Review Article

Nitric Oxide, Oxidative Stress, and Interplay in Diabetic Endothelial Dysfunction

Table 2

Modulated miRNAs in diabetic endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress.

ROS
source/disease
miRNAs Tissue/organ Source Target Functions References

Upregulated
H2O2 miR-200c, miR-141,
 miR-200a, miR-200b, and
 miR-429
ECs, myoblasts Human ZEB1 Apoptosis, senescence [120]
Diabetes  miR-200c, miR-200b, and
 miR-429
VSMCs Mouse ZEB1 Inflammation [118]
NO  miR-200c, miR-200a,
 miR-200b, and miR-429
mES Mouse ZEB2 Mesendoderm and cardiovascular differentiation [121]
Hypoxia  miR-210 ECs Human EFNA3 Angiogenesis [125]
Diabetes  miR-210 Failing heart Human [127]
Diabetes  miR-125 VSMCs Mouse Suv39h1 Inflammation [122]
Downregulated
Diabetes  miR-27b BMACs Human/mouse Sema6A, p66shc, and TSP-1 ROS production; angiogenesis impairment [124]

BMACs: bone marrow-derived angiogenic cells, ECs: endothelial cells, EFNA3: Ephrin A3, H2O2: hydrogen peroxide, mES: mouse embryonic stem, NO: nitric oxide, p66Shc: p66 isoform of ShcA protein, ROS: reactive oxygen species, Sema6A: semaphorin 6A, Suv39h1: suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 1 (Drosophila), TSP-1: thrombospondin-1, VSMCs: vascular smooth muscle cells, ZEB1: zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1, and ZEB2: zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2.