Table 3.
Summary of NRF2 associated miRNAs in cancer.
| Name | Associated cancer type | Target | Influence to NRF2 | Model of evidence | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| miR-141 | Hepatocellular carcinoma, ovarian cancer | KEAP1 | Up | Cell culture | 88,91–93 |
| miR-23a | Leukemic | KEAP1 | Up | Cell culture, animal models | 94 |
| miR-432 | Esophageal cancer | KEAP1 | Up | Cell culture | 92,95 |
| miR-7 | Neuroblastoma cells | KEAP1 | Up | Cell culture | 92 |
| miR-200a | Breast cancer, esophageal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and pancreatic adenocarcinomas | KEAP1, | Up | Cell culture, animal models | 81,92,96,97,215,216 |
| miR-155 | Lung cancer | NRF2 | Up | Cell culture | 217 |
| miR-101 | Hepatocellular carcinoma, prostate cancer | NRF2, SOD1 | Up/Down | Cell culture, animal models | 88,105,218 |
| miR-1 | Lung cancer, prostate cancer | NRF2, SOD1 | Up/Inhibited by NRF2 | Cell culture, animal models | 105,107 |
| miR-206 | Lung cancer, prostate cancer | NRF2, SOD1 | Up/Inhibited by NRF2 | Cell culture, animal models | 105–107 |
| miR-148b | Endometrial cancer | ERMP1 | Down | Cell culture | 219 |
| miR-129 | Esophageal cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture, animal models | 80 |
| miR-129-5a | Esophageal cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture, animal models | 80,81 |
| miR-129-5p | Esophageal cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture, animal models | 80 |
| miR-142 | Esophageal cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 82 |
| miR-144 | Hepatocellular carcinoma, leukemia, hepatocellular carcinoma, neuroblastoma | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 88,89 |
| miR-144-3p | Melanoma, lung cancer, and acute myeloid leukemia | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 86,87,220,221 |
| miR-153 | Neuroblastoma, breast cancer, and oral squamous cell carcinoma | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 82,90 |
| miR-200c | Lung cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture, animal models | 222 |
| miR-212-3p | Melanoma | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 86 |
| miR-23b-3p | Melanoma | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 86 |
| miR-27 | Neuroblastoma | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture, animal models | 223 |
| miR-28 | Breast cancer, esophageal cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 81,224 |
| miR-340 | Hepatocellular carcinoma, esophageal cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 85,88,92 |
| miR-34a | Breast cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, and lung cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 225,226 |
| miR-450 | Esophageal cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 83 |
| miR-450a | Esophageal cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture, animal models | 80,81 |
| miR-495 | Nonsmall-cell lung cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture | 227 |
| miR-507 | Esophageal cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture, animal models | 80,81,84 |
| miR-634 | Esophageal cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture, animal models | 80,81,85 |
| miR-93 | Pancreatic adenocarcinomas, breast cancer | NRF2 | Down | Cell culture, animal models | 97,221 |
| miR-93-5p | Melanoma | NRF2 | Down | Clinical samples | 86 |
| miR-125b | Acute myelocytic leukemia, oral squamous cell carcinoma, and renal cancer | NRF2 | Down/Induced by NRF2 | Cell culture, animal models | 98,99,228 |
| miR-181c | Colorectal cancer | – | Inhibited by NRF2 | Cell culture, animal models | 102 |
| miR-378 | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | – | Inhibited by NRF2 | Cell culture, animal models | 103 |
| miR-122 | Hepatocellular carcinoma | – | Inhibited by NRF2 | Cell culture | 104 |
| miR-17-5p | Multiple myeloma | – | Inhibited by NRF2 | Cell culture, animal models | 66 |
| miR-29B1 | Acute myelocytic leukemia | – | Induced by NRF2 | Cell culture | 98 |
| miR-129-3p | Hepatocellular carcinoma | – | Induced by NRF2 | Cell culture, animal models | 100 |
| miR-380-3p | Neuroblastoma | – | Induced by NRF2 | Cell culture, animal models | 101 |