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Bone Morphogenetic Protein‐2 Decreases MicroRNA‐30b and MicroRNA‐30c to Promote Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification
29 Nov 2012
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BACKGROUND: Vascular calcification resembles bone formation and involves vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) transition to an osteoblast-like phenotype to express Runx2, a master osteoblast transcription factor. One possible mechanism by which Runx2 protein expression is induced is downregulation of inhibitory microRNAs (miR). METHODS AND RESULTS: Human coronary artery SMCs (CASMCs) treated with bone morphogenetic...
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