Latest Findings on the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Thoracic Aortic Dissection

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Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is a cardiovascular disease entailing a high lethality between 65% and 85%. Surgery-assissed implant/interventional stenting is the prevailing treatment of TAD. However, surgical treatment can cause severe postoperative complications and patients incur a relatively higher risk of postoperative mortality. Since the pathogenic mechanism underlying TAD is not clear, effective medication therapies are still not available. In recent years, along with advances in single-cell sequencing and other molecular biological technologies, there have been prelimiary findings suggesting the special role of dysfunctional vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the pathogenesis and development of TAD. Furthermore, the molecular mechanisms regulating the dysfunction of VSMCs have been initially explored. It is expected that these new findings will contribute to the development of new strategies to prevent TAD and lead to new ideas for the identifiction of potential drug therapeutic targets. Herein, we summarized the critical role of dysfunctional VSMCs in the pathogenesis and development of TAD and presented in detail the biological factors and the related molecular mechanisms that regulate the dysfunction of VSMCs. We hope this review will provide a reference for further investigation into the central role of dysfunctional VSMCs in the pathogenesis and development of TAD and exploration for effective molecular drug targets for TAD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition - 54(2023), 3 vom: 29. Mai, Seite 699-704

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gao, Wen-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Hong-Chi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yao-Jia [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiao-Heng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomechanics
English Abstract
Journal Article
Review
Thoracic aortic aneurysm
Thoracic aortic dissection
Vascular smooth muscle cell

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 31.05.2023

Date Revised 06.09.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.12182/20230260101

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357507797