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. 2021 Feb 18;11(2):304. doi: 10.3390/biom11020304

Table 4.

miRNAs affecting the response of lung cancer cells to chemotherapy.

miRNA Chemotherapeutic Agent Effect on Chemotherapy Remarks Refs.
miRNA -181 Cisplatin Sensitivity PTEN upregulation
Inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling
Apoptosis induction
Disrupting cancer metastasis
[249]
miRNA -29b-3p Cisplatin Sensitivity Disrupting cell viability
Reducing proliferation
Inducing apoptosis via Bax upregulation
Triggering PTEN signaling
[228]
miRNA -23a Erlotinib Resistance Silencing miRNA-23a restores PTEN expression to suppress PI3K/Akt signaling, leading to erlotinib sensitivity [229]
miRNA -134/487b/655 Gefitinib Resistance Inducing TGF-b1 signaling in reducing PTEN expression
Enhancing cancer metastasis via EMT induction
Providing chemoresistance
[246]
miRNA -21 Gefitinib Resistance Reverse relationship between miRNA-21 and PTEN
Activation of Akt and ERK signaling pathways
Association with poor prognosis
[232]
miRNA -21 Cisplatin Resistance Hypoxia induces exsoaomal transfer of miRNA-21
Exerting PTEN inhibition
[233]
miRNA -92b Cisplatin Resistance Establishing cancer proliferation
Reducing sensitivity to chemotherapy
PTEN inhibition
[248]
miRNA -1269b Cisplatin Resistance Enhancing cancer cell growth
Apoptosis inhibition
Inducing PI3K/Akt signaling via PTEN downregulation
[237]
miRNA -21 EGFR-TKI Resistance Negative association with PTEN expression
Triggering PI3K/Akt signaling
Reducing chemosensitivity
[234]