Jia-Jie Lin, Rui Chen, Li-Yun Yang, Miao Gong, Mei-Yang Du, Shi-Qing Mu, Ze-An Jiang, Huan-Huan Li, Yang Yang, Xing-Hui Wang, Si-Fan Wang, Ke-Xin Liu, Shan-Hu Cao, Zhao-Yi Wang, An-Qi Zhao, Shu-Yan Yang, Cheng Li, Shao-Guang Sun
INTRODUCTION: Vascular neointimal hyperplasia, a pathological process observed in cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and pulmonary hypertension, involves the abundant presence of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The proliferation, migration, and autophagy of VSMCs are associated with the development of neointimal lesions. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play critical roles in regulating VSMC proliferation and migration, thereby participating in neointimal hyperplasia. However, the regulatory roles of circRNAs in VSMC autophagy remain unclear...
July 25, 2023: Journal of Advanced Research