Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching and Calcification in Aortic Aneurysm Formation

Chronic Kidney Disease Circulating Calciprotein Particles and Extracellular Vesicles Promote Vascular CalcificationHighlights

(2018) Carla S.B. Viegas et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Cigarette Smoke Initiates Oxidative Stress-Induced Cellular Phenotypic Modulation Leading to Cerebral Aneurysm PathogenesisHighlights

(2018) Robert M. Starke et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Growth Is Associated With High Concentrations of Plasma Proteins in the Intraluminal Thrombus and Diseased Arterial Tissue

(2018) Carsten Behr-Rasmussen et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

From genetics to response to injury: vascular smooth muscle cells in aneurysms and dissections of the ascending aorta

(2018) Jean-Baptiste Michel et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Smooth muscle cell fate and plasticity in atherosclerosis

(2018) Sima Allahverdian et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Vascular smooth muscle cell death, autophagy and senescence in atherosclerosis

(2018) Mandy O J Grootaert et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Role of smooth muscle cells in vascular calcification: implications in atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness

(2018) Andrew L Durham et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Decreased mitochondrial respiration in aneurysmal aortas of Fibulin-4 mutant mice is linked to PGC1A regulation

(2018) I van der Pluijm et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Mitochondrial function in thoracic aortic aneurysms

(2018) Emma Yu et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Transforming growth factor β1 suppresses proinflammatory gene program independent of its regulation on vascular smooth muscle differentiation and autophagy

(2018) Ping Gao et al.   CELLULAR SIGNALLING

Editor's Choice – Calcification of Thoracic and Abdominal Aneurysms is Associated with Mortality and Morbidity

(2018) Mohammed M. Chowdhury et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Influence of vitamin K antagonists and direct oral anticoagulation on coronary artery disease: A CTA analysis

(2018) Fabian Plank et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

18 F–Sodium Fluoride Uptake in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

(2018) Rachael O. Forsythe et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

RANKL-mediated osteoclastogenic differentiation of macrophages in the abdominal aorta of angiotensin II-infused apolipoprotein E knockout mice

(2018) Teruyoshi Tanaka et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

Ucma/GRP inhibits phosphate-induced vascular smooth muscle cell calcification via SMAD-dependent BMP signalling

(2018) Brecht A. Willems et al.   Scientific Reports

Enzyme-modified non-oxidized LDL (ELDL) induces human coronary artery smooth muscle cell transformation to a migratory and osteoblast-like phenotype

(2018) Bijoy Chellan et al.   Scientific Reports

Intake of Vitamin K Antagonists and Worsening of Cardiac and Vascular Disease: Results From the Population‐Based Gutenberg Health Study

(2018) Lisa Eggebrecht et al.   Journal of the American Heart Association

Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid Attenuates Angiotensin II Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation in Apolipoprotein E-deficient Mice by Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

(2017) Y. Qin et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Telomere Biology and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

(2017) Thomas Aschacher et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Aortic microcalcification is associated with elastin fragmentation in Marfan syndrome

(2017) Shaynah Wanga et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Progressive Development of Aberrant Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Disease

(2017) Kirsten Riches et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH

Vitamin K2 inhibits rat vascular smooth muscle cell calcification by restoring the Gas6/Axl/Akt anti-apoptotic pathway

(2017) Cuiting Qiu et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Erratum: Killing the old: cell senescence in atherosclerosis

(2017) Martin R. Bennett et al.   Nature Reviews Cardiology

Bioenergetic profile of human coronary artery smooth muscle cells and effect of metabolic intervention

(2017) Mingming Yang et al.   PLoS One

Study on a novel polymorphism in the VKORC1 promoter region using bioinformatic tools and warfarin dosing data

(2017) Behnam Askari et al.   THROMBOSIS RESEARCH

The VKORC1 polymorphism rs9923231 is associated with aneurysms of the ascending aorta in an Austrian population

(2017) Martin Andreas et al.   THROMBOSIS RESEARCH

Warfarin Use Is Associated With Progressive Coronary Arterial Calcification

(2017) Jordan Andrews et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging

Aortopathy in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome Is Not Mediated by Altered Transforming Growth Factor β Signaling

(2017) Hao Wei et al.   Journal of the American Heart Association

NOX isoforms in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm

(2017) Kin Lung Siu et al.   Redox Biology

Intermedin 1− 53 Attenuates Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Inhibiting Oxidative StressHighlights

(2016) Wei-Wei Lu et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Pharmacologically Improved Contractility Protects Against Aortic Dissection in Mice With Disrupted Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling Despite Compromised Extracellular Matrix PropertiesSignificance

(2016) Jacopo Ferruzzi et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Osteoclastogenic Differentiation of Macrophages in the Development of Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsHighlights

(2016) Yuichiro Takei et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Role of Microvascular Tone and Extracellular Matrix Contraction in the Regulation of Interstitial FluidHighlights

