Review Article

Role of MicroRNAs in Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System-Mediated Cardiovascular Inflammation and Remodeling

Table 2

MicroRNAs affected by RAAS inhibitors.

InhibitorMicroRNA target geneReference

Aliskiren

↓ miR-106-5pEGFR/AKT/mTOR, ACE[27]
↓ miR-27a-3pEGFR/AKT/mTOR, ACE[2628, 38]
↓ miR-18b-5pEGFR, ACE[29]
↓ miR-155AT1R

Candesartan

↑ miR-483-3pAGT, ACE-1, ACE-2, AT2R[26, 38]
↓ miR-132/122Ang II[38]
↓ miR-29bCol1A, Col3A1[26, 38]
↓ miR-212AT2R

Telmisartan

↑ miR-31[30]
↑ miR-181aTNFalpha[30]
↑ miR-16VEGF[30]
↑ miR-143/145KLF4, KLF6, ACE-2[30]
↓ miR-146a/bTRAF6, KLF4, TLR4[31]

Atorvastatin

↓ miR-146a/bTRAF6, KLF4, TLR4[31]
↓ miR-221/222p27, p57[50]

Enalapril

↑ miR-31[30]
↑ miR-181aTNFalpha[30]
↑ miR-145KLF4, KLF6, ACE-2[30]
↑ miR-16VEGF, CCND1, CCND2, CCNE[30, 47]

Captopril

↑ miR-16VEGF[30, 47]
↑ miR-19bβMHC[47, 51]
↑ miR-20b[47]
↑ miR-93[47]
↑ miR-106b[47]
↑ miR-223[47]
↑ miR-423-5p[47]

Note: ↓: decreased expression level; ↑: increased expression level.