stem cells N/A cardiac remodeling post-MI exosomes [74]
miR-24 Plasma Cardiomyocytes reduce apoptosis, reduce scar formation exosomes [99]
miR-27, miR-28 Fibroblasts Cardiomyocytes upregulate cardiac stress genes exosomes [52]
miR-29b Cardiomyocytes N/A reduce cardiac fibrosis exosomes [29]
miR-29 Mesenchymal stem cells N/A cardiac remodeling post-MI exosomes [74]
miR-30 N/A N/A cardiac development exosomes [109]
miR-34 Fibroblasts Cardiomyocytes upregulate cardiac stress genes exosomes [52]
miR-34 Mesenchymal stem cells N/A Induce fibrosis, inflammation exosomes [74]
miR-34a Serum N/A biomarker exosomes [100]
miR-34a Immature dendritic cells N/A regulate inflammatory response microvesicles [81] [82]
miR-99 N/A N/A cardiac development exosomes [109]
miR-106 N/A N/A suppress monocyte differentiation, induce cardiac hypertrophy N/A [91]
miR-125b-5p Mature dendritic cells N/A regulate inflammatory response microvesicles [81] [[83], [84], [85]]
miR-126 Endothelial cells Endothelial cells induce CXCL12 release apoptotic bodies [42]
miR-126 Adipose-derived stem cells N/A cardiac protection exosomes [78]
miR-130 Mesenchymal stem cells N/A induce fibrosis, inflammation exosomes [74]
miR-132 Pericytes Endothelial cells induce angiogenesis N/A [45]
miR-132 Cardiac stem cells Endothelial cells cardiac protection, induce angiogenesis exosomes [35]
miR-132 Cardiac progenitor cells Cardiomyocytes inhibit cardiomyocyte apoptosis exosomes [59]
miR-133a HL-1 N/A biomarker exosomes [103]
miR-133a Cardiac stem cells N/A cardiac protection exosomes [60]
miR-133 Serum N/A biomarker exosomes [101] [103] [109]
miR-146a-3p Cardiac stem cells Endothelial cells cardiac protection exosomes [35] [59]
miR-146a Mature dendritic cells N/A regulate inflammatory response exosomes [81]] [[85], [84], [83]]
miR-146a Cardiosphere -derived cells Cardiomyocytes inhibit CM apoptosis and promote cardiomyocyte proliferation exosomes [63]
miR-143/145 Endothelial cells Smooth muscle cells reduce atherosclerotic lesions exosomes [43]
miR-144/451 Cardiac stem cells Cardiomyocytes cardiac protection in ischemia/reperfusion exosomes [61]
miR-144 N/A N/A biomarker microvesicles [104]
miR-146 Endothelial cells Cardiomyocytes increase capillary density, decrease cardiomyocyte apoptosis exosomes [41]
miR-148 Mature dendritic cells N/A regulate inflammatory response microvesicles [81] [[83], [84], [85]]
miR-150 blood cells/THP-1 Endothelial cells induce migration microvesicles [88] [89]
miR-155 Inflammatory cells N/A regulate inflammatory response, differentiation hematopoietic cells microvesicles [81] [86] [87] [90]
miR-155 Macrophages Fibroblasts inhibit fibroblast proliferation, induce inflammatory response exosomes [95]
miR-181b Cardiospheres Macrophages reduce infarct size exosomes [68]
miR-181b Fibroblasts N/A cardiac protection exosomes [68]
miR-192 Serum N/A biomarker exosomes [100]
miR-194 Serum N/A biomarker exosomes [100]
miR-210 Cardiac stem cells Cardiomyocytes cardiac protection exosomes [59]
miR-210 Cardiac stem cells Endothelial cells induce angiogenesis exosomes [35]
miR-210 Induced pluripotent stem cells Cardiomyocytes inhibit cardiomyocyte apoptosis exosomes [71]
miR-214 Endothelial cells Endothelial cells induce angiogenesis exosomes [46]
miR-221 Immature dendritic cells N/A regulate inflammatory response microvesicles [81]
miR-222 Inflammatory cells N/A regulate inflammatory response microvesicles [81] [90]
miR-223 Mesenchymal stem cells N/A cardiac protection Exosomes [73] [76]
miR-223 Macrophages Monocytes, Endothelial cells, Epithelial cells, fibroblasts differentiation monocytes and amplification of immune response; cardiac protectin, induce angiogenesis microvesicles [98]
miR-290, miR-291, miR-294, miR-295 Embryonic stem cells Cardiac progenitor cells cardiac protection, induce cardiac progenitor cell survival exosomes [70]
miR-320 Cardiomyocytes Endothelial cells impair angiogenesis exosomes [30] [31] [32]
miR-378 Mesenchymal stem cells N/A induce fibrosis, inflammation exosomes [74]
miR-424 N/A N/A regulate inflammatory response N/A [90]
miR-455 Cardiomyocytes N/A inhibit fibrosis exosomes [29]
miR-503 N/A N/A regulate inflammatory response N/A [90]