Overexpression of miR-223 inhibits foam cell formation by inducing autophagy in vascular smooth muscle cells

Wu, WB; Shan, Z; Wang, R; Chang, GQ; Wang, M; Wu, RD; Li, ZL; Zhang, CX; Li, W; Wang, SM

Wang, SM (reprint author), Sun Yat Sen Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Div Vasc Surg, 58 Zhong Shan Er Rd, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, Peoples R China.; Li, W (reprint author), Sun Yat Sen Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Lab Gen Surg, 58 Zhong Shan Er Rd, Guangzhou 51

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, 2019; 11 (7): 4326

Abstract

Background: Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) play an important role in foam cell formation, a hallmark of atherosclerosis obliterans (ASO). We rec......

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