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A critical role of microRNAs in human pulmonary arterial hypertension. miR-204: a novel therapeutic target

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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Eric Paquet

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-21284 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Role for miR-204 in human pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Courboulin Audrey A Paulin Roxane R Giguère Nellie J NJ Saksouk Nehmé N Perreault Tanya T Meloche Jolyane J Paquet Eric R ER Biardel Sabrina S Provencher Steeve S Côté Jacques J Simard Martin J MJ Bonnet Sébastien S

The Journal of experimental medicine 20110214 3

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by enhanced proliferation and reduced apoptosis of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Because microRNAs have been recently implicated in the regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis, we hypothesized that these regulatory molecules might be implicated in the etiology of PAH. In this study, we show that miR-204 expression in PASMCs is down-regulated in both human and rodent PAH. miR-204 down-regulation correlates with PAH sev ...[more]

PMID: 21321078

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A critical role of microRNAs in human pulmonary arterial hypertension. miR-204: a novel therapeutic target

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Role for miR-204 in human pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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