Review Article

MicroRNAs Based Therapy of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The Road Traveled So Far

Table 2

Resume of miRNAs based therapies targeting cardiomyocytes hypertrophy and fibrosis. The oligonucleotide modification, miRNA, the model used in the study, and the obtained result are depicted. LNA: locked nucleic acid.

ā€‰Oligonucleotide modificationmiRNAModelResultRef.

AntimiRAntagomiRmiR-133C57BL/6 miceRepression resulted in cardiac hypertrophic phenotype[46]
AntagomiRmiR-21Heart failure induced by pressure overload miceRepression reduces cardiac
ERK-MAP kinase activity, inhibits interstitial fibrosis, and attenuates
cardiac dysfunction
[66]
AntagomiRmiR-132Heart failure induced by pressure overload miceRepression rescues heart hypertrophic phenotype[67]
LNA-modified oligonucleotidemiR-208aDiastolic heart failure ratsRepression resulted in reduction of cardiac remodeling[68]

RNA-mimicAdenoviral vector
containing miR-133a-2 precursor sequence
miR-133AKT induced heart hypertrophy miceOverexpression resulted in attenuation of cardiac hypertrophic phenotype[46]