Research Article

Small Extracellular Vesicles from Human Fetal Dermal Cells and Their MicroRNA Cargo: KEGG Signaling Pathways Associated with Angiogenesis and Wound Healing

Table 1

EV-derived miRNAs found highly expressed in fetal samples (), which were also upregulated compared to adult samples (see also Supplemental Material S1).

miRNA nameRole in angiogenesis/tissue regenerationReferencesFold increase in fetal vs. adult samples value

hsa-let-7b-5pIt targets VEGF gene; validated role in angiogenesisHua et al., 2006 [36]; Landskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]26.20910.0074
hsa-let-7g-5pValidated role in angiogenesisLandskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]175.35850.021
hsa-miR-10a-5pValidated role in angiogenesis; angiogenesis influencerLandskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]242.95050.03
hsa-miR-10b-3p17.91980.0346
hsa-miR-15b-5pAngiogenesis regulator; delivered in regenerative medicine for cardiac repairCurtin et al., 2018 [29]; Wang & Olson, 2009 [39]2624.2680.0003
hsa-miR-16-5pAngiogenesis regulator; it targets VEGF gene; regulator of angiogenesis; induces tube formation of HUVECsHua et al., 2006 [36]; Poliseno et al., 2006 [78];
Suarez & Sessa, 2009 [38]; Wang & Olson, 2009 [39]
149.64450.0183
hsa-miR-17-5pAngiogenesis regulator; it targets VEGF geneCaporali & Emanueli, 2011 [33]; Hua et al., 2006 [36], Wang & Olson, 2009 [39]133.74750.0032
hsa-miR-19a-3pValidated role in angiogenesisLandskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]; Wang & Olson, 2009 [39]51.88070.0114
hsa-miR-19b-3pAngiogenesis regulatorCaporali & Emanueli, 2011 [33]; Wang & Olson, 2009 [39]109.35570.0044
hsa-miR-20a-5pIt targets VEGF gene; validated role in angiogenesisHua et al., 2006 [36]; Landskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]; Wang & Olson, 2009 [39]56.76290.0004
hsa-miR-21-5pAngiogenesis regulator; wound healing regulatorWang & Olson, 2009 [39]; Wang et al., 2012 [32]157.68260.0046
hsa-miR-24-3pHighly expressed by endothelial cellsSuarez & Sessa, 2009 [38]; Zhou et al., 2011 [40]25.49840.0059
hsa-miR-26a-5pProregenerative (it promotes osteogenesis-angiogenesis in mouse)Li et al., 2013 [47]132.66380.0122
hsa-miR-26b-5pTissue repair; remodeling in wound healingBanerjee & Sen, 2013 [31]; Sen et al., 2015 [30]95.49330.0183
hsa-miR-27b-3pIt targets VEGF gene; validated role in angiogenesisHua et al., 2006 [36]; Landskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]; Wang & Olson, 2009 [39]; Zhou et al., 2011 [40]950.0210.0096
hsa-miR-28-3p49.99950.0082
hsa-miR-29b-3pRegulator of tissue regeneration; proregenerative (delivered for ECM remodeling in fibrosis treatment)Monaghan et al., 2014 [42]; van Rooij et al., 2008 [43]61.91750.0105
hsa-miR-30a-3pIt targets VEGF gene; endothelial cell modulatorBridge et al., 2012 [35]; Hua et al., 2006 [36]185.510.0099
hsa-miR-30b-5pAngiogenesis regulator; endothelial cell modulators; it targets VEGF geneBridge et al., 2012 [35]; Hua et al., 2006 [36]32.33360.0004
hsa-miR-30c-5pEndothelial cell modulatorBridge et al., 2012 [35]30.13730.0002
hsa-miR-30e-3pEndothelial cell modulatorBridge et al., 2012 [35]41.20490.0041
hsa-miR-31-5pAngiogenesis regulator; wound healingLi et al., 2015 [79]; Wang et al., 2012 [32]60.8030.0027
hsa-miR-31-3pAngiogenesis regulator; wound healingLi et al., 2015 [79]; Wang et al., 2012 [32]229.54740.0097
hsa-miR-34a-5pIt targets VEGF gene2254.59360
hsa-miR-92a-3pValidated role in angiogenesisCurtin et al., 2018 [29]; Landskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]; Wang & Olson, 2009 [39]32.7810.0001
hsa-miR-93-3p149.37530.0065
hsa-miR-99b-3pAngiogenesis promoterKane et al., 2012 [37]37.29670.0134
hsa-miR-99b-5pAngiogenesis promoterKane et al., 2012 [37]41.12160.0031
