Shear sensitive microRNAs and atherosclerosis

Biorheology

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 147-158

  Alexy, Tamas ^a   James, Amanda Marie ^a   Searles, Charles D ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; MiRNA; shear stress

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; CYCLIN D1; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 8; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 143; MICRORNA 145; MICRORNA 155; MICRORNA 19A; MICRORNA 21; MICRORNA 23B; MICRORNA 92A; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; G1 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LAMINAR FLOW; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PULSATILE FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; VASCULAR REMODELING; VASCULITIS; VISCOMETRY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SHEAR STRENGTH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84917733023     PISSN: 0006355X     EISSN: 18785034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BIR-140657     Document Type: Conference Paper

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