Toward microRNA-based therapeutics for heart disease: The sense in antisense

Circulation Research

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 919-928

  Van Rooij, Eva ^a   Marshall, William S ^b   Olson, Eric N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b miRagen Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart disease; MicroRNA; MiRNA based therapy; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; THYROID HORMONE; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANGIOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENE SILENCING; GENE THERAPY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 55449100829     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.108.183426     Document Type: Review

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