Cardiovascular aging: spotlight on mitochondria

MA Ali, R Gioscia-Ryan, D Yang… - American Journal of …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Mitochondria are cellular organelles critical for ATP production and are particularly relevant
to cardiovascular diseases including heart failure, atherosclerosis, ischemia-reperfusion …

The significance of ERK5 catalytic-independent functions in disease pathways

NT Le - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 5 (ERK5), also known as BMK1 or MAPK7, represents
a recent addition to the classical mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family. This family …

Asperuloside as a Novel NRF2 Activator to Ameliorate Endothelial Dysfunction in High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice

C He, R Zhu, L He, CYB Chook, H Li… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Aims: Current treatments are inadequate in alleviating obesity-associated vascular
diseases. The development of effective therapies to ameliorate endothelial dysfunction and …

RSK1 and RSK2 as therapeutic targets: an up-to-date snapshot of emerging data

AN Spirrison, DA Lannigan - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The four members of the p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) family are
serine/threonine protein kinases, which are phosphorylated and activated by ERK1/2 …

Glycoprotein Non-Metastatic Melanoma Protein B (GPNMB): An Attractive Target in Atherosclerosis

X Yu, M Li, C Wang, X Guan - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis (AS), the leading cause of cardiovascular diseases, is heavily influenced by
inflammation, lipid accumulation, autophagy, and aging. The expression of glycoprotein non …

Unravelling molecular mechanisms in atherosclerosis using cellular models and omics technologies

D Kardassis, C Vindis, CS Stancu, L Toma… - Vascular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the discovery and prevalent clinical use of potent lipid-lowering therapies, including
statins and PCSK9 inhibitors, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) caused by atherosclerosis …

Premature senescence and cardiovascular disease following cancer treatments: mechanistic insights

A Jain, D Casanova, AV Padilla… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, especially
among the aging population. The “response-to-injury” model proposed by Dr. Russell Ross …

Radiation-Induced Macrovessel/Microvessel Disease

J Abe, BG Allen, AM Beyer… - … , and vascular biology, 2024 - ahajournals.org
Radiation therapy (RT) is a cornerstone in cancer treatment (used in 50% of cases), yet
challenges persist because damage to normal tissue through direct impact of radiation or …

Transcription factor NRF2 in shaping myeloid cell differentiation and function

M Pfefferlé, F Vallelian - Transcription factors in blood cell development, 2024 - Springer
Abstract NFE2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a master transcription factor (TF) that coordinates
key cellular homeostatic processes including antioxidative responses, autophagy …

Inhibition effect of copper-bearing metals on arterial neointimal hyperplasia via the AKT/Nrf2/ARE pathway in vitro and in vivo

P Wang, X Xu, G Gu, Q Guo, Y Rao… - Regenerative …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In-stent restenosis can be caused by the activation, proliferation and migration of vascular
smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), which affects long-term efficacy of interventional therapy …