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Sci. Signal., 6 January 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 52, p. pe1
[DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.252pe1]

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MicroRNAs: Opening a New Vein in Angiogenesis Research

Jason E. Fish and Deepak Srivastava*

Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, 1650 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA, and Department of Pediatrics and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.

Abstract: Activation of the angiogenic program in endothelial cells is vital for normal embryonic development and for physiological angiogenesis in the adult. In addition, angiogenesis is an important therapeutic target: Formation of new blood vessels is desirable for regenerative purposes, such as during tissue healing or transplantation, but can be pathological, as in diabetic retinopathy and cancer. The response of the vascular endothelium to angiogenic stimuli is modulated by noncoding RNAs called microRNAs. The endothelial cell–specific microRNA microRNA-126 (miR-126) promotes angiogenesis in response to angiogenic growth factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor or basic fibroblast growth factor, by repressing negative regulators of signal transduction pathways. Additional microRNAs have been implicated in the regulation of various aspects of angiogenesis. Thus, targeting the expression of microRNAs may be a novel therapeutic approach for diseases involving excess or insufficient vasculature.

* Corresponding author. E-mail, dsrivastava{at}gladstone.ucsf.edu

Citation: J. E. Fish, D. Srivastava, MicroRNAs: Opening a New Vein in Angiogenesis Research. Sci. Signal. 2, pe1 (2009).

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