hsa-miR-103a-3p809.23040.008
hsa-miR-106a-5pIt targets VEGF gene; regulator of angiogenesisHua et al., 2006 [36]67.81780.0047
hsa-miR-106b-5pIt targets VEGF gene; regulator of angiogenesisHua et al., 2006 [36]; Landskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]56.20990.0084
hsa-miR-125a-5pTube formation of HUVECs; it targets VEGF geneHua et al., 2006 [36]; Poliseno et al., 2006 [78]128.89810.0061
hsa-miR-125b-5pAngiogenesis regulator; tube formation of HUVECsPoliseno et al., 2006 [78]; Zhou et al., 2015 [80]18.65520.0041
hsa-miR-127-3p19.23860.0001
hsa-miR-132-3pValidated role in angiogenesis during chronic wound healing; proregenerative (it promotes angiogenesis in myocardial infarction)Landskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]; Li et al., 2017 [81]; Ma et al., 2018 [44]3664.70660.0034
hsa-miR-136-3p164.08360.0268
hsa-miR-138-5p52.67920.0162
hsa-miR-145-5pAngiogenesis regulatorFan et al., 2012 [82]42.28410.0067
hsa-miR-146a-3pWound healing (inflammatory phase)Banerjee & Sen, 2013 [31]172.08320.0135
hsa-miR-146b-3pWound healing (inflammatory phase); angiogenesis promoterAhn et al., 2013 [83]; Banerjee & Sen, 2013 [31]203.7710.0161
hsa-miR-149-5pScarless wound healingLang et al., 2017 [84]37.51220.0102
hsa-miR-151a-5p126.81670.005
hsa-miR-151a-3p17.7320.0246
hsa-miR-152-3p20.04520.0097
hsa-miR-155-5pWound healing (inflammatory phase); amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; anti-inflammatory action; angiogenesis regulatorBanerjee & Sen, 2015 [31]; Curtin et al., 2018 [29]; Suarez & Sessa, 2009 [38]32.57720.04
hsa-miR-181a-5pAngiogenesis promoterKane et al., 2012 [37]112.48270.0011
hsa-miR-186-5p78.00740.0165
hsa-miR-191-5pIt may regulate the angiogenic actions of VEGFLandskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]66.05690.0121
hsa-miR-193a-5pIt targets VEGF geneHua et al., 2006 [36]108.26730.0061
hsa-miR-193b-3pProregenerative (chondrogenesis)Meng et al., 2018 [45]16.67880.0057
hsa-miR-197-3p47.92320.01
hsa-miR-199a-3pIt targets VEGF gene; proregenerative (cardiac regeneration)Hua et al., 2006 [36]; Lesizza et al., 2017 [46]79.95050.0112
hsa-miR-214-3p34.86950.0131
hsa-miR-214-5pIt targets VEGF geneHua et al., 2006 [36]493.66140.0151
hsa-miR-218-5pValidated role in angiogenesisLandskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]32.92270.0092
hsa-miR-221-3pValidated role in angiogenesisLandskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]27.53910.0003
hsa-miR-222-3pAngiogenesis in wound healing; validated role in angiogenesisBanerjee & Sen, 2015 [31]; Landskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]38.79740.0103
hsa-miR-224-5p21.55390.0039
hsa-miR-320aIt targets VEGF gene; validated role in angiogenesisHua et al., 2006 [36]; Landskroner-Eiger et al., 2013 [34]56.22680.0086
hsa-miR-323a-3p686.80690.0163
hsa-miR-324-3p137.70040.0144
hsa-miR-331-3pIt targets VEGF geneHua et al., 2006 [36]43.61360.0043
hsa-miR-342-3p169.89140.0114
hsa-miR-345-5p200.39640.0134
hsa-miR-365a-3p526.72130.0115
hsa-miR-370-3p99.31690.0081
hsa-miR-374a-5p44.75010.0225
hsa-miR-376a-3p216.58260.0246
hsa-miR-376c-3p216.58260.0246
hsa-miR-382-5p6102.48870.0009
hsa-miR-409-3p173.93730.0097
hsa-miR-411-5p99.66780.0353
hsa-miR-424-3p482.63260.0137
hsa-miR-432-5p125.54710.0385
hsa-miR-433-3p778.74890.0057
hsa-miR-455-5p611.23260.0122
hsa-miR-48485.6250.0066
hsa-miR-487b-3p131.54130.0028
hsa-miR-493-3p1303.62780.0053
hsa-miR-532-3p42.5720.0015
hsa-miR-532-5pAngiogenesisSlater et al., 2018 [85]1363.29180.0072
hsa-miR-539-5p350.95950.0063
hsa-miR-574-3p59.51340.0121
hsa-miR-625-3p77.74760.002
hsa-miR-708-5p59.26040.0013
hsa-miR-766-3p1533.48180.016
hsa-miR-886-5p75.02770.0048
hsa-miR-129024.34180.0021

Plotted values () represent fetal samples () compared to adult samples ().