Vascular smooth muscle cells in aortic aneurysm: from genetics to mechanisms

H Lu, W Du, L Ren, MH Hamblin… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Aortic aneurysm, including thoracic aortic aneurysm and abdominal aortic aneurysm, is the
second most prevalent aortic disease following atherosclerosis, representing the ninth …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanism and therapy of aortic aneurysms

J Gao, H Cao, G Hu, Y Wu, Y Xu, H Cui, HS Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Aortic aneurysm is a chronic aortic disease affected by many factors. Although it is generally
asymptomatic, it poses a significant threat to human life due to a high risk of rupture …

[HTML][HTML] Abdominal aortic aneurysm formation with a focus on vascular smooth muscle cells

G Qian, O Adeyanju, A Olajuyin, X Guo - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a lethal degenerative vascular disease that affects,
mostly, the elder population, with a high mortality rate (> 80%) upon rupture. It features a …

[HTML][HTML] Reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress in vascular-related diseases

XM Cheng, YY Hu, T Yang, N Wu… - Oxidative Medicine and …, 2022 - hindawi.com
Oxidative stress (OS) refers to the enhancement of oxidation and the decreased of related
antioxidant enzymes activity under pathological conditions, resulting in relatively excess …

Epigenetic induction of smooth muscle cell phenotypic alterations in aortic aneurysms and dissections

A Chakraborty, Y Li, C Zhang, Y Li, KR Rebello, S Li… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Smooth muscle cell (SMC) phenotypic switching has been increasingly
detected in aortic aneurysm and dissection (AAD) tissues. However, the diverse SMC …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular smooth muscle–specific YAP/TAZ deletion triggers aneurysm development in mouse aorta

MA Martínez, O Ritsvall, JA Bastrup, S Celik… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Inadequate adaption to mechanical forces, including blood pressure, contributes to
development of arterial aneurysms. Recent studies have pointed to a mechanoprotective …

Gasdermin D deficiency in vascular smooth muscle cells ameliorates abdominal aortic aneurysm through reducing putrescine synthesis

J Gao, Y Chen, H Wang, X Li, K Li, Y Xu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common vascular disease associated with significant
phenotypic alterations in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Gasdermin D (GSDMD) is …

[HTML][HTML] Dysregulations of key regulators of angiogenesis and inflammation in abdominal aortic aneurysm

D Zalewski, P Chmiel, P Kołodziej, G Borowski… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a chronic vascular disease caused by localized
weakening and broadening of the abdominal aorta. AAA is a clearly underdiagnosed …

[HTML][HTML] N1-methyladenosine (m1A) regulation associated with the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm through YTHDF3 modulating macrophage polarization

Y Wu, D Jiang, H Zhang, F Yin, P Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: This study aimed to identify key AAA-related m1A RNA methylation regulators
and their association with immune infiltration in AAA. Furthermore, we aimed to explore the …

Neutrophil extracellular traps induce abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by promoting the synthetic and proinflammatory smooth muscle cell phenotype via Hippo …

S Yang, L Chen, Z Wang, J Chen, Q Ni, X Guo… - Translational …, 2023 - Elsevier
The neutrophil plays an important role during abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation by
undergoing histone citrullination with peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 (encoded by Padi4) and …