MicroRNA-377 Regulates Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Induced Angiogenesis in Ischemic Hearts by Targeting VEGF

Zhili Wen; Wei Huang; Yuliang Feng; Wenfeng Cai; Yuhua Wang; Xiaohong Wang; Jialiang Liang; Mashhood Wani; Jing Chen; Pin Zhu; Ji-Mei Chen; Ronald W. Millard; Guo-Chang Fan; Yigang Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104666

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MicroRNA-377 Regulates Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Induced Angiogenesis in Ischemic Hearts by Targeting VEGF

Zhili Wen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Zhili Wen, Wei Huang

Affiliations Department of Infectious Disease, Nanchang University Medical School, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Wei Huang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Zhili Wen, Wei Huang

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Yuliang Feng,

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Wenfeng Cai,

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Yuhua Wang,

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Xiaohong Wang,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Jialiang Liang,

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Mashhood Wani,

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Jing Chen,

Affiliation Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Pin Zhu,

Affiliation Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guandong, People’s Republic of China
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Ji-Mei Chen,

Affiliation Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guandong, People’s Republic of China
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Ronald W. Millard,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Guo-Chang Fan,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Yigang Wang

* E-mail: yi-gang.wang@uc.edu

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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MicroRNA-377 Regulates Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Induced Angiogenesis in Ischemic Hearts by Targeting VEGF

Zhili Wen,
Wei Huang,
Yuliang Feng,
Wenfeng Cai,
Yuhua Wang,
Xiaohong Wang,
Jialiang Liang,
Mashhood Wani,
Jing Chen,
Pin Zhu

Published: September 24, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104666

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