Vol. 36 (7) 2015 Neuro endocrinology letters

Overexpression of miR-21 and miR-122 in preeclamptic placentas.

OBJECTIVE: Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-associated disease with the impact of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. Increased apoptosis was observed in cells from preeclamptic placentas. MicroRNAs are involved in the regulation of apoptosis and are abundant in placenta. In this study, we focused on the analysis of differential g.....