Table 2.
microRNAs in liver diseases
| MicroRNA | Target genes |
|---|---|
| miR-155 | TNFα (positive regulation), SOCS-1, SHIP-1 |
| miR-132 | Neuroimmune microRNA |
| miR-122 | Lipid metabolism: HMCCoA, ApoE, MTTP, PCC1a |
| Fibrosis: P4HA1 | |
| Hepatocellular cancer: Igf1R, ADAM10, cyclin G1, KLF6 | |
| miR-21 | Fibrosis |
| miR-26a | Hepatocellular cancer |
Abbreviations: ADAM10, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 10; ApoE, apolipoprotein E; HMGCoA, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzymeA; Igf1R, insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor; KLF6, Kruppel-like factor 6; PGC1a, PPAR-gamma coactivator 1-alpha; SHIP-1, Src Homology-2 domain containing inositol 5-phosphate-1; SOCS, suppressor of cytokine signaling; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor alpha.