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MicroRNA-449c-5p inhibits osteogenic differentiation of human VICs through Smad4-mediated pathway.
Scientific reports - 18 Aug 2017
Xu Rongjian, Zhao Min, Yang Yun, Huang Zhuo, Shi Chunying, Hou Xianglin, Zhao Yannan, Chen Bing, Xiao Zhifeng, Liu Jianzhou, Miao Qi, Dai Jianwu
Abstract excerpt
Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the most common heart valve disorder, yet its mechanism remains poorly understood. Valve interstitial cells (VICs) are the prevalent cells in aortic valve and their osteogenic differentiation may be responsible for calcific nodule formation in CAVD pathogenesis. Emerging evidence shows microRNA (miRNA, or miR) can function as important regulators of many pathological...
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