MicroRNA-21 is a unique signature associated with coronary plaque instability in humans by regulating matrix metalloproteinase-9 via reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs
Keywords: MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; miRNAs, microRNAs; 3′-UTR, 3′-untranslated region; RECK, reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs; ECM, extracellular matrix; CCTA, coronary computed tomographic angiography; CACS, coronary artery calcium s