“…In the case of depression, it is currently accepted that several miRNAs modulate the activity of the serotonergic system, but little is known about these regulators in the context of eating behavior. As far as we know, miR-16 is able to bind the SERT messenger ( Table 2 ) and silence its expression in humans and animals ( Baudry et al, 2010 ; Moya et al, 2013 ; Song et al, 2015 ; Shao et al, 2018 ). The relationship between miR-16 and SERT is even modulated by pharmacological antidepressant treatment and also alternative treatments as the electroacupuncture; besides different responses according to the affected brain area, these treatments improve the level of depressive behaviors, suggesting a highly specific regulation ( Baudry et al, 2010 ; Zhao et al, 2019 ).…”