(2016) Ziad Mallat et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Sirtuins, Cell Senescence, and Vascular Aging

(2016) Yujiro Kida et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Inverse Correlation Between Calcium Accumulation and the Expansion Rate of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

(2016) Atsuko Nakayama et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Age-Associated Sirtuin 1 Reduction in Vascular Smooth Muscle Links Vascular Senescence and Inflammation to Abdominal Aortic AneurysmNovelty and Significance

(2016) Hou-Zao Chen et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis

(2016) Martin R. Bennett et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Smooth muscle FGF/TGFβ cross talk regulates atherosclerosis progression

(2016) Pei‐Yu Chen et al.   EMBO Molecular Medicine

Monitoring the biological activity of abdominal aortic aneurysmsBeyond Ultrasound

(2016) Rachael O Forsythe et al.   HEART

Vitamin K2 Ameliorates Damage of Blood Vessels by Glucocorticoid: a Potential Mechanism for Its Protective Effects in Glucocorticoid-induced Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head in a Rat Model

(2016) Yuelei Zhang et al.   International Journal of Biological Sciences

Bicuspid Aortic Valve: a Review with Recommendations for Genetic Counseling

(2016) Samantha L. Freeze et al.   Journal of Genetic Counseling

Emerging roles for vascular smooth muscle cell exosomes in calcification and coagulation

(2016) A. N. Kapustin et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Altered PPARγ Coactivator-1 Alpha Expression in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Possible Effects on Mitochondrial Biogenesis

(2016) Marike Gabrielson et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH

Mitophagy acts as a safeguard mechanism against human vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis induced by atherogenic lipids

(2016) Audrey Swiader et al.   Oncotarget

TGF-β Neutralization Enhances AngII-Induced Aortic Rupture and Aneurysm in Both Thoracic and Abdominal Regions

(2016) Xiaofeng Chen et al.   PLoS One

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Changes in Patients With Marfan SyndromeSignificance

(2015) Eva Crosas-Molist et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Cholesterol Loading Reprograms the MicroRNA-143/145–Myocardin Axis to Convert Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells to a Dysfunctional Macrophage-Like PhenotypeSignificance

(2015) Yuliya Vengrenyuk et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Segmental Aortic Stiffening Contributes to Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Development

(2015) U. Raaz et al.   CIRCULATION

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification Is Mediated by Regulated Exosome Secretion

(2015) A. N. Kapustin et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Protein disulfide isomerase and Nox: new partners in redox signaling

(2015) Silvia Trevelin et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

Interaction of Biomechanics with Extracellular Matrix Components in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Wall

(2015) F. Tanios et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Mechanical stretch-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress, apoptosis and inflammation contribute to thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection

(2015) Li-Xin Jia et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Effects of Vitamin K on Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 and Rheumatoid Factor in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

(2015) Neda Ghamarzad Shishavan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION

Determining the influence of calcification on the failure properties of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) tissue

(2015) Siobhan A. O’Leary et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Global, regional, and national age–sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

(2015)   LANCET

A comprehensive analysis of differentially expressed genes and pathways in abdominal aortic aneurysm

(2015) KAI YUAN et al.   Molecular Medicine Reports

New Insights into the Pros and Cons of the Clinical Use of Vitamin K Antagonists (VKAs) Versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs)

(2015) Rick van Gorp et al.   Nutrients

Phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells in animal model of rat thoracic aortic aneurysm

(2015) Naihui Mao et al.   Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Inhibition of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signal Transduction Prevents the Medial Vascular Calcification Associated with Matrix Gla Protein Deficiency

(2015) Rajeev Malhotra et al.   PLoS One

Intra-Section Analysis of Human Coronary Arteries Reveals a Potential Role for Micro-Calcifications in Macrophage Recruitment in the Early Stage of Atherosclerosis

(2015) Martijn L. L. Chatrou et al.   PLoS One

NADPH Oxidase Deficiency Exacerbates Angiotensin II–Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Mice

(2014) Yasuyoshi Kigawa et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Contribution of Intimal Smooth Muscle Cells to Cholesterol Accumulation and Macrophage-Like Cells in Human Atherosclerosis

(2014) Sima Allahverdian et al.   CIRCULATION

Tgfbr2 disruption in postnatal smooth muscle impairs aortic wall homeostasis

(2014) Wei Li et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Vitamin K2 administration is associated with decreased disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

(2014) Kosuke Ebina et al.   Modern Rheumatology

The realm of vitamin K dependent proteins: Shifting from coagulation toward calcification

(2014) Brecht A. G. Willems et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Differential cellular effects of old and new oral anticoagulants: consequences to the genesis and progression of atherosclerosis

(2014) Henri Spronk et al.   THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

