Review Article

Subclinical Detection of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy with MicroRNAs: Challenges and Perspectives

Table 1

Identification of miRNA involved in diabetic cardiomyopathy pathogenesis.

miRNAGene expressionPreselected miRNAs/screening methodTissue source/experimental modelTarget genes and/or pathophysiological effectReferences

miR-1miRNA selected from [77, 78]H9c2 cells exposure to high glucose levelsBlock IGF-1 signal pathway inducing apoptosis[33]

miR-1miR-1, miR-21, miR-133a, miR-499, miR-133b/1900 microRNAs approx. GeneChip miRNA arrays based on miRBase 17, AffymetrixMice heart/STZ-induced diabetic rat for 5 weeks (1 dose of 50 mg/Kg)Junctin, which is involved in cardiomyocyte calcium handling[34]

miR-320let-7e, miR-129, miR-291-5p, miR-320, miR-327, miR-333, miR-363-5p, miR-370, miR-494, miR-503, miR-664/274 miRNAs, microarray for miRNA based on miRBase 8, ExiqonMyocardial microvascular endothelial cells/nonobese DMT2 animal model (Goto-Kakizaki rat)IGF-1; angiogenic factor[36]

miR-133amiR-1, miR-9, miR-16, miR-20, miR-23b, miR-24, miR-26a, miR-30a-5p, miR-30d, miR-93, miR-122a, miR-133a/b, miR-146a/b, miR-187, miR-197, miR-203, miR-207, miR-297, miR-299-5p, miR-320, miR-324-3p, miR-326, miR-335, miR-341, miR-345, miR-346, miR-62, miR-369-5p, miR-370, miR-371–miR-374, miR-422b, miR-431, miR-432, miR-467m, miR-483, miR-487a, miR-497, miR-500, and miR-518d/miRVana microarray for 486 miRNAs, Ambion microarrayMice heart/STZ-induced diabetic mice for 2 months (1 dose of 150 mg/Kg)Cardiac hypertrophy[29]

miR-223TaqMan MicroRNA Assays Human Panel Early Access, for 155 different miRNAs, Applied BiosystemsHuman heart/biopsies of NGT and DMT2 patientsGLUT4; glucose uptake[26]

miR-373miR-1, miR-20a, miR-21, miR-24, miR-29, miR-142-3p, miR-143, miR-195, miR-199a-3p, miR-220b, miR-208a, miR-221, miR-373, miR-499-3p, miR-700, miR-705/CapitalBio Mammalian miRNA Array V4.0, based on miRBase 12, CapitalBio Corp.Mice heart/STZ-induced diabetic mice for 2 months (1 dose of 150 mg/Kg)Cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis via mitogen-activated-protein kinase cascades pathway activation and RASA1, RAC1, TGFB3, and COL1A1 expression[30, 31]

miR-141miR-141, miR-200c, miR-208b, miR-295/RT-PCR Array system for 376 miRNAs, SABiosciencesMice heart/STZ-induced diabetic mice for 5 weeks (5 doses daily of 50 mg/Kg)Slc25a3: regulator of the mitochondrial phosphate carrier expression, which is involved in ATP mitochondrial production[38]

miR-30dmiRNA selected for diverse papers reviewed in [35]Rat heart/STZ-induced diabetic rat for 3 days (3 doses of 35 mg/Kg/day); neonatal rat cardiomyocyte exposure to high glucose levelsFOXO3a; induction of cardiomyocyte pyroptosis and cardiac inflammation[35]

miR-34amiRNA selected from [79]H9c2 cells exposure to high glucose levelsBCL-2; induction of apoptosis[32]

miR-150miRNA selected from [80] Neonatal rat cardiomyocyte exposure to high glucose levelsP300, which plays a role in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy[28]

miR-301amiRNA selected from [81, 82]Mice heart/db/db mice of 13-14 weeks of ageKv4.2 channel; electrical remodelling[37]

miR-4511300 miRNAs approx. Based on miRBase 19, miRNA microarray system 3D-GeneMice heart/obese mice fed with high fat diet for 20 weeks;
neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes exposure to palmitic acid
Cardiac hypertrophy through suppression of the LKB1/AMPK pathway[39]

H9c2 cells: cardiac cell line derived from rat myocardium, STZ: streptozotocin, db/db mice: homozygous for diabetes spontaneous mutation in leptin receptor, NGT: normal glucose tolerance, and DMT2: diabetes mellitus type 2.