Vascular smooth muscle remodeling in conductive and resistance arteries in hypertension

IAM Brown, L Diederich, ME Good… - … , and vascular biology, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide and accounts for> 17.3
million deaths per year, with an estimated increase in incidence to 23.6 million by 2030 …

Vascular remodeling in hypertension: roles of apoptosis, inflammation, and fibrosis

HD Intengan, EL Schiffrin - Hypertension, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
Remodeling of large and small arteries contributes to the development and complications of
hypertension. The focus of this review is some of the mechanisms involved in the …

Redox signaling, vascular function, and hypertension

MY Lee, KK Griendling - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Accumulating evidence supports the importance of redox signaling in the pathogenesis and
progression of hypertension. Redox signaling is implicated in many different physiological …

New findings on biological actions and clinical applications of royal jelly: a review

M Khazaei, A Ansarian, E Ghanbari - Journal of dietary …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Royal jelly (RJ) is a natural bee product with great potential for use in medicine. The
chemical composition of RJ indicates the presence of various bioactive substances …

Cystathionine gamma-lyase deficiency and overproliferation of smooth muscle cells

G Yang, L Wu, S Bryan, N Khaper, S Mani… - Cardiovascular …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aims Cystathionine gamma-lyase (CSE)-derived H2S plays an important role in regulating
cell growth. Lack of CSE expression results in development of hypertension. The current …

Vascular extracellular matrix remodeling and hypertension

Z Cai, Z Gong, Z Li, L Li, W Kong - Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Significance: The vascular extracellular matrix (ECM) not only provides mechanical stability
but also manipulates vascular cell behaviors, which are crucial for vascular function and …

The inflammatory aspect of the microcirculation in hypertension: oxidative stress, leukocytes/endothelial interaction, apoptosis

M Suematsu, H Suzuki, FA Delano… - …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Evidence is increasing in hypertensive models for an inflammatory reaction in the
microcirculation with abnormal leukocyte counts and adhesion to the endothelium …

Human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 is present in atherosclerotic plaques and induces death of vascular smooth muscle cells: a laboratory study

CD Ciornei, H Tapper, A Bjartell, NH Sternby… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2006 - Springer
Background Death of smooth muscle cells in the atherosclerotic plaques makes the plaques
more prone to rupture, which can initiate an acute ischemic event. The development of …

In-depth N-glycosylation reveals species-specific modifications and functions of the royal jelly protein from western (Apis mellifera) and eastern honeybees (Apis …

M Feng, Y Fang, B Han, X Xu, P Fan… - Journal of proteome …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Royal jelly (RJ), secreted by honeybee workers, plays diverse roles as nutrients and
defense agents for honeybee biology and human health. Despite being reported to be …

Contribution of vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis to spiral artery remodeling in early human pregnancy

H Liu, F Ning, GE Lash - Placenta, 2022 - Elsevier
Uterine spiral artery remodeling is one of the key maternal adaptations of pregnancy,
allowing delivery of the large volumes of maternal blood required for both placental and fetal …