2017
Macrophage deficiency of miR‐21 promotes apoptosis, plaque necrosis, and vascular inflammation during atherogenesis
Canfrán‐Duque A, Rotllan N, Zhang X, Fernández‐Fuertes M, Ramírez‐Hidalgo C, Araldi E, Daimiel L, Busto R, Fernández‐Hernando C, Suárez Y. Macrophage deficiency of miR‐21 promotes apoptosis, plaque necrosis, and vascular inflammation during atherogenesis. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2017, 9: 1244-1262. PMID: 28674080, PMCID: PMC5582411, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201607492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisAtherosclerosisATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 1Blood VesselsFemaleHumansMacrophagesMaleMAP Kinase Kinase 3Mice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsNecrosisConceptsER stress-induced apoptosisPost-translational degradationFoam cell formationMiR-21MiR-21 target genesTarget genesJNK signalingPlaque necrosisAbundant miRNAVascular inflammationAccumulation of lipidsHematopoietic cellsMacrophage apoptosisCell formationAberrant expressionMacrophage deficiencyApoptosisCholesterol effluxProgression of atherosclerosisChronic inflammatory diseasePathophysiological processesInflammatory cellsExpressionInflammatory diseasesCardiovascular disease
2010
MiR-33 Contributes to the Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis
Rayner KJ, Suárez Y, Dávalos A, Parathath S, Fitzgerald ML, Tamehiro N, Fisher EA, Moore KJ, Fernández-Hernando C. MiR-33 Contributes to the Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis. Science 2010, 328: 1570-1573. PMID: 20466885, PMCID: PMC3114628, DOI: 10.1126/science.1189862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApolipoprotein A-IATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 1ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCarrier ProteinsCell LineCholesterolCholesterol, DietaryDietary FatsGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHumansHypercholesterolemiaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntronsLipoproteinsLipoproteins, HDLLiverMacrophagesMacrophages, PeritonealMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsNiemann-Pick C1 ProteinProteinsSterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2TransfectionConceptsSterol regulatory element-binding factor-2MiR-33Cellular cholesterol transportCholesterol effluxExpression of genesIntronic microRNAsTranscriptional regulatorsTriphosphate-binding cassette transportersAdenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transportersCellular cholesterol effluxCassette transportersHDL biogenesisHuman cellsCellular levelCholesterol homeostasisABCA1 expressionFactor 2Mouse macrophagesGenesLentiviral deliveryCholesterol transportExpressionABCA1Cholesterol metabolismEfflux