The role of vascular smooth muscle cells in arterial remodeling: focus on calcification-related processes

A Jaminon, K Reesink, A Kroon… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Arterial remodeling refers to the structural and functional changes of the vessel wall that
occur in response to disease, injury, or aging. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) play a …

Vascular consequences of inflammation: a position statement from the ESH Working Group on Vascular Structure and Function and the ARTERY Society

L Zanoli, M Briet, JP Empana, PG Cunha… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Inflammation is a physiological response to aggression of pathogenic agents aimed at
eliminating the aggressor agent and promoting healing. Excessive inflammation, however …

Aortic cellular diversity and quantitative genome-wide association study trait prioritization through single-nuclear RNA sequencing of the aneurysmal human aorta

EL Chou, M Chaffin, B Simonson… - … and Vascular Biology, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Mural cells in ascending aortic aneurysms undergo phenotypic changes that
promote extracellular matrix destruction and structural weakening. To explore this biology …

Differential cell-matrix mechanoadaptations and inflammation drive regional propensities to aortic fibrosis, aneurysm or dissection in hypertension

MR Bersi, R Khosravi, AJ Wujciak… - Journal of The …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The embryonic lineage of intramural cells, microstructural organization of the extracellular
matrix, local luminal and wall geometry, and haemodynamic loads vary along the length of …

MiR155-5p in adventitial fibroblasts-derived extracellular vesicles inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation via suppressing angiotensin-converting enzyme …

XS Ren, Y Tong, Y Qiu, C Ye, N Wu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) plays crucial roles in vascular
remodelling and stiffening in hypertension. Vascular adventitial fibroblasts are a key …

MicroRNA-122 aggravates angiotensin II-mediated apoptosis and autophagy imbalance in rat aortic adventitial fibroblasts via the modulation of SIRT6-elabela-ACE2 …

JJ Song, M Yang, Y Liu, JW Song, J Wang… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abnormal aortic adventitial fibroblasts (AFs) play essential roles in the development of
vascular remodeling and disorders. Previous studies revealed that microRNA-122 (miR …

Neural operator learning of heterogeneous mechanobiological insults contributing to aortic aneurysms

S Goswami, DS Li, BV Rego… - Journal of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a localized dilatation of the aorta that can lead to life-
threatening dissection or rupture. In vivo assessments of TAA progression are largely limited …

Vimentin regulates Notch signaling strength and arterial remodeling in response to hemodynamic stress

NCA van Engeland, F Suarez Rodriguez… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The intermediate filament (IF) cytoskeleton has been proposed to regulate morphogenic
processes by integrating the cell fate signaling machinery with mechanical cues. Signaling …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of aortic dissection: from pathological changes to experimental and in silico models

M Rolf-Pissarczyk, R Schussnig, TP Fries… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aortic dissection continues to be responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, although
recent advances in medical data assimilation and in experimental and in silico models have …

Kaempferol prevents against Ang II-induced cardiac remodeling through attenuating Ang II-induced inflammation and oxidative stress

Y Du, J Han, H Zhang, J Xu, L Jiang… - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Heart failure characterized by cardiac remodeling is a global problem. Angiotensin II (Ang II)
induces cardiac inflammation and oxidative stress, which also is implicated in the …