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miR-21 promotes fibrogenic epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of epicardial mesothelial cells involving Programmed Cell Death 4 and Sprouty-1.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Brønnum Hasse, Andersen Ditte C, Schneider Mikael, Sandberg Maria B, Eskildsen Tilde, Nielsen Solveig B, Kalluri Raghu, Sheikh Søren P
Abstract excerpt
The lining of the adult heart contains epicardial mesothelial cells (EMCs) that have the potential to undergo fibrogenic Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) during cardiac injury. EMT of EMCs has therefore been suggested to contribute to the heterogeneous fibroblast pool that mediates cardiac fibrosis. However, the molecular basis of this process is poorly understood. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been...
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