Senescence mechanisms and targets in the heart

MS Chen, RT Lee, JC Garbern - Cardiovascular research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cellular senescence is a state of irreversible cell cycle arrest associated with ageing.
Senescence of different cardiac cell types can direct the pathophysiology of cardiovascular …

Mouse models to disentangle the hallmarks of human aging

AR Folgueras, S Freitas-Rodríguez, G Velasco… - Circulation …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Model organisms have provided fundamental evidence that aging can be delayed and
longevity extended. These findings gave rise to a new era in aging research aimed at …

In vivo base editing rescues Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome in mice

LW Koblan, MR Erdos, C Wilson, WA Cabral, JM Levy… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS or progeria) is typically caused by a
dominant-negative C• G-to-T• A mutation (c. 1824 C> T; p. G608G) in LMNA, the gene that …

Vascular smooth muscle–specific progerin expression accelerates atherosclerosis and death in a mouse model of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

MR Hamczyk, R Villa-Bellosta, P Gonzalo… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Progerin, an aberrant protein that accumulates with age, causes the rare
genetic disease Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). Patients who have HGPS …

Generation of a Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome monkey model by base editing

F Wang, W Zhang, Q Yang, Y Kang, Y Fan, J Wei… - Protein & …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Many human genetic diseases, including Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS),
are caused by single point mutations. HGPS is a rare disorder that causes premature aging …

Progerin accelerates atherosclerosis by inducing endoplasmic reticulum stress in vascular smooth muscle cells

MR Hamczyk, R Villa‐Bellosta, V Quesada… - EMBO molecular …, 2019 - embopress.org
Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by
progerin, a mutant lamin A variant. HGPS patients display accelerated aging and die …

Aging in the cardiovascular system: lessons from Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

MR Hamczyk, L del Campo… - Annual Review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Aging, the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), is becoming progressively
more prevalent in our societies. A better understanding of how aging promotes CVD is …

Cardiac abnormalities in patients with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

A Prakash, LB Gordon, ME Kleinman… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an ultrarare disorder
associated with premature death due to cardiovascular events during the second decade of …

Cardiovascular progerin suppression and lamin A restoration rescue Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

A Sánchez-López, C Espinós-Estévez… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare disorder characterized
by premature aging and death mainly because of myocardial infarction, stroke, or heart …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms driving cardiovascular disease in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: lessons learned from animal models

I Benedicto, B Dorado, V Andrés - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic disease that recapitulates
many symptoms of physiological aging and precipitates death. Patients develop severe …