MicroRNAs: Key regulators of endothelial progenitor cell functions

• Published in: Clinica chimica acta Vol. 448; pp. 65 - 73
• Main Authors: Qu, Kai, Wang, Zuo, Lin, Xiao-long, Zhang, Kai, He, Xing-lan, Zhang, Hai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 25.08.2015
• Subjects: Angiogenesis; Animals; Cardiovascular diseases; Endothelial progenitor cells; Endothelial Progenitor Cells - cytology; Endothelial Progenitor Cells - metabolism; Humans; MicroRNA; MicroRNAs - metabolism; Angiogenesis; MicroRNA; Cardiovascular diseases; Endothelial progenitor cells

Development of cardiovascular diseases mobilises endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) from the bone marrow to participate in vascular repair and formation of new blood vessels under both pathological and physiological conditions. Therefore, EPCs show great potential for therapeutic applications; howe...