How vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype switching contributes to vascular disease

G Cao, X Xuan, J Hu, R Zhang, H Jin… - Cell Communication and …, 2022 - Springer
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are the most abundant cell in vessels. Earlier
experiments have found that VSMCs possess high plasticity. Vascular injury stimulates …

Six shades of vascular smooth muscle cells illuminated by KLF4 (Krüppel-Like Factor 4)

C Yap, A Mieremet, CJM de Vries, D Micha… - … , and vascular biology, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Multiple layers of vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) are present in blood vessels
forming the media of the vessel wall. vSMCs provide a vessel wall structure, enabling it to …

Transfer learning enables predictions in network biology

CV Theodoris, L Xiao, A Chopra, MD Chaffin… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Mapping gene networks requires large amounts of transcriptomic data to learn the
connections between genes, which impedes discoveries in settings with limited data …

A single-cell atlas of the normal and malformed human brain vasculature

EA Winkler, CN Kim, JM Ross, JH Garcia, E Gil, I Oh… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Cerebrovascular diseases are a leading cause of death and neurologic disability. Further
understanding of disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies requires a deeper …

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 …

Aortic aneurysms: current pathogenesis and therapeutic targets

MJ Cho, MR Lee, JG Park - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Aortic aneurysm is a chronic disease characterized by localized expansion of the aorta,
including the ascending aorta, arch, descending aorta, and abdominal aorta. Although aortic …

Immune and inflammatory mechanisms of abdominal aortic aneurysm

AC Marquez-Sanchez, EK Koltsova - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease. Immune-
mediated infiltration and a destruction of the aortic wall during AAA development plays …

GenePT: a simple but effective foundation model for genes and cells built from ChatGPT

Y Chen, J Zou - bioRxiv, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There has been significant recent progress in leveraging large-scale gene expression data
to develop foundation models for single-cell biology. Models such as Geneformer and …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and therapeutic perspectives in cardiovascular diseases

Y Liu, Y Huang, C Xu, P An, Y Luo, L Jiao… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
High mortality rates due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have attracted worldwide
attention. It has been reported that mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the most important …

Mitochondrial dysfunction at the crossroad of cardiovascular diseases and cancer

C Rocca, T Soda, EM De Francesco, M Fiorillo… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
A large body of evidence indicates the existence of a complex pathophysiological
relationship between cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Mitochondria are crucial …