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Differential expression of vascular smooth muscle-modulating microRNAs in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells: novel targets in essential hypertension.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Aug 2014
Kontaraki J E, Marketou M E, Zacharis E A, Parthenakis F I, Vardas P E
Abstract excerpt
Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypic plasticity has a critical role in the pathophysiology of arterial remodeling in essential hypertension. MicroRNAs are emerging as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in cardiovascular disease. We assessed the expression levels of the microRNAs miR-143, miR-145, miR-21, miR-133 and miR-1, which are implicated in VSMC phenotypic modulation, in 60 patients with...
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