Table 1: MiRNA studies related to SARS-CoV-2 and their functions, outcomes/potential targets.

MiRNA

Analysis Type

Target/Function/Outcome

 

Reference

miR-15a-5p, miR-548c-5p, miR-548d-3p, miR-409-3p, miR-30b-5p, miR-505

Experimental

SARS-fighting microRNA            

 

[18]

miR-424

Experimental

Upregulated in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients

 

[19]

miR-103a, miR-145, miR-885

Experimental

Downregulated in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients

 

[19]

miR-146a-5p

Experimental

Downregulated in patients; non-responding tocilizumab

 

[20]

miR-21-5p, miR-126-3p

Experimental

Upregulated in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients

 

[20]

miR-200c

Experimental

Decreased ACE2 protein human-derived cardiomyocyte

[21]

miR-32

Experimental

Silencing of Tmprss2 in Caco-2 cells

 

[22]

miR-98-5p

Experimental

Regulation of TMPRSS2 transcription in endothelial cells

 

[23]

miR‐6501‐5p

Experimental

Upregulated in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients

 

[24]

miR‐183‐5p

Experimental

Downregulated in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients

 

[24]

miR-21, miR-155, miR-499

Experimental

Upregulated SARS-CoV-2 infected patients

 

[25]

miR-101, miR-126, miR-23b, miR-378, miR-98

Computational

SARS-fighting microRNA

 

[28]

miR-4778-3p, miR-6864-5p, miR-6864-5p

Computational

SARS-fighting microRNA

 

[29]

miR-1307-3p, miR-3613-5p

Computational

SARS-fighting microRNA

 

[30]

miR-4661-3p

Computational

Spike Protein (S)

 

[31]

miR-447b, miR-2052, miR-3127-5p, miR-34b-5p, miR-374a-3p, miR-6729-5p, miR-3927-3p, miR-410-5p, miR-432-5p, miR-4693-3p, miR-548ag, miR-6128, miR-676-3p, miR-6809-5p, miR-6893-5p

Computational

Spike Protein (S)

 

 

 

[32]

miR-3672

Computational

Envelope protein (E)

 

[32]

miR-325, miR-34a-5p, miR-6820-5p, miR-1252-5p, miR-1262, miR-2355-3p, miR-382-5p, miR-215-3p, miR-5047, miR-6779-5p

Computational

Membrane protein (M)

 

 

[32]

miR-8066, miR-1911-3p, miR-4259, miR-6838-3p, miR-208a-5p, miR-4445-5p, miR-451b, miR-6082, miR-8086, miR-1282, miR-1301-3p, miR-154-5p, miR-1910-3p, miR-3155a, miR-342-5p, miR-593-3p, miR-639, miR-6729-5p, miR-6741-5p, miR-6876-5p, miR-6882-3p

Computational

Nucleocapsid protein (N)

[32]