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CIRCULATION RESEARCH
卷 109, 期 10, 页码 1115-U66出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.111.255737
关键词
microRNA; aging; aneurysm
资金
- Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research (NWO)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [Exc 147-1]
- Landes-Offensive zur Entwicklung Wissenschaftlich-okonomischer Exzellenz (LOEWE) centre
- European Research Council (Angiomirs)
- 'Lijfen Leven' grant
- Netherlands Genomics Initiative
- European Molecular Biologie Laboratories (EMBL)
- European Union
- British Heart Foundation Centre for Research Excellence
Rationale: Aging represents a major risk factor for coronary artery disease and aortic aneurysm formation. MicroRNAs (miRs) have emerged as key regulators of biological processes, but their role in age-associated vascular pathologies is unknown. Objective: We aim to identify miRs in the vasculature that are regulated by age and play a role in age-induced vascular pathologies. Methods and Results: Expression profiling of aortic tissue of young versus old mice identified several age-associated miRs. Among the significantly regulated miRs, the increased expression of miR-29 family members was associated with a profound downregulation of numerous extracellular matrix (ECM) components in aortas of aged mice, suggesting that this miR family contributes to ECM loss, thereby sensitizing the aorta for aneurysm formation. Indeed, miR-29 expression was significantly induced in 2 experimental models for aortic dilation: angiotensin II-treated aged mice and genetically induced aneurysms in Fibulin-4R/ R mice. More importantly, miR-29b levels were profoundly increased in biopsies of human thoracic aneurysms, obtained from patients with either bicuspid (n=79) or tricuspid aortic valves (n=30). Finally, LNA-modified antisense oligonucleotide-mediated silencing of miR-29 induced ECM expression and inhibited angiotensin II-induced dilation of the aorta in mice. Conclusion: In conclusion, miR-29-mediated downregulation of ECM proteins may sensitize the aorta to the formation of aneurysms in advanced age. Inhibition of miR-29 in vivo abrogates aortic dilation in mice, suggesting that miR-29 may represent a novel molecular target to augment matrix synthesis and maintain vascular wall structural integrity. (Circ Res. 2011;109:1115-1119.)
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