Matrix metalloproteinase in abdominal aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection

EM Maguire, SWA Pearce, R Xiao, AY Oo, Q Xiao - Pharmaceuticals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) affects 4–5% of men over 65, and Aortic Dissection (AD)
is a life-threatening aortic pathology associated with high morbidity and mortality. Initiators of …

The genetics and typical traits of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection

J Rodrigues Bento, J Meester, I Luyckx… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Genetic predisposition and risk factors such as hypertension and smoking can instigate the
development of thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), which can lead to highly lethal aortic wall …

Targeting endothelial tight junctions to predict and protect thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection

X Yang, C Xu, F Yao, Q Ding, H Liu, C Luo… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Whether changes in endothelial tight junctions (TJs) lead to the formation of thoracic
aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD) and serve as an early indicator and therapeutic …

The role of macrophages in aortic dissection

X Wang, H Zhang, L Cao, Y He, A Ma… - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Aortic dissection (AD) is a fatal disease that accounts for a large proportion of aortic-related
deaths and has an incidence of about 3–4 per 100,000 individuals every year. Recent …

Innate immune modulation by GM-CSF and IL-3 in health and disease

F Borriello, MR Galdiero, G Varricchi… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and inteleukin-3 (IL-3) have
long been known as mediators of emergency myelopoiesis, but recent evidence has …

The role of inflammation and myeloperoxidase-related oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of genetically triggered thoracic aortic aneurysms

C Malecki, BD Hambly, RW Jeremy… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Genetically triggered thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) are usually considered to exhibit
minimal levels of inflammation. However, emerging data demonstrate that specific features …

Variants of focal adhesion scaffold genes cause thoracic aortic aneurysm

Y Li, S Gao, Y Han, L Song, Y Kong, Y Jiao… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) leads to substantial mortality worldwide. Familial
and syndromic TAAs are highly correlated with genetics. However, the incidence of sporadic …

Melatonin protects against thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection through SIRT1‐dependent regulation of oxidative stress and vascular smooth muscle cell loss

L Xia, C Sun, H Zhu, M Zhai, L Zhang… - Journal of pineal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin functions as an endogenous protective molecule in multiple vascular diseases,
whereas its effects on thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD) and underlying …

Cytokines in aortic dissection

T Zeng, L Shi, Q Ji, Y Shi, Y Huang, YU Liu, J Gan… - Clinica chimica acta, 2018 - Elsevier
Aortic dissection (AD) is one of the most dangerous forms of vascular disease, characterized
by endometrial rupture and intramural hematoma formation. Generally, the pathological …

[HTML][HTML] β-Aminopropionitrile-induced aortic aneurysm and dissection in mice

H Sawada, ZA Beckner, S Ito, A Daugherty, HS Lu - JVS-vascular science, 2022 - Elsevier
The mechanistic basis for the formation of aortic aneurysms and dissection needs to be
elucidated to facilitate the development of effective medications. β-Aminopropionitrile …