Crossing Bridges between Extra- and Intra-Cellular Events in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
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- Yamashiro Yoshito
- Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba
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- Yanagisawa Hiromi
- Life Science Center of Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba
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<p>Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) are common, life-threatening diseases and are a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Over the past decade, genetic approaches have revealed that 1) activation of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) signaling, 2) alterations in the contractile apparatus of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs), and 3) defects in the extracellular matrix (ECM) were responsible for development of TAAs. Most recently, a fourth mechanism has been proposed in that dysfunction of mechanosensing in the aortic wall in response to hemodynamic stress may be a key driver of TAAs. Interestingly, the elastin-contractile unit, which is an anatomical and functional unit connecting extracellular elastic laminae to the intracellular SMC contractile filaments, via cell surface receptors, has been shown to play a critical role in the mechanosensing of SMCs, and many genes identified in TAAs encode for proteins along this continuum. However, it is still debated whether these four pathways converge into a common pathway. Currently, an effective therapeutic strategy based on the underlying mechanism of each type of TAAs has not been established. In this review, we will update the present knowledge on the molecular mechanism of TAAs with a focus on the signaling pathways potentially involved in the initiation of TAAs. Finally, we will evaluate current therapeutic strategies for TAAs and propose new directions for future treatment of TAAs.</p>
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- Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
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Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis 25 (2), 99-110, 2018
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- CRID
- 1390282679408876672
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- NII論文ID
- 130006328449
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- NII書誌ID
- AA11018976
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- 18803873
- 13403478
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- 2241/00151223
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- PubMed
- 28943527
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