Review Article

MicroRNAs and Autophagy: Fine Players in the Control of Chondrocyte Homeostatic Activities in Osteoarthritis

Table 1

Summary of differentially expressed miRs in relation to OA discussed in the text.

MicroRNATargetsPathwayModelReference

miR-9MMP13Matrix degradationHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[43]
SIRT1Autophagy[44]
MCPIP1Inflammation[46]
miR-21lnc GAS5ApoptosisHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[163]
Autophagy
miR-23a-3pSMAD3TGF-β signal pathwayHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[65]
miR-24p16INK4Cell senescence Matrix degradationHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[51]
miR-26aKPNA3p65 translocationHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[61]
miR-26a-5piNOSNFκB pathwayHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[60]
miR-26bKPNA3p65 translocationHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[61]
miR-27bMMP13Matrix degradationHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[48]
miR-29aTIMP1Matrix degradationMouse chondrocytes[63]
MMP13Matrix degradationMouse chondrocytes
miR-30bBECN1Apoptosis
Autophagy
ADTC5 cells[155]
ATG5Matrix degradation
miR-33aSMAD7Cholesterol homeostasisHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[62]
ABCA1
ApoA1
miR-34aSIRT1DNA damage and P53 pathway apoptosis and differentiationHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[52]
iNOSInflammation apoptosisRat chondrocyte culture[53]
miR-127-5pOPNCell proliferationHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[59]
miR-139MCPIP1InflammationHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[47]
miR-140HDAC4Chondrocyte hypertrophy osteoblast differentiationMurine embryos[38]
SOX9ChondrogenesisHuman articular chondrocytes[39]
ADAMTS5Matrix degradationMouse chondrocytes[40]
TIMP1Matrix degradationMouse chondrocytes[63]
MMP13Matrix degradationHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes
Mouse chondrocytes
[41, 63]
miR-146aBcl-2AutophagyC57BL/6J mouse chondrocytes[158]
Traf6[159]
IRAK1
miR-155Ulk1AutophagyHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes T/C28a2 cells[160]
FoxO3
ATG14
ATG5
ATG3
Gabarapl1
Map1lc3
miR-449SIRT1AutophagyHuman osteoarthritic chondrocytes[162]
miR-483, miR-22, miR-377, miR-103, miR-16, miR-223, miR-30b, miR-23b, miR-509, miR-29a, miR-140, miR-25, miR-337, miR-210, miR-26a, miR-373Human osteoarthritic chondrocytes[35]
let-7e, miRNA-454, miRNA-885-5pSerum OA patients[36]
miR-16, miR-20b, miR-29c, miR-30b, miR-93, miR-126, miR-146a, miR-184, miR-186, miR-195 miR-345, miR-885-5pPlasma OA patients[37]