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MiR-143/145 deficiency attenuates the progression of atherosclerosis in Ldlr-/-mice.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Oct 2014
Sala Federica, Aranda Juan F, Rotllan Noemi, Ramírez Cristina M, Aryal Binod, Elia Leonardo, Condorelli Gianluigi, Catapano Alberico Luigi, Fernández-Hernando Carlos, Norata Giuseppe Danilo
Abstract excerpt
The miR-143/145 cluster regulates VSMC specific gene expression, thus controlling differentiation, plasticity and contractile function, and promoting the VSMC phenotypic switch from a contractile/non-proliferative to a migrating/proliferative state. More recently increased miR-145 expression was observed in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques from symptomatic patients. The goal of this study was to investigate...
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