Table 2.

Select microRNA genes stimulated by VDR, their mature RNAs and putative target genes involved in initiation of human labor.

Gene symbol	Mature miRNAs	Putative targets involved in human labor	P value
MIRLET7A1	let-7a-5p	STAT3, PTAFR	0.01
MIRLET7I	let-7i-5p	STAT3, PTAFR	<0.01
MIR26B	miR-26b-5p	PTGS2 (COX-2)	<0.01
MIR29A	miR-29a-3p	OXTR, MMP2	<0.01
MIR29C	miR-29c-3p	MMP2	0.03
MIR302C	miR-302c-3p	IL8	<0.01
MIR130A	miR-130-3p	TNF	<0.01
MIR181B2	miR-181-5p	CRH	<0.01
MIR183	miR-183-5p	MMP9	<0.01