Fig. 1

miR-637 is downregulated in atherosclerosis. a and b – The expression levels of miR-637 in human plasma (a) and mouse plasma (b) were determined using real-time PCR. c and d – The expression level of miR-637 in VSMCs treated with ox-LDL was determined using real-time PCR. *, ** and *** respectively indicate p < 0.05, p < 0.01 and p < 0.001