Review Article

MicroRNAs in Human Pituitary Adenomas

Table 1

MicroRNAs and their target genes in human pituitary adenomas.

miRNAUpregulated or downregulatedTarget genesTumor typeReference

let-7DownregulatedHMGA2 PRL, ACTH FSH/LH[15]
miR-23bDownregulatedHMGA2 GH, NFA
FSH/LH
[16]
miR-26aUpregulatedPRKCD ACTH[17]
miR-26bUpregulatedPTEN GH[18]
miR-34bDownregulatedHMGA1, HMGA2 GH[19]
miR-107UpregulatedAIP GH, NFA[20]
miR-128DownregulatedBMI1 GH[18]
miR-128aUpregulatedWee1 NFA[21]
miR-130bDownregulatedCCNA2 GH, NFA
FSH/LH
[16]
miR-140-5pUpregulatedSmad3 NFA[22]
miR-155UpregulatedWee1 NFA[21]
miR-200cUpregulatedPTEN PRL[23]
miR-326DownregulatedHMGA2, E2F1 GH[19]
miR-432DownregulatedHMGA2 GH[19]
miR-516a-3pUpregulatedWee1 NFA[21]
miR-548c-3pDownregulatedHMGA1, HMGA2 GH[19]
miR-570DownregulatedHMGA2 GH[19]
miR-603DownregulatedE2F1 GH[19]