Table 1.
MicroRNAs | Function | Expression | Targets | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
miR-21 | Oncogenic | ↑ | PI3K/AKT/PTEN, PDCD4, and Bcl-2/FasL | [16–20] |
Suppresses apoptosis and promotes proliferation | ||||
miR-196a | Oncogenic | ↑ | — | [20] |
miR-34 | Tumor suppressor | ↓ | Bcl-2/Notch | [21, 22] |
Inhibits proliferation, invasion, and induces apoptosis | ||||
miR-200 | Tumor suppressor | ↓ | Notch, E-cadherin, and ZEB | [23] |
Let-7 | Tumor suppressor | ↓ | N-cadherin/ZEB1 | [23] |
Reverses EMT and inhibits invasion | ||||
miR-221 | Oncogenic | ↑ | PI3K/AKT/PTEN, MMP-2, and MMP-9 | [19, 24] |
Cancer cell invasion | ||||
miR-145 | Tumor suppressor | ↓ | KRAS | [25] |
Inhibits tumor growth | ||||
miR-155 | Oncogenic | ↑ | TP53INP | [26] |
miR-15a | Tumor suppressor | ↓ | WANT3A, FGF7, and BMI-1 | [27] |
Inhibits proliferation and EMT | ||||
miR-506 | Tumor suppressor | ↓ | SPHK1, PI3M | [28, 29] |
Inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis | ||||
miR-96 | Tumor suppressor | ↓ | KRAS, AKT | [30] |
Inhibits proliferation and invasion and induces apoptosis | ||||
miR-29a | Oncogenic | ↑ | Wnt/β-catenin | [31] |