Table 3.
Reproducible miRNAs Tested Through Different Detection Methods
| Disease | Brain areas | Sample size | Methods | miRNA expression changes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up-regulation | Down-regulation | |||||
| SZ | BA9 | 13 SZ, 2 Schizoaffective, and 21 Controls | Microarray and qPCR validation | miR-26b, miR-30b, miR-92, miR-24, and miR-30e | Perkins et al., 2007 [55] | |
| BA9 | 15 SZ and 15 Controls | Microarray and qPCR validation | let-7d, miR-128a, miR-16, miR-181b, miR-181a, miR-20a, miR-219, miR-27a, miR-29c, miR-7 | Beveridge et al., 2010 [58] | ||
| BA46 | 37 SCZ/schizoaffectives and 37 Controls | Microarray and qPCR validation | miR-17, miR-107, miR-134, miR-328, miR-382, miR-652 | Santarelli et al., 2011 [61] | ||
| STG | 15 SZ and 15 Controls | Microarray and qPCR validation | miR-107, miR-15a, miR-15b, miR-16, miR-195, miR-181b, let-7e, miR-20a, miR-26b, miR-19a | Beveridge et al., 2010 [58] | ||
| STG | 21 SZ and 21 Controls | Microarray and qPCR validation | miR-181b | Beveridge et al., 2008 [56] | ||
| BD | BA9 | 8 SZ, 9 BD, and 13 Controls | Microarray and qPCR validation | miR-29c | Banigan et al., 2013 [52] | |
BA: Brodmann Area, BD: Bipolar Disorder, miRNA: microRNA, SZ: Schizophrenia, STG: Superior Temporal Gyrus