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Table 3 Selected miRs involved in the regulation of VSMC function

From: Roles of microRNAs in atherosclerosis and restenosis

Function

miRs

Targets

Reference

Increase proliferation

miR-21

PTEN, Bcl-2

[71]

 

miR-130a

GAX

[75]

 

miR-146a

KLF-4

[74]

 

miR-221/222

p27, p57

[72, 73, 76]

Decrease proliferation

miR-26

SMAD

[77]

 

miR-133

Sp-1

[78]

 

miR-143/145

KLF-5

[79, 80]

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Journal of Biomedical Science

ISSN: 1423-0127