| Description: |
In ox-LDL-treated HCtAECs and THP-1 cells (in vitro carotid atherosclerosis model), circ_0003204 is up-regulated and promotes cell injury. Mechanistically, circ_0003204 acts as a ceRNA that sponges miR-188-3p to increase TRPC6, thereby enhancing endothelial apoptosis and promoting inflammatory response and oxidative stress; circ_0003204 knockdown is protective. |