MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CHANGES IN ARTERIAL FUNCTION OVER THE LIFE COURSE – FROM ACCELERATED AGEING TO CALCIFICATION

Vascular stiffening and calcification are hallmarks of ageing and these pathologies are accelerated in patients with diabetes and renal failure. Emerging evidence has defined a role for nuclear lamina defects and the DNA damage response in driving vascular calcification. The mechanisms responsible a...

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Main Author: Catherine M. Shanahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2018-12-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125929980/view