[HTML][HTML] An update on the phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

F Zhang, X Guo, Y Xia, L Mao - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are involved in phenotypic switching in
atherosclerosis. This switching is characterized by VSMC dedifferentiation, migration, and …

LncRNAs in vascular biology and disease

V Simion, S Haemmig, MW Feinberg - Vascular pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Accumulating studies indicate that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in
the regulation of diverse biological processes involved in homeostatic control of the vessel …

CARMN Is an Evolutionarily Conserved Smooth Muscle Cell–Specific LncRNA That Maintains Contractile Phenotype by Binding Myocardin

K Dong, J Shen, X He, G Hu, L Wang, I Osman… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Vascular homeostasis is maintained by the differentiated phenotype of
vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The landscape of protein coding genes comprising …

The human-specific and smooth muscle cell-enriched LncRNA SMILR promotes proliferation by regulating mitotic CENPF mRNA and drives cell-cycle progression …

AD Mahmoud, MD Ballantyne, V Miscianinov… - Circulation …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: In response to blood vessel wall injury, aberrant proliferation of vascular smooth
muscle cells (SMCs) causes pathological remodeling. However, the controlling mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] LncRNA ANRIL acts as a modular scaffold of WDR5 and HDAC3 complexes and promotes alteration of the vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype

C Zhang, S Ge, W Gong, J Xu, Z Guo, Z Liu, X Gao… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Many studies have shown that long-noncoding RNA (lncRNA) is associated with
cardiovascular disease, but its molecular mechanism is still unclear. In this study, we …

Long noncoding RNA NEAT1 (nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1) is critical for phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells

ASI Ahmed, K Dong, J Liu, T Wen… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
In response to vascular injury, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) may switch from a
contractile to a proliferative phenotype thereby contributing to neointima formation. Previous …

Targeting epigenetics and non-coding RNAs in atherosclerosis: from mechanisms to therapeutics

S Xu, D Kamato, PJ Little, S Nakagawa… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis, the principal cause of cardiovascular death worldwide, is a pathological
disease characterized by fibro-proliferation, chronic inflammation, lipid accumulation, and …

A Novel Angiotensin II–Induced Long Noncoding RNA Giver Regulates Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Proliferation in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

S Das, E Zhang, P Senapati, V Amaram… - Circulation …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: AngII (angiotensin II)-mediated vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) dysfunction
plays a major role in hypertension. Long noncoding RNAs have elicited much interest, but …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging role of long non-coding RNAs in diabetic vascular complications

VS Tanwar, MA Reddy, R Natarajan - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chronic metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes are associated with accelerated
rates of macrovascular and microvascular complications, which are leading causes of …

Role of flow-sensitive microRNAs and long noncoding RNAs in vascular dysfunction and atherosclerosis

S Kumar, D Williams, S Sur, JY Wang, H Jo - Vascular pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis is the primary underlying cause of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke,
and peripheral artery disease. The disease preferentially occurs in arterial regions exposed …