Extracellular matrix dynamics in vascular remodeling

Z Ma, C Mao, Y Jia, Y Fu… - American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Vascular remodeling is the adaptive response to various physiological and
pathophysiological alterations that are closely related to aging and vascular diseases …

Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, diseases, and therapeutic opportunities

J Cui, J Zhang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) is an extracellular matrix (ECM) glycoprotein that
is critical for collagen assembly and ECM stability. Mutations of COMP cause endoplasmic …

The N6-methyladenosine (m6A)-forming enzyme METTL3 facilitates M1 macrophage polarization through the methylation of STAT1 mRNA

Y Liu, Z Liu, H Tang, Y Shen, Z Gong… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Compelling evidence indicates that epigenetic regulations orchestrate dynamic macrophage
polarization. N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation is the most abundant epigenetic …

Circular RNA Cdyl promotes abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by inducing M1 macrophage polarization and M1-type inflammation

H Song, Y Yang, Y Sun, G Wei, H Zheng, Y Chen… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
Macrophage polarization plays a crucial role in regulating abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
formation. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are important regulators of macrophage polarization …

Peptide vaccine against ADAMTS-7 ameliorates atherosclerosis and postinjury neointima hyperplasia

Z Ma, C Mao, X Chen, S Yang, Z Qiu, B Yu, Y Jia… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The metalloprotease ADAMTS-7 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with
thrombospondin type 1 motif 7) is a novel locus associated with human coronary …

MSC-derived sEVs enhance patency and inhibit calcification of synthetic vascular grafts by immunomodulation in a rat model of hyperlipidemia

Y Wei, Y Wu, R Zhao, K Zhang, AC Midgley, D Kong… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Vascular grafts often exhibit low patency rates in clinical settings due to the pathological
environment within the patients requiring the surgery. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) …

Itaconate prevents abdominal aortic aneurysm formation through inhibiting inflammation via activation of Nrf2

H Song, T Xu, X Feng, Y Lai, Y Yang, H Zheng, X He… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Identifying effective drugs to suppress vascular inflammation is a promising
strategy to delay the progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Itaconate has a vital …

Macrophage metabolic reprogramming aggravates aortic dissection through the HIF1α-ADAM17 pathway✰

G Lian, X Li, L Zhang, Y Zhang, L Sun, X Zhang… - …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Aortic dissection is a severe inflammatory vascular disease with high mortality
and limited therapeutic options. The hallmarks of aortic dissection comprise aortic …

Vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease: diversity in the vessel wall

P Dube, A DeRiso, M Patel, D Battepati… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vascular calcification (VC) is one of the major causes of cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). VC is a complex process expressing …

Plasma proteomics identifies CRTAC1 as a biomarker for osteoarthritis severity and progression

IA Szilagyi, CL Vallerga, CG Boer, D Schiphof… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to identify biomarkers for radiographic OA severity and
progression acting within the inflammation and metabolic pathways. Methods For 3517 …