Article
miR133a regulates cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in diabetes
10 Dec 2009
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Diabetic cardiomyopathy, characterized by cardiac hypertrophy and contractile dysfunction, eventually leads to heart failure. We have previously shown that alterations of a number of key molecules are involved in producing cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in diabetes. The aim of the present study was to determine whether microRNAs (miRNA) play a role in mediating altered gene expression and...
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