Microparticles: major transport vehicles for distinct microRNAs in circulation

Philipp Diehl, Alba Fricke, Laura Sander, Johannes Stamm, Nicole Bassler, Nay Htun, Mark Ziemann, Thomas Helbing, Assam El-Osta, Jeremy B Jowett, Karlheinz Peter

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Abstract

Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) have attracted major interest as biomarkers for cardiovascular diseases. Since RNases are abundant in circulating blood, there needs to be a mechanism protecting miRNAs from degradation. We hypothesized that microparticles (MP) represent protective transport vehicles for miRNAs and that these are specifically packaged by their maternal cells.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)633-644
Number of pages12
JournalCardiovascular Research
Volume93
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • MicroRNA
  • Microparticles
  • Vascular inflammation

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