Vascular atherosclerotic vulnerable plaque rupture is the primary cause of acute myocardial infarctions and strokes. Thus, stabilization of vulnerable plaques is of important clinical endeavor to decrease the fatal ri...Vascular atherosclerotic vulnerable plaque rupture is the primary cause of acute myocardial infarctions and strokes. Thus, stabilization of vulnerable plaques is of important clinical endeavor to decrease the fatal risk of atherosclerosis. Inflammatory infiltration, apoptosis of endothelial cells (ECs) and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), destruction of extracellular matrix (ECM) or collagen, and neovascularization all contribute to the formation and stability of plaque. Let-7g, one miRNA of let-7 family, is related to retardation of the progress of vulnerable atherosclerosis plaque. First of all, let-7g induced preservation on vascular diseases through regulating on the intracellular Ca2+- activated protein kinase C-oxLDL-LOX-1 pathway, which resulted in reduced leukocyte adhesion to and migration across endothelium. Over expression of let-7g negatively regulated apoptosis in the ECs by targeting lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1(LOX-1)/CASP3 expression, therefore made the fibrous cap of plaque integrated and thick, increased the density of vascular atherosclerotic plaque. In addition, let-7g might stabilize the atherosclerotic plaque through other aspects. In this review, we focus on current and potential importance of let-7g on the stabilization of atherosclerosis plaque which might lead to the future development of an alternative strategy of CAD.展开更多
To the Editor:As we concerdered that there was barely any widely representative,recognized,and standardized echocardiographic vector flow mapping(VFM)method has been established for the observation and measurement of ...To the Editor:As we concerdered that there was barely any widely representative,recognized,and standardized echocardiographic vector flow mapping(VFM)method has been established for the observation and measurement of the blood flow in cardiac cavities in clinical practice,and there were no commonly accepted normal reference values for Chinese adults have been obtained till now,hindering the further promotion and application of this technology in clinical practice.Establishing normal reference values for echocardiographic VFM that can be widely accepted in clinical practice is of great significance for determining the normal or abnormal fluid dynamic status in the left ventricle(LV)chamber.展开更多
文摘Vascular atherosclerotic vulnerable plaque rupture is the primary cause of acute myocardial infarctions and strokes. Thus, stabilization of vulnerable plaques is of important clinical endeavor to decrease the fatal risk of atherosclerosis. Inflammatory infiltration, apoptosis of endothelial cells (ECs) and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), destruction of extracellular matrix (ECM) or collagen, and neovascularization all contribute to the formation and stability of plaque. Let-7g, one miRNA of let-7 family, is related to retardation of the progress of vulnerable atherosclerosis plaque. First of all, let-7g induced preservation on vascular diseases through regulating on the intracellular Ca2+- activated protein kinase C-oxLDL-LOX-1 pathway, which resulted in reduced leukocyte adhesion to and migration across endothelium. Over expression of let-7g negatively regulated apoptosis in the ECs by targeting lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1(LOX-1)/CASP3 expression, therefore made the fibrous cap of plaque integrated and thick, increased the density of vascular atherosclerotic plaque. In addition, let-7g might stabilize the atherosclerotic plaque through other aspects. In this review, we focus on current and potential importance of let-7g on the stabilization of atherosclerosis plaque which might lead to the future development of an alternative strategy of CAD.
文摘To the Editor:As we concerdered that there was barely any widely representative,recognized,and standardized echocardiographic vector flow mapping(VFM)method has been established for the observation and measurement of the blood flow in cardiac cavities in clinical practice,and there were no commonly accepted normal reference values for Chinese adults have been obtained till now,hindering the further promotion and application of this technology in clinical practice.Establishing normal reference values for echocardiographic VFM that can be widely accepted in clinical practice is of great significance for determining the normal or abnormal fluid dynamic status in the left ventricle(LV)chamber.
