MicroRNA-145 Targeted Therapy Reduces Atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Fina Lovren,
Yi Pan,
Adrian Quan,
Krishna K. Singh,
Praphulla Chandra Shukla,
Nandini Gupta,
Brent M. Steer,
Alistair J. Ingram,
Milan Gupta,
Mohammed AlOmran,
Hwee Teoh,
Philip A. Marsden,
Subodh Verma
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.084186
Subject(s) - myocardin , calponin , microrna , vascular smooth muscle , klf4 , medicine , apolipoprotein e , fibrous cap , apolipoprotein b , pathology , cancer research , endocrinology , biology , gene expression , serum response factor , smooth muscle , cholesterol , embryonic stem cell , gene , biochemistry , disease , induced pluripotent stem cell
MicroRNA are essential posttranscriptional modulators of gene expression implicated in various chronic diseases. Because microRNA-145 is highly expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and regulates VSMC fate and plasticity, we hypothesized that it may be a novel regulator of atherosclerosis and plaque stability.
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