Cell & Developmental Biology

Cell & Developmental Biology
Open Access

ISSN: 2168-9296

Research Article - (2017) Volume 6, Issue 1

Silencing miR-16 Expression Promotes Angiotensin II Stimulated Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Growth

Qingqing Gu1,2, Guannan Zhao2, Yinan Wang2, Biao Xu3* and Junming Yue2*
1Department of Cardiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
2Department of Pathology, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, TN, Memphis, USA
3Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, PR China
*Corresponding Author(s): Dr. Biao Xu, Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital Of Nanjing University, Medical School Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, PR China Email:
Dr. Junming Yue, Ph.D., Department of Pathology, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, TN, Memphis, USA, Tel: 901-448-2091 Email:

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