Review Article

Role of Different Types of miRNAs in Some Cardiovascular Diseases and Therapy-Based miRNA Strategies: A Mini Review

Table 3

Study characteristics of eligible researchers conduct the association between heart failure and miRNA expression.

Number of subjectsSource of RNAConclusionsFound correlated miRNAsOriginPlatform of RNA
Control or healthyPatients

1010PlasmaFindings suggest that ceRNA networks may play a key role in the development of heart failure and may have immune response functions hsa-miR-8485, hsa-miR-26b-5p, TUG1, hsa-miR-940, GAS5, and HOTAIR which were identified as key genes [42].hsa-miR-26b-5p
hsa-miR-8485
hsa-miR-940
RT-qPCR
3028Plasmaexo-miR-92b-5p can be a biomarker candidate for diagnostic [43].exo-miR-92b-5pNingbo (China)RT-qPCR
510SerumFindings suggest that miR-150-5p could be a new circulating biomarker for progressive heart failure [44].miR-150-5pRT-qPCR
918Peripheral bloodDevelopment of next-generation biomarkers miR-126 and miR-223 for cardiac sarcoidosis diagnosis in patients with heart failure [45].miR-126 and miR-223New York (USA)RT-qPCR
Screening study 14 + validation study 1547+135 with other heart problemsPlasmaSeven miRNAs were identified to distinguish between heart failure and non-HF causes of dyspnea [46].miR-103
miR-142-3p
miR-30b
miR-342-3p
RT-qPCR
7575 of HFpEF and 75 of HFrEFPlasmaVarious miRNA combinations can be used as HF biomarkers. The addition of natriuretic peptides to certain biomarker combinations can change their value. In subpopulations of patients with HF, miRNA biomarkers may aid diagnostic techniques [47].miR-30c
miR−146a
miR−221
miR−328
miR−375
Dublin (Irlend)RT-qPCR
4190 with different heart diseasesPlasmaThe increasing acuity of heart failure was linked to decreasing levels of circulating miRNAs [48].miR-18b-5p
miR-223-3p
miR-301a-3p
miR-423-5p
miR-652-3p
DenmarkRT-qPCR
3945 DCM patientsSerumFindings conclude that miR-423-5p levels in the blood could be useful as a biomarker for diagnosing dilated cardiomyopathy-related heart failure [49].miR-423-5p
miR-126
miR-361-5p
miR-155
miR-146a
New York (USA)RT-qPCR
55 of ICM and 51 of NICMPlasmaThe miRNAs miR-126 and miR-508-5p could be useful in the diagnosis of chronic heart failure patients [50].miR-126
miR-508-5p
miR-34a
miR-210
miR-490-3p
miR-513-5p
miR-517c
miR-518e
miR-589
miR-220c
miR-200a
miR-186
miR-7i
miR-200b
miR-595
miR-662
Hangzhou (China)RT-qPCR
Cohort I (Barcelona) comprised 834 chronic heart failure patients. Cohort II (Detroit) comprised 1369 chronic heart failure patientsPlasmaThis study found an association between “miR-1254 and miR-1306-5p” and the risk of hospitalization and death from heart failure in two independent cohorts of patients with heart failure. [51].miR-1254
miR-1306-5p
Barcelona (Espain), Detroit (USA)RT-qPCR
3242PlasmamiR-150-5p is a predictor of overt heart failure that is independent of other factors, and it could be utilized to screen patients for this condition [52].50 miRNAs foundGermanyRT-qPCR
313SerumThe findings of this study conclude that miRNAs (miR-3135b, miR-3908, and miR-5571-5p) can be used as biomarkers for heart failure and to distinguish HFrEF from HFpEF [53].miR-3135b
miR-3908
miR-5571-5p
Beijing (China)RT-qPCR
8080PlasmaThe plasma biomarkers “circulating long non-coding RNA” taurine upregulated gene 1 and NT-proBNP were found to be beneficial in the diagnosis of HFpEF in hypertensive people [54].RT-qPCR
2168PlasmaThe alpha/beta hydrolase fold domain 4 mRNA biomarkers could diagnose acute coronary syndrome early and stratify severity, thereby improving health outcomes [55].EgyptRT-qPCR

HFrEF: heart failure reduced ejection fraction; HFpEF: heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.