The Genetic Basis of Aortic Aneurysm

(2014) M. E. Lindsay et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

Association between circulating vitamin K1 and coronary calcium progression in community-dwelling adults: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

(2013) M Kyla Shea et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

NADPH Oxidases in Vascular Pathology

(2013) Anna Konior et al.   ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING

Warfarin Induces Cardiovascular Damage in Mice

(2013) Thilo Krüger et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Zoledronate attenuates angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm through inactivation of Rho/ROCK-dependent JNK and NF-κB pathway

(2013) Shih-Hung Tsai et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Oxidative stress modulates vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype via CTGF in thoracic aortic aneurysm

(2013) E. Branchetti et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

The Hallmarks of Aging

(2013) Carlos López-Otín et al.   CELL

Macrophage-Derived Matrix Vesicles

(2013) Sophie E. P. New et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Prelamin A Accelerates Vascular Calcification Via Activation of the DNA Damage Response and Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

(2013) Yiwen Liu et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Biological features of thoracic aortic diseases. Where are we now, where are we heading to: established and emerging biomarkers and molecular pathways

(2013) A. Parolari et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Calcification as a Risk Factor for Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

(2013) R.V.C. Buijs et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Mechanisms of oxidative stress in human aortic aneurysms — Association with clinical risk factors for atherosclerosis and disease severity

(2013) Bartłomiej Guzik et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Angiotensin II–dependent TGF-β signaling contributes to Loeys-Dietz syndrome vascular pathogenesis

(2013) Elena M. Gallo et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells From Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Have Uniquely High Elastolytic Potential Associated With Activation of MMP-2

(2013) N.D. Airhart et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Mechanisms of vascular calcification in CKD—evidence for premature ageing?

(2013) Catherine M. Shanahan   Nature Reviews Nephrology

Revised microcalcification hypothesis for fibrous cap rupture in human coronary arteries

(2013) A. Kelly-Arnold et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Practical Genetics of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

(2013) John A. Elefteriades et al.   PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation of matrix Gla-protein: a crucial switch to control ectopic mineralization

(2013) Leon J. Schurgers et al.   TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Vascular calcification and hypertension: Cause and effect

(2012) Sundeep S. Kalra et al.   ANNALS OF MEDICINE

Vascular calcification: The price to pay for anticoagulation therapy with vitamin K-antagonists

(2012) Martijn L.L. Chatrou et al.   BLOOD REVIEWS

Mitochondria in vascular disease

(2012) E. Yu et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Resveratrol Rescues SIRT1-Dependent Adult Stem Cell Decline and Alleviates Progeroid Features in Laminopathy-Based Progeria

(2012) Baohua Liu et al.   Cell Metabolism

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Sirtuin 1 Protects Against DNA Damage and Inhibits Atherosclerosis

(2012) Isabelle Gorenne et al.   CIRCULATION

Matrix-dependent perturbation of TGFβ signaling and disease

(2012) Jefferson J. Doyle et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Proteomic analysis of calcified abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms

(2012) KEN-ICHI MATSUMOTO et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Protein Disulfide Isomerase Is Required for Platelet-derived Growth Factor-induced Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Migration, Nox1 NADPH Oxidase Expression, and RhoGTPase Activation

(2012) Luciana A. Pescatore et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Osteocalcin: Skeletal and extra-skeletal effects

(2012) Anna Neve et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

The Effect of Pressure-Induced Mechanical Stretch on Vascular Wall Differential Gene Expression

(2012) M.A. Anwar et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH

Vitamin K intake and status are low in hemodialysis patients

(2012) Ellen C.M. Cranenburg et al.   KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Vitamin K epoxide reductase contributes to protein disulfide formation and redox homeostasis within the endoplasmic reticulum

(2012) Lori A. Rutkevich et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Loss-of-function mutations in TGFB2 cause a syndromic presentation of thoracic aortic aneurysm

(2012) Mark E Lindsay et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Vitamin K-Antagonists Accelerate Atherosclerotic Calcification and Induce a Vulnerable Plaque Phenotype

(2012) Leon J. Schurgers et al.   PLoS One

Vitamin K2 Is a Mitochondrial Electron Carrier That Rescues Pink1 Deficiency

(2012) M. Vos et al.   SCIENCE

Growth Arrest-Specific Gene 6 (gas6) and Vascular Hemostasis

(2012) Sandrine Laurance et al.   Advances in Nutrition

Mechanisms of arterial remodeling: lessons from genetic diseases

(2012) Bernard J. van Varik et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

Effect of Vitamin K2 Supplementation on Functional Vitamin K Deficiency in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Trial

(2011) Ralf Westenfeld et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES

Epigenetic Control of Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation and Phenotypic Switching in Vascular Development and Disease

(2011) Matthew R. Alexander et al.   Annual Review of Physiology

Characteristics of TAV- and BAV-associated thoracic aortic aneurysