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Role of miRNA in the Regulatory Mechanisms of Estrogens in Cardiovascular Ageing
Ana MompeónSusana NovellaCarlos EhermenegildoDaniel Pérez-cremadesXavier Vidal-gómezsubject
0301 basic medicineAgingEstrogen receptorFisiologiaDiseaseReview Article030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyBioinformaticsBiochemistry03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineGene expressionmicroRNAMedicineAnimalsHumanslcsh:QH573-671GeneSistema cardiovascularRegulation of gene expressionlcsh:Cytologybusiness.industryEstrogensCell BiologyGeneral MedicineMicroRNAs030104 developmental biologyGene Expression RegulationAgeingCardiovascular DiseasesbusinessHormonedescription
Cardiovascular diseases are a worldwide health problem and are the leading cause of mortality in developed countries. Together with experimental data, the lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases in women than in men of reproductive age points to the influence of sex hormones at the cardiovascular level and suggests that estrogens play a protective role against cardiovascular disease and that this role is also modified by ageing. Estrogens affect cardiovascular function via their specific estrogen receptors to trigger gene expression changes at the transcriptional level. In addition, emerging studies have proposed a role for microRNAs in the vascular effects mediated by estrogens. miRNAs regulate gene expression by repressing translational processes and have been estimated to be involved in the regulation of approximately 30% of all protein-coding genes in mammals. In this review, we highlight the current knowledge of the role of estrogen-sensitive miRNAs, and their influence in regulating vascular ageing.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 |