Editorial
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2011; 17(7): 817-827
Published online Feb 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i7.817
Table 1 miRNA deregulation in human pancreatic cancer
miRNALee et al[49]Szafranska et al[50]Bloomston et al[51]Zhang et al[52]OtherOutcome
let-7↓[53]
let-7d1
let-7f-1
miR-10a↑[54]
miR-10b
miR-15b
miR-16-1
miR-18a
miR-21↑[55,56]Poor[55]
miR-23a
miR-23b
miR-24-1,2
miR-29c
miR-31
miR-92-1
miR-93
miR-95
miR-96
miR-99
miR-100
miR-100-1/2
miR-103-2
miR-107
miR-125a
miR-125b-1
miR-130b
miR-139
miR-141
miR-142-P
miR-143
miR-145
miR-146
miR-146a
miR-148a
miR-148b
miR-150
miR-155Poor[57]
miR-181a
miR-181b
miR-181b-1
miR-181b-2
miR-181c
miR-181d
miR-186
miR-190
miR-196amiR-196a-2; Poor[51]
miR-196b
miR-199a-1
miR-199a-2
miR-200b
miR-203Poor[57]
miR-205
miR-210Poor[57]
miR-212
miR-213
miR-216
miR-217
miR-220
miR-221
miR-222Poor[57]
miR-223
miR-224
miR-301
miR-345
miR-375
miR-376a
miR-424
Table 2 miRNAs and their targets involved in human pancreatic cancer
miRNAFunctionTargetsRelated cellular eventsRef.
let-7SuppressRAS[71]Inhibit cell proliferation, KRAS expression, and mitogen-activated protein kinase activation[53]
let-7, miR-200SuppressReverse EMT[72]
Let-7aSuppressRASAttenuate KRAS expression and radiosensitize tumor cell[73]
miR-10aOncogenicHOXB1, 3Promote metastatic behavior[54]
miR-21OncogenicInduce cell proliferation, invasion, chemoresistance[56]
miR-21OncogenicPotentially associated with cell proliferation[74]
miR-200cSuppressPotentially associated with G0/G1 arrest and increased apoptotic rate
miR-21, miR-221OncogenicPTEN, RECK, CDKN1BArrest cell cycle, induce apoptosis, and sensitize the effects of gemcitabine with inhibition of miR-21 or -221[75]
miR-22SuppressSP1, ESR1Potentially inhibit tumorigenesis[76]
miR-34SuppressBCL2, NOTCH1/2Inhibit clonogenic cell growth and invasion, induce apoptosis and G1 and G2/M arrest in cell cycle, sensitize to chemotherapy and radiation, and potentially inhibit pancreatic cancer stem cells[77]
miR-107SuppressCDK6Induce in vitro cell growth downregulation[78]
miR-155OncogenicTP53INP1Inhibit apoptosis[79]
miR-194, miR-200b, miR-200c, miR-429OncogenicEP300Potentially promote metastatic behavior[80]
miR-224, miR-486OncogenicCD40Potentially associated with invasion and metastasis[81]