Review Article

Medicine Targeting Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition to Treat Airway Remodeling and Pulmonary Fibrosis Progression

Table 4

Specific microRNAs or vitamins involved in EMT in different respiratory symptoms.

CompoundsModelEMT-related target

miR-124-3p [81]Asthmatic mouse modelsTGF-β/Smad2
miR-506 [82]TGF-β1-induced ASMCs cellsWnt/β-catenin
Vitamin D [83]Calcitriol, beclomethasone 17-propionate, montelukast sodium, LTD4 and TGF-β-induced HFL1 cellsVimentin, TGF