Premature aortic smooth muscle cell differentiation contributes to matrix dysregulation in Marfan Syndrome.

Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection are life-threatening complications of Marfan syndrome (MFS). Studies of human and mouse aortic samples from late stage MFS demonstrate increased TGF-β activation/signaling and diffuse matrix changes. However, the role of the aortic smooth muscle cell (SMC) phe...

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Main Authors: Matthew Dale, Matthew P Fitzgerald, Zhibo Liu, Trevor Meisinger, Andrew Karpisek, Laura N Purcell, Jeffrey S Carson, Paul Harding, Haili Lang, Panagiotis Koutakis, Melissa Suh, Rishi Batra, Constance J Mietus, George Casale, Iraklis Pipinos, B Timothy Baxter, Wanfen Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5645122?pdf=render