MicroRNAs and cardiovascular diseases
Open Access
- 12 March 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in The FEBS Journal
- Vol. 278 (10), 1619-1633
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08090.x
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small noncoding RNAs that have gained status as important regulators of gene expression. Recent studies have demonstrated that miRNAs are aberrantly expressed in the cardiovascular system under some pathological conditions. Gain‐ and loss‐of‐function studies using in vitro and in vivo models have revealed distinct roles for specific miRNAs in cardiovascular development and physiological function. The implications of miRNAs in cardiovascular disease have recently been recognized, representing the most rapidly evolving research field. In the present minireview, the current relevant findings on the role of miRNAs in cardiac diseases are updated and the target genes of these miRNAs are summarized.Keywords
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