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Effect of microRNA-145 to prevent vein graft disease in rabbits by regulation of smooth muscle cell phenotype.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 1 Aug 2014
Ohnaka Motoaki, Marui Akira, Yamahara Kenichi, Minakata Kenji, Yamazaki Kazuhiro, Kumagai Motoyuki, Masumoto Hidetoshi, Tanaka Shiro, Ikeda Tadashi, Sakata Ryuzo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Because microRNA-145 (miR-145) is a specific mediator in the regulation of the proliferation and differentiation of smooth muscle cells, we investigated the effect of miR-145 on the intimal hyperplasia in the rabbit model of vein graft disease using electroporation-mediated gene transfer. METHODS: The right jugular vein of male Japanese white rabbits was harvested and transduced with miR-145-encoding...
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