Preeclampsia Up-Regulates Angiogenesis-Associated MicroRNA (i.e., miR-17, -20a, and -20b) That Target Ephrin-B2 and EPHB4 in Human Placenta
Author(s) -
Wen Wang,
Lin Feng,
Honghai Zhang,
Stephanie Hachy,
Seiro Satohisa,
Louise C. Laurent,
Mana M. Parast,
Jing Zheng,
Dongbao Chen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-3131
Subject(s) - microrna , angiogenesis , preeclampsia , placenta , ephrin , pregnancy , andrology , human placenta , medicine , cancer research , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , genetics , fetus , signal transduction
Placental angiogenesis contributes to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE) that affects 5-8% of all human pregnancies. MicroRNA (miRNA) are a class of noncoding 21- to 25-nucleotide RNA that negatively regulate gene expression posttranscriptionly.
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