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New therapeutic potential of microRNA treatment to target vulnerable atherosclerotic lesions and plaque rupture

Overview of attention for article published in Current opinion in cardiology, November 2011
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Title
New therapeutic potential of microRNA treatment to target vulnerable atherosclerotic lesions and plaque rupture
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Current opinion in cardiology, November 2011
DOI 10.1097/hco.0b013e32834b7f95
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Kenneth Martin, John F. O'Sullivan, Noel M. Caplice

Abstract

Atherosclerotic lesion vulnerability leading to plaque rupture is a major cause of morbidity in western society. Although several recent major trials have identified statins and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors as having a pleiotropic benefit, no current therapeutic regime directly targets atherosclerosis. The emerging functions of microRNAs (miRs) in regulating gene expression have opened diverse possibilities in understanding plaque biology and in offering new therapeutic strategies. In this review, we consider vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and monocytes as the main cellular participants in vessel homeostasis during atherosclerosis evolution and discuss how they are functionally modified by miRs and how these modifications may allow therapeutic targeting.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 5%
Unknown 19 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 4 20%
Researcher 4 20%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 15%
Other 1 5%
Other 2 10%
Unknown 3 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 35%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 20%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Unknown 3 15%
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#20,656,820
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#768
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#127,355
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#13
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