title: microRNA represses macromolecule.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Xiang et al identify a novel mechanism, involving activation of the polyol pathway and repression of microRNA-24 (miR-24), through which hyperglycemia augments von Willebrand factor (VWF) expression and secretion.
authors.affiliation: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
authors.forename: Tilo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8569-8396
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grosser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D014841:von Willebrand Factor