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. 2019 Aug 13;18:124. doi: 10.1186/s12943-019-1049-4

Table 2.

Summary of ovarian cancer exosomal miRNAs involved with metastasis

Exosomal miRNAs Recipient cells Role/Mechanism Reference
miR-940, miR-222-3p,miR-21–3p, miR-125 b-5p, miR-181 d-5p TAMs M2 phenotype polarization, EOC proliferation and migration [3941]
miRNA 21 and 29a ES2 OC cellsLP9 mesothelial cells Mesothelial cell clearance [42]
miR-99a-5p HPMC Cell invasion through fibronectin and vitronectin upregulation [43]
MMP1 mRNAs MeT-5A and HPMC Destruction of peritoneal mesothelium barrier [44]
let-7a-f and miR-200a-c N/A Correlates with ovarian cancer invasiveness [45]

Abbreviations: TAMs Tumor-associated macrophages, HPMC Human peritoneal mesothelial cells, OC ovarian cancer, EOC Epithelial ovarian cancer, MMP Matrix metallopeptidase