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miR-133a Replacement Attenuates Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in Mice.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 17 Aug 2021
Akerman Adam W, Collins Elizabeth N, Peterson Andrew R, Collins Lauren B, Harrison Jessica K, DeVaughn Amari, Townsend Jaleel M, Vanbuskirk Rebecca L, Riopedre-Maqueira Jessica, Reyes Ailet, Oh Joyce E, Raybuck Charles M, Jones Jeffrey A, Ikonomidis John S
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Background Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) occur because of abnormal remodeling of aortic extracellular matrix and are accompanied by the emergence of proteolytically active myofibroblasts. The microRNA miR-133a regulates cellular phenotypes and is reduced in clinical TAA specimens. This study tested the hypothesis that miR-133a modulates aortic fibroblast phenotype, and overexpression by lentivirus attenuates...
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