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SUBMITTER: Zhang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4371083 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Zhang Yong Y Qin Wei W Zhang Longyin L Wu Xianxian X Du Ning N Hu Yingying Y Li Xiaoguang X Shen Nannan N Xiao Dan D Zhang Haiying H Li Zhange Z Zhang Yue Y Yang Huan H Gao Feng F Du Zhimin Z Xu Chaoqian C Yang Baofeng B
Scientific reports 20150324
Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease, is the major cause of life-threatening complications such as myocardial infarction and stroke. Endothelial apoptosis plays a vital role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic lesions. Although a subset of microRNAs (miRs) have been identified as critical regulators of atherosclerosis, studies on their participation in endothelial apoptosis in atherosclerosis have been limited. In our study, we found that miR-26a expression was substa ...[more]