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中国临床药理学与治疗学 ›› 2012, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (6): 709-714.

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MicroRNA-21在心血管疾病中的作用

吴卫华1,2, 胡长平1   

  1. 1中南大学药学院药理学系,长沙 410078,湖南;
    2怀化医学高等专科学校药学系,怀化 418000,湖南
  • 收稿日期:2012-02-03 修回日期:2012-04-28 出版日期:2012-06-26 发布日期:2012-06-25
  • 通讯作者: 胡长平,男,教授,博士生导师,主要研究方向:分子药理学。Tel: 0731-82355090 E-mail: huchangping2001@yahoo.com.cn
  • 作者简介:吴卫华,男,博士,讲师,主要研究方向:分子药理学。Tel: 0731-82355076 E-mail: wwh_rayan@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金资助项目(81072638)

Role of microRNA-21 in cardiovascular diseases

WU Wei-hua1,2, HU Chang-ping1   

  1. 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan, China;
    2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Huaihua Medical College, Huaihua 418000, Hunan, China
  • Received:2012-02-03 Revised:2012-04-28 Online:2012-06-26 Published:2012-06-25

摘要: MicroRNA-21(miR-21)广泛表达于多种组织,并且参与多种疾病的发生发展。近期研究表明,miR-21的表达在多种心血管疾病时发生改变,如动脉粥样硬化、肺动脉高压、心衰、心肌缺血等。MiR-21也参与调节血管平滑肌细胞、血管内皮细胞、心肌细胞、心肌成纤维细胞的功能。MiR-21通过抑制多种靶基因的表达参与上述作用。越来越多的证据表明,miR-21在心血管疾病中发挥重要作用,可能是治疗心血管疾病的新靶点。

关键词: MicroRNA, MicroRNA-21, 心血管疾病

Abstract: MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) is abundantly expressed in almost all tissues and involved in many diseases. It is reported recently that expression of miR-21 is changed in many cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, pulmonary hypertension, heart failure and myocardial ischemia. MiR-21 also participates in functional regulation of vascular smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, cardiac myocytes and cardiac fibroblasts. All these effects of miR-21 are mediated by directing at multiple targets. There are increasing evidence suggesting that miR-21 plays a crucial role in cardiovascular diseases and may be a potential therapeutic target.

Key words: MicroRNA, MicroRNA-21, Cardiovascular disease

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