Obesity Increases Atherosclerosis Susceptibility via Inter-tissue miR-30e-SLC7A11 Axis
Chen Wang, Jianqing She, Xiaoli Qian, Haoyu Wu, Wenyang Hao, Xiao Liang, Ning Guo, Xulei Dai, Fangzhou He, Sisi He, Jin Zhang, Yuyang Lei, Xiaozhen Zhuo, Hongbing Li, Yongbai Luo, , Zuyi Yuan
This study shows that obesity increases atherosclerosis through an inter-tissue miR-30e-SLC7A11 axis, where adipose-derived miR-30e-5p targets SLC7A11 in vascular endothelial cells, leading to metabolic and functional impairments.
Circulation Research · Sep 11, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology