MicroRNAs in flow-dependent vascular remodelling

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 294-303

  Neth, Peter ^a   Nazari Jahantigh, Maliheh ^a   Schober, Andreas ^a,b   Weber, Christian ^a,b,c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DZHK GERMAN CENTRE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; microRNA; Shear stress; Vascular remodelling

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 8; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 4; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 101; MICRORNA 10A; MICRORNA 126; MICRORNA 143; MICRORNA 145; MICRORNA 155; MICRORNA 19A; MICRORNA 21A; MICRORNA 23; MICRORNA 23B; MICRORNA 663; MICRORNA 92A; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR B; RNA; THROMBOSPONDIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN C; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BLOOD VESSEL; CIRCULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; MICRORNA; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR REMODELLING;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BLOOD VESSELS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOTYPE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICRORNAS; PHENOTYPE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84879981739     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvt096     Document Type: Review

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