Antagonism of miR-33 in mice promotes reverse cholesterol transport and regression of atherosclerosis
Rayner KJ, Sheedy FJ, Esau CC, Hussain FN, Temel RE, Parathath S, van Gils JM, Rayner AJ, Chang AN, Suarez Y, Fernandez-Hernando C, Fisher EA, Moore KJ. Antagonism of miR-33 in mice promotes reverse cholesterol transport and regression of atherosclerosis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2011, 121: 2921-2931. PMID: 21646721, PMCID: PMC3223840, DOI: 10.1172/jci57275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsABC transporter A1HDL levelsRegression of atherosclerosisCholesterol transportMiR-33MiR-33 inhibitionAtherosclerotic vascular diseasePlasma HDL levelsInflammatory gene expressionReverse cholesterol transportABCA1 levelsAtherosclerosis regressionVascular diseasePlaque macrophagesPlaque stabilityABCA1 expressionAtherosclerotic plaquesMice promotesProtective roleLipid metabolismLDL receptorClinical therapyPlaque sizeAtherosclerosisSREBF2 gene