Role of ADAMTS-5 in aortic dilatation and extracellular matrix remodeling

M Fava, J Barallobre-Barreiro, U Mayr… - … , and vascular biology, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a degenerative disease of the aortic wall, is
accompanied by changes in the structure and composition of the aortic ECM (extracellular …

Critical role of ADAMTS-4 in the development of sporadic aortic aneurysm and dissection in mice

P Ren, M Hughes, S Krishnamoorthy, S Zou, L Zhang… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Sporadic aortic aneurysm and dissections (AADs) are common vascular diseases that carry
a high mortality rate. ADAMTS-4 (a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with …

ADAMTS-1 in abdominal aortic aneurysm

E Vorkapic, M Folkesson, K Magnell, M Bohlooly-Y… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Extracellular matrix degradation is a hallmark of abdominal aortic aneurysm
(AAA). Among proteases that are capable of degrading extracellular matrix are a disintegrin …

Role of ADAMTS-1 in atherosclerosis: remodeling of carotid artery, immunohistochemistry, and proteolysis of versican

AC Jönsson-Rylander, T Nilsson… - … , and vascular biology, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—We investigated the potential role of ADAMTS-1 (a disintegrin and
metalloprotease with thrombospondin motif type I) in atherogenesis. Methods and Results …

ADAMTS proteins and vascular remodeling in aortic aneurysms

Z Mougin, J Huguet Herrero, C Boileau, C Le Goff - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Extracellular matrix (ECM) in the vascular wall is a highly dynamic structure composed of a
set of different molecules such as elastins, collagens, fibronectin (Fn), laminins …

Novel role of ADAMTS-5 protein in proteoglycan turnover and lipoprotein retention in atherosclerosis

A Didangelos, U Mayr, C Monaco, M Mayr - Journal of biological chemistry, 2012 - ASBMB
Atherosclerosis is initiated by the retention of lipoproteins on proteoglycans in the arterial
intima. However, the mechanisms leading to proteoglycan accumulation and lipoprotein …

Postnatal deficiency of ADAMTS1 ameliorates thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in mice

S Wang, Y Liu, G Zhao, L He, Y Fu, C Yu… - Experimental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
New Findings What is the central question of this study? Thoracic aortic aneurysm and
dissection (TAAD) is characterized by extracellular matrix remodelling and an inflammatory …

Loss of ADAMTS4 reduces high fat diet-induced atherosclerosis and enhances plaque stability in ApoE−/− mice

S Kumar, M Chen, Y Li, FHS Wong, CW Thiam… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by formation of lipid-rich
plaques on the inner walls of arteries. ADAMTS4 (a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase …

Cell-specific functions of ADAM17 regulate the progression of thoracic aortic aneurysm

M Shen, M Hu, PWM Fedak, GY Oudit… - Circulation research, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: ADAM17 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase-17) is a membrane-bound enzyme
that regulates bioavailability of multiple transmembrane proteins by proteolytic processing …

Versican V1 proteolysis in human aorta in vivo occurs at the Glu441-Ala442 bond, a site that is cleaved by recombinant ADAMTS-1 and ADAMTS-4

JD Sandy, J Westling, RD Kenagy… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
Mature human aorta contains a 70-kDa versican fragment, which reacts with a neoepitope
antiserum to the C-terminal peptide sequence DPEAAE. This protein therefore appears to …