[HTML][HTML] Vascular mechanobiology: homeostasis, adaptation, and disease
JD Humphrey, MA Schwartz - Annual review of biomedical …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Cells of the vascular wall are exquisitely sensitive to changes in their mechanical
environment. In healthy vessels, mechanical forces regulate signaling and gene expression …
environment. In healthy vessels, mechanical forces regulate signaling and gene expression …
Role of vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching and calcification in aortic aneurysm formation: involvement of vitamin K-dependent processes
P Petsophonsakul, M Furmanik, R Forsythe… - … , and vascular biology, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Aortic aneurysm is a vascular disease whereby the ECM (extracellular matrix) of a blood
vessel degenerates, leading to dilation and eventually vessel wall rupture. Recently, it was …
vessel degenerates, leading to dilation and eventually vessel wall rupture. Recently, it was …
Mechanics, mechanobiology, and modeling of human abdominal aorta and aneurysms
JD Humphrey, GA Holzapfel - Journal of biomechanics, 2012 - Elsevier
Biomechanical factors play fundamental roles in the natural history of abdominal aortic
aneurysms (AAAs) and their responses to treatment. Advances during the past two decades …
aneurysms (AAAs) and their responses to treatment. Advances during the past two decades …
Microstructure and mechanics of healthy and aneurysmatic abdominal aortas: experimental analysis and modelling
JA Niestrawska, C Viertler… - Journal of The …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Soft biological tissues such as aortic walls can be viewed as fibrous composites assembled
by a ground matrix and embedded families of collagen fibres. Changes in the structural …
by a ground matrix and embedded families of collagen fibres. Changes in the structural …
Matrix metalloproteinases, a disintegrin and metalloproteinases, and a disintegrin and metalloproteinases with thrombospondin motifs in non‐neoplastic diseases
T Shiomi, V Lemaître, J D'Armiento… - Pathology …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular functions within tissues are strictly regulated by the tissue microenvironment which
comprises extracellular matrix and extracellular matrix‐deposited factors such as growth …
comprises extracellular matrix and extracellular matrix‐deposited factors such as growth …
Human matrix metalloproteinases: an ubiquitarian class of enzymes involved in several pathological processes
D Sbardella, GF Fasciglione, M Gioia, C Ciaccio… - Molecular aspects of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Human matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) belong to the M10 family of the MA clan of
endopeptidases. They are ubiquitarian enzymes, structurally characterized by an active site …
endopeptidases. They are ubiquitarian enzymes, structurally characterized by an active site …
A machine learning approach to investigate the relationship between shape features and numerically predicted risk of ascending aortic aneurysm
Geometric features of the aorta are linked to patient risk of rupture in the clinical decision to
electively repair an ascending aortic aneurysm (AsAA). Previous approaches have focused …
electively repair an ascending aortic aneurysm (AsAA). Previous approaches have focused …
[HTML][HTML] The immunomodulatory role of matrix metalloproteinases in colitis-associated cancer
L He, Q Kang, KI Chan, Y Zhang, Z Zhong… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are an important class of enzymes in the body that
function through the extracellular matrix (ECM). They are involved in diverse …
function through the extracellular matrix (ECM). They are involved in diverse …
Intracranial and abdominal aortic aneurysms: similarities, differences, and need for a new class of computational models
JD Humphrey, CA Taylor - Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Intracranial saccular and abdominal aortic aneurysms (ISAs and AAAs, respectively) result
from different underlying disease processes and exhibit different rupture potentials, yet they …
from different underlying disease processes and exhibit different rupture potentials, yet they …
Inflammatory mechanisms of cardiovascular remodeling
T Anzai - Circulation Journal, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Inflammation and fibrosis play an important role in the development and progression of
cardiovascular diseases. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is caused by rupture of inflamed …
cardiovascular diseases. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is caused by rupture of inflamed …