We acknowledge the assistance of Dr. Glenn Paradis (MIT, MA, USA) for flow cytometry analyses of the microparticles and Dr. Thomas Kraehenbuehl for his scientific advice. This work was funded by FEDER (Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional) through the Program COMPETE and by Portuguese funds through FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) in the context of project PTDC/BIM-MED/1118/2012, and by the ERA Chair project ERA@UC (ref: 669088) through European Union´s Horizon 2020 program. S.A. acknowledges doctoral and postdoctoral grants from FCT (SFRH/BD/42871/2008 and SFRH/BPD/105172/2014). C.E. is a BHF Professor in Cardiovascular Science. This study was supported by awards from Leducq Foundation Transatlantic Network on vascular microRNAs, MIRVAD (13 CVD 02) and BHF Regenerative Medicine Centers (RM/13/2/30158).


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We acknowledge the assistance of Dr. Glenn Paradis (MIT, MA, USA) for flow cytometry analyses of the microparticles and Dr. Thomas Kraehenbuehl for his scientific advice. This work was funded by FEDER (Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional) through the Program COMPETE and by Portuguese funds through FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) in the context of project PTDC/BIM-MED/1118/2012, and by the ERA Chair project ERA@UC (ref: 669088) through European Union´s Horizon 2020 program. S.A. acknowledges doctoral and postdoctoral grants from FCT (SFRH/BD/42871/2008 and SFRH/BPD/105172/2014). C.E. is a BHF Professor in Cardiovascular Science. This study was supported by awards from Leducq Foundation Transatlantic Network on vascular microRNAs, MIRVAD (13 CVD 02) and BHF Regenerative Medicine Centers (RM/13/2/30158).