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Epigenetic regulation of 5-lipoxygenase in the phenotypic plasticity of valvular interstitial cells associated with aortic valve stenosis.
FEBS letters - 7 May 2012
Nagy Edit, Bäck Magnus
Abstract excerpt
Valvular interstitial cells (VICs) are of mesenchymal origin and may differentiate into immune-like cells. This phenotypic plasticity is a key feature of aortic valve stenosis, but the role of epigenetic mechanisms has not previously been explored. Here we compared normal and calcified human aortic valve tissue. Calcified tissue exhibited decreased DNA-methylation in the promoter of the gene encoding the...
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