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Upregulation of microRNA-17-5p contributes to hypoxia-induced proliferation in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells through modulation of p21 and PTEN.

Guangjie LiuPeng HaoJie XuLiming WangYuchuan WangRuifang HanMing YingShuangshuang SuiJinghua LiuXuan Li
Published in: Respiratory research (2018)
Our data indicate that miR-17-5p might play a significant role in hypoxia-induced pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by regulating multiple gene targets, including PTEN and p21, and that miR-17-5p could be a novel therapeutic target for the management of hypoxia-induced PH.
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