MicroRNAs as Potential Biomarkers for the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Recent Advances and Future Directions

Table 4

MiRNAs modulate genital chlamydia infection by regulating host proteins.

miRNA	Target(s)	Action	Experimental strategy	References
miR-146a/miR-155	Not mentioned	Change vaginal microecological environment	In vitro	[42]
miR-142/miR-147/miR-449c/miR-6779/miR-519d/miR-449a/miR-2467 et al.	Several genes	Indicators for monitoring disease prognosis	In vitro	[43]
miR-378b	EMT	Controls CT replication and affects infertility	In vitro	[44]
miR-30c-5p	p53	CT growth was affected and the mitochondrial network was significantly affected	In vitro	[45]
miR-135a	CXCL10	Affects immune cell transport and regulation	In vitro	[46]