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Table 2 Comparison of microRNA expression levels in P. falciparum and P. berghei malaria (amended from Chamnanchanunt et al. [14]

From: Prediction of gene expression regulation by human microRNAs in Plasmodium falciparum

Plasmodium species

MicroRNA level increase

MicroRNA level decrease

P. falciparum culture [24]

significant increase of miR-451 in erythrocytes

–

P. falciparum in erythrocytes [7]

invaded erythrocytes contain miR-451, let-7b, miR-16, miR-91, miR-142, miR-144, let-7a, let-7f, miR-92, miR-106

–

P. falciparum in vitro culture, HbAS and HbCC erythrocytes [11]

miR-451, miR-223

–

P. falciparum 3D7 culture [16]

erythrocytes contain miR-451a, let-7b, let-7a, miR-106b, miR-15b

–

P. falciparum culture, isolates CS2eBsdGFP, 3D7edhfrGFP, NF54, CS2 3D7 [15]

–

invaded erythrocytes is decreased, most significantly: miR-19b, miR-4732, let-7a, miR-16, miR-183, miR-18a, miR148b

P. falciparum in erythocytes [19]

the invaded erythrocytes contain 305 kinds of human microRNAs, predominantly miR-451a, miR-486-5p, miR-92a-3p, miR-103a-3p

–

P. berghei ANKA [25]

let-7i, miR-27a, miR-150

–

P. berghei ANKA [26]

miR-146a, miR-486, miR-215, miR-21, miR-150

miR-193b, miR-467a

P. berghei ANKA [27]

miR-19a-3p, miR-19b-3p, miR-142-3p, miR-223-3p, miR-540-5p

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