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Beta-aminopropionitrile, an inhibitor of collagen cross-linking, effectively limited the degree of posttraumatic vitreous proliferation in rabbits three weeks after double perforating injury. Light microscopic examination of the sites of perforating injury after five weeks showed minimal
Wound contraction is a clinically important biological process because it frequently results in contractures, strictures, and stenosis. If collagen synthesis could be altered to minimize the contracture, then the outcome could be improved. Lathyrism produces poorly cross-linked collagen in healing
Aortic injuries, including aortic aneurysms and dissections, are fatal vascular diseases with distinct histopathological features in the aortic tissue such as inflammation-induced endothelial dysfunction, infiltration of immune cells, and breakdown of the extracellular matrix. Few treatments are
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The monocyte chemoattractant protein-1/CCR2 (chemokine receptor 2) axis plays an important role in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pathogenesis, with effects on disease progression and anatomic stability. We assessed the expression of CCR2 in a rodent model and human
As an inflammation-related cytokine, interleukin (IL)-5 has been reported to be involved in the development of cardiovascular diseases, such as chronic heart failure and atherosclerosis. However, the role of IL-5 in acute aortic dissection (AAD) has barely been Acute aortic dissection is one of the most lethal cardiovascular disease. The major histopathological feature of AAD is medial degradation, especially breakdown of elastin and collagen. However, the underlying mechanism remains a mystery. Platelets expressed CD40 Ligand (CD40L) is recently
Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) has a high mortality rate. Intermittent hypoxia (IH) triggers both harmful and beneficial effects in numerous physiological systems. The effects of IH on TAD development were explored in a mouse Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is a life-threatening disease that is characterized by an inflammatory response. Innate and cellular immunity has long been known to be involved in TAD, but the role of humoral immunity in the pathophysiology of TAD remains unknown. We administered the lysyl oxidase
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Although systemic hypertension is closely associated with aortic aneurysm (AA) formation, there are many patients with AA without hypertension. In these patients, an inflammation-mediated progression of aneurysmal disease is likely responsible for AA growth and eventual rupture.
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Little is known about the pathogenesis of acute lung injury (ALI) complicated with acute aortic dissection (AAD).
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We aim to investigate the roles of macrophages-derived matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) in the development of ALI complicated with AAD and factors involved in the
Angiotensin II is a potential contributor to the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). In aortic vascular smooth muscle cells, exposure to angiotensin II induces mitochondrial fission via dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1). However, pathophysiological relevance of mitochondrial Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is the key transcription factor involved in the adaptation of mammals to hypoxia and plays a crucial role in cancer angiogenesis. Recent evidence suggests a leading role for HIF-1 in various inflammatory and infectious diseases. Here we describe the role of HIF-1
Methods controlling tissue fibrosis are classified into those specifically inhibiting various metabolic aspects of collagen selectively in the injured tissue (ascorbic acid deficiency, effect of agent chelating Fe(2+), proline analogs, lathyrogens). The most promising method seems to be the blocking
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We have reported that nitrosonifedipine (NO-NIF), a photodegradation product of nifedipine, has strong antioxidant and endothelial protective effects, and can suppress several cardiovascular diseases in animal models. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of
Aortic dissection (AD) is a serious clinical condition that is unpredictable and frequently results in fatal outcome. Although rapamycin, an inhibitor of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), has been reported to be effective in preventing aortopathies in mouse models, its mode of action has yet