Review Article

MicroRNA and Microvascular Complications of Diabetes

Table 1

miRNA profiling studies in diabetic microvascular complications.

DMCStudy designSourceNumber of ΔmiRNAsSelected differentially expressed miRNARef

DRSTZ-DM rats versus controlsRetinasΔ86↑ 31, 31, 34b-3p, 34c, 184,199a, 200a, 200b, 205, 223, 335-3p, 378, 488, 574-3p
↓ 20b, 499, 690
(17 PCR-validated miRNAs)
[22]
RECΔ12015b, 19b, 21, 31, 132, 142-3p, 146a, 155, 339-5p, 342-3p, 450a
20b-5p, 29c, 181c, 136, 376c
(16 PCR-validated miRNAs)
db/db mice versus controlsRetinasΔ6↑ 21, 31, 132, 184, 379, 322
↓ 29b, 294, 376b, 690, 712
(>2-fold increase)
[41]
DM2 patients versus controlsREC↑ 60, ↓ 16↑ 133 ↓ 10a, 10b, 15a
(4 PCR-validated miRNAs)
[21]

DSPNSTZ-DM mice versus controlsDRG↑ 74
↓ 68
↓ let-7i, 103, 16, 107, 130a, 30a, 29a, 138, 27a, 27b, let7g, 30b, let7f, 34a, 338-3p
↑ 191, 466-5p, 149, 341
(>1.5 fold-change)
[51]
STZ-DM mice versus controlsSpinal dorsal horn↑ 21
↓ 21
↑ 184-5p ↓190a-5p
(2 PCR-validated miRNAs)
[137]

DNDN
FSGS
IgAN
MPGN
Controls
Human glomeruliDN: Δ18
FSGS: Δ12
IgAN: Δ2
MPGN: Δ17
versus controls
DN versus controls:
↑ 29a, 23a, 214, 21, 5585, 589, 150, 4286
↓ 486-3p, 486-5p, 1180, 4301, 30a-3p, 30c, 148a, 30a-5p, 3184, 423
DN versus FSGS: ↑ 24, 146a
DN versus MPGN:↑ 146a, 146b; ↓ 671
[37]
DM2 patients versus healthy controlsKidney↑ 32
↓ 39
↑ 146a, 155
(2 PCR-validated miRNAs)
[28]
db/db mice versus controlsGlomeruli↓ 45↓ 5↓ 92a, 92b, 93, 140, 191[55]
HG versus NGPodocytes↓ 32
GEC↓ 86

DMC: diabetic microvascular complications; DM: diabetes; DM2: type 2 diabetes; STZ-DM: streptozotocin-induced diabetes; DR: diabetic retinopathy; DN: diabetic nephropathy; DSPN: diabetic peripheral symmetric polyneuropathy; HG: high glucose; NG: normal glucose; FSGS: focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; MPGN: membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; REC: retinal endothelial cells; GEC: glomerular endothelial cells; DRG: dorsal root ganglia; Δ: differentially expressed miRNAs. miRNA nomenclature.