Review Article

Crosstalk of MicroRNAs and Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Cancer

Table 2

Summary of microRNAs regulated by the transcription factors and proteins under oxidative stress in carcinogenesis.

Transcription factors/proteinsTarget microRNAsMechanismRelevant cancerRef.

NF-κBmiR-19aSuppressing cell proliferation; regulating apoptosisColorectal cancer[63, 126]
NF-κBmiR-21Promoting cell proliferation and cancer metastasis; suppressing cell apoptosisLung cancer; colorectal cancer; myeloma[60, 127130]
NF-κBmiR-148a and miR-152Modulating tumor angiogenesis and cancer progressionBreast cancer[131]
NF-κBmiR-155Promoting cell proliferationBreast cancer[129]
NF-κBmiR-489KRAS/NF-κB/YY1/miR-489 axis regulating tumor migration and metastasisPancreatic cancer[132]
NF-κBmiR-29NF-κB/YY1/miR-29 axis regulating tumor growth and cell differentiationRhabdomyosarcoma[133]
NF-κBmiR-29cRegulating MMP-9 expression, secretion and activation; inhibiting tumor invasivenessPancreatic cancer[134]
NF-κBmiR-425Regulating apoptosis via miR-425/PTEN axisBreast cancer[135]
HIF-1αmiR-210HIF-1α/miR-210/HIF-3α inhibiting TIMP2; promoting metastasisHepatocellular carcinoma[136]
HIF-1αmiR-212Promoting progressionPancreatic cancer[137]
HIF-1αmiR-26 and miR-29Regulating tumor metastasisHepatocellular carcinoma[138]
HIF-1αmiR-23a∼27a∼24 clusterPromoting cancer progression via reprogramming metabolismColorectal cancer[139, 140]
HIF-1αmiR-200bModulating the EMTColorectal cancer[141]
HIF-1αmiR-382Promoting angiogenesis and acting as an angiogenic oncogene by repressing PTENGastric cancer[68]
HIF-1αmiR-646HIF-1α/miR-646/MIIP axis contributing to tumor progressionPancreatic cancer[142]
HIF-1αmiR-224Promoting cell growth, migration and invasion by targeting RASSF8Gastric cancer[143]
HIF-1αmiR-145Regulating apoptosisBladder cancer[144]
HIF1α/HDAC1miR-548anInhibiting miR-548an expression, resulting in the upregulation of vimentin that facilitates the tumorigenesisPancreatic cancer[145]
HIF-1α/HIF-2αmiR-210Regulating tumor progressionCholangiocarcinoma; bladder cancer[146, 147]
C-MycmiR-137Regulating c-Myc-EZH2 axis; regulating cisplatin resistanceOvarian cancer[71]
C-MycmiR-17-92Maintaining a neoplastic state by suppressing specific target genesCancer[72]
Myc/EZH2/ HDAC3miR-29, miR-494Regulating lymphoma growthLymphoma[75]
HDAC4miR-1, miR-206Promoting cancer progressionLung cancer[73]
HDACsmiR-15a, miR-16, and miR-29bSilencing miR-15a, miR-16, and miR-29bChronic lymphocytic leukemia[148]
SAHAmiR-129-5pInducing cancer cell apoptosisLung cancer[74]
p53miR-19aPromoting myeloma cells invasion by upregulating miR19a/CXCR5Multiple myeloma[149]
p53miR-34a, miR-16Targeting Bcl2 to induce apoptosisLung cancer[150]
p53miR-605Targeting and repressing PSMD10 expression, inhibiting cancer progressionCholangiocarcinoma[151]
p53miR-192-5p, miR-215Promoting apoptosis by activating the p53-miR-192-5p/215-XIAP pathway; inducing cell cycle arrestLung cancer[152, 153]
p53miR-107Inhibiting HIF-1 and tumor angiogenesisColorectal cancer[154]
p53miR-16-2Inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosisHepatocellular carcinoma[155]
FerroportinmiR-17-5pPromotes cell proliferation by modulating the Nrf2-miR-17-5p axisMultiple myeloma[156]
KallistatinmiR-21, miR-34ainhibiting TGFβ-induced endothelial-mesenchymal transition by differential regulation of microRNA-21 and eNOS expressionBreast cancer[157, 158]
CurcuminmiR-27a, miR-20a, and miR-17-5pInhibiting cell growth and inducing apoptosis via inducing ROS; decreasing specificity protein transcription factors by targeting microRNAsColon cancer[159]

NF-κB: nuclear factor kappa-B; YY1: YY1 transcription factor; MMP9: matrix metallopeptidase 9; HIF-1α: hypoxia-inducible factor 1, alpha subunit; TIMP2: TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 2; PTEN: phosphatase and tensin homolog; MIIP: migration and invasion inhibitory protein; SAHA: suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid; RASSF8: Ras association domain family member 8; EZH2: enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit; CXCR5: C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 5; PSMD10: proteasome 26S subunit, non-ATPase 10; eNOS: endothelial nitric oxide synthase; XIAP: X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis.