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We recently reported that cardiac RNA of both human and rodent origins induced cytokine production and immune cell activation. However, the identity of the ex-RNA responsible for the proinflammatory effect remains unclear. In the current study, using an miRNA array, we profiled the plasma miRNAs 4 h after transient myocardial ischemia (45 min) or sham procedure. Among 38 plasma miRNAs that were elevated following ischemia, eight were tested for their ability to induce cytokine response in macrophages and cardiomyocytes. We found that six miRNA mimics (miR-34a, -122, -133a, -142, -146a, and -208a) induced cytokine production in a dose-dependent manner. The effects of miRNAs (miR-133a, -146a, and -208a) were diminished by uridine\u2192adenosine mutation and by RNase pretreatment. The miRNA-induced cytokine (MIP-2, TNF-\u03b1, and IL-6) production was abolished in cells deficient of TLR7 or MyD88, or by a TLR7 antagonist, but remained the same in TLR3- or Trif-deficient cells. In vivo, mice i.p. injected with miR-133a or miR-146a had marked peritoneal neutrophil and monocyte migration, which was significantly attenuated in TLR7\u2212\/\u2212 mice. Moreover, locked nucleic acid anti-miRNA inhibitors of these six miRNAs markedly reduced cardiac RNA-induced cytokine production. 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