Functional MicroRNA Library Screening Identifies the HypoxaMiR MiR-24 as a Potent Regulator of Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Vascularization
Author(s) -
Jan Fiedler,
Andrea Stöhr,
Shashi Kumar Gupta,
Dorothee Hartmann,
Angelika Holzmann,
Annette Just,
Arne Hansen,
Denise HilfikerKleiner,
Thomas Eschenhagen,
Thomas Thum
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
antioxidants and redox signaling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.277
H-Index - 190
eISSN - 1557-7716
pISSN - 1523-0864
DOI - 10.1089/ars.2013.5418
Subject(s) - biology , microrna , microbiology and biotechnology , regulator , cell growth , autophagy , phenotype , regulation of gene expression , gene expression , gene , apoptosis , cancer research , genetics
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are key components within the vasculature. Dependent on the stimulus, SMC can either be in a proliferative (synthetic) or differentiated state. Alterations of SMC phenotype also appear in several disease settings, further contributing to disease progression.
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