| Literature DB >> 22373869 |
Daniel J Rader1, Michael S Parmacek.
Abstract
Endothelial-vascular smooth muscle cell communication has a critical role in cardiovascular homeostasis and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. A study now demonstrates extracellular-vesicle-mediated transfer of the atheroprotective microRNAs miR-143/145 between endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells, providing compelling evidence that intercellular transport of miRNAs can influence a pathological process, namely atherosclerosis.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22373869 PMCID: PMC4111246 DOI: 10.1038/ncb2452
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Cell Biol ISSN: 1465-7392 Impact factor: 28.824