Table 5 Potential functions of the investigated miRNAs

miR-147-3p

2.7

22.8

7.8

25.2

Inducing toll-like receptor stimulation and regulating murine macrophage inflammatory responses [49]

miR-151-5p

4.5

2.7

7.3

2.2

Regulating in tumor cell migration and spreading of hepatocellular carcinoma [50]

miR-155-3p

2.3

3.5

6.2

6.2

May inhibit malignant growth, viral infections [51,52,54,55]

miR-223-3p

3.5

3.4

7.1

8.9

Promoting granulocytic differentiation [53,56]