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microRNA-33 Regulates Macrophage Autophagy in Atherosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jun 2017
Ouimet Mireille, Ediriweera Hasini, Afonso Milessa Silva, Ramkhelawon Bhama, Singaravelu Ragunath, Liao Xianghai, Bandler Rachel C, Rahman Karishma, Fisher Edward A, Rayner Katey J, Pezacki John P, Tabas Ira, Moore Kathryn J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Defective autophagy in macrophages leads to pathological processes that contribute to atherosclerosis, including impaired cholesterol metabolism and defective efferocytosis. Autophagy promotes the degradation of cytoplasmic components in lysosomes and plays a key role in the catabolism of stored lipids to maintain cellular homeostasis. microRNA-33 (miR-33) is a post-transcriptional regulator of genes...
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