Review Article

New Insights for Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Aging-Related Diseases: Herbal Medicine as Potential Therapeutic Approach

Table 1

MicroRNAs involved in aging-related diseases.

miR typeModelFunctionTarget geneReference

miR-17H2O2 induced senescent cellsInhibited mTOR and JNK activationADCY5, ISR1[62]
miR-83Caenorhabditis elegansInhibitory activity of miR-83din-1, daf-16[63]
miR-29Senescent embryonic fibroblast cellMediated loss of H4K20me3 promotes senescenceSuv4-20h2[64]
miR-1292hADSCsAccelerated hADSC senescence and restrained osteogenesisFZD4[65]
miR-335-3pMale C57B/6J miceReduced cholesterol and impaired memoryCholesterol[66, 67]
miR-195Neonatal mouse cardiomyocytePromote apoptosis, causing lipotoxic cardiomyopathySIRT1[68]
miR-126HUVECsRegulate high-fat diet-induced endothelial permeability and apoptosisTGF-β[69]
miR-138Aging participantsRegulating the memory function of the elderlyDCP1B[70]
miR-451Streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse heartParticipated in cardiac fibrosisTGF-β1[71]
miR-34Myocardial infarction (MI) in neonatal and adult miceIts inhibition diminished cell apoptosisBcl2, cyclin D1, Sirt1[72]
miR-146aHuman microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs)Ameliorates endothelial inflammation and the progression of atherosclerosisReceptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6)[73]
miR-21Human umbilical vein ECsPromoting endothelial inflammationPPARα[74]
miR-155Human nasopharyngeal cancer and cervical cancer cellsPrevention of an age-induced deleterious decrease in autophagyRHEB, RICTOR, RPS6KB2[75]
miR-24H9C2 cardiomyocytesAttenuate cardiomyocyte apoptosis and myocardial injuryKeap1[76]
miR-181Apolipoprotein E-deficient miceDampen the inflammatory response in the endotheliumNF-κB[77]
miR-18aNaturally aged miceRegulation of extracellular matrix production during aging cardiomyopathyCTGF, TSP-1[78]
miR-377Old skin tissuesPromotes fibroblast senescenceDNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1)[79]
miR-9-5pHuman neuroblastoma cell line SH-SY5YSuppression in cell apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stressSIRT1[80]
miR-124Normal human epidermal keratinocytesCause skin cell senescenceMEK1, cyclin E1[81]
miR-15Human dermal fibroblastCounteracting senescence-associated mitochondrial dysfunctionSIRT4[82]