Title:A Comprehensive Review on the Importance of MiRNA-206 in the Animal
Model and Human Diseases
Volume: 22
Issue: 6
Author(s): Wang Qi and Wei Guan*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy College, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
- School of
Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China
Keywords:
MiRNA, miR-206, biomarkers, human diseases, expression levels, Alzheimer’s disease.
Abstract: MicroRNA-206 (miR-206) is a microRNA that is involved in many human diseases, such
as myasthenia gravis, osteoarthritis, depression, cancers, etc. Both inhibition effects and progression
roles of miR-206 have been reported for the past few years. High expression of miR-206 was observed
in patients with osteoarthritis, gastric cancer and epithelial ovarian cancer compared to normal people.
The study also showed that miR-206 promotes cancer progression in breast cancer patients and avascular
necrosis of the femoral head. Meanwhile, several studies have shown that expression levels of
miR-206 were down-regulated in laryngeal carcinoma cell multiplication, as well as in hepatocellular
carcinoma, non-small lung cancer and infantile hemangioma. Moreover, miR-206 was up-regulated in
the mild stage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients and then down-regulated in the moderate and
severe stages, indicating that miR-206 has the double effects of starting and aggravating the disease. In
neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression, miR-206 also plays an important role in the progression
of the disease; the level of miR-206 is most highly expressed in the brains of patients with depression.
In the current review, we summarize the role of miR-206 in various diseases, and miR-206 may
be developed as a new biomarker for diagnosing diseases in the near future.