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MicroRNA-modulated targeting of vascular smooth muscle cells.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Sept 2009
Parmacek Michael S
Abstract excerpt
VSMCs exhibit the remarkable plasticity required for development and adaptation of the cardiovascular system. The capacity of VSMCs to modulate their phenotype has evolved to facilitate angiogenesis and wound healing, but it has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, restenosis, posttransplant arteriopathy, and pulmonary hypertension. In this issue of the JCI, Boettger and colleagues report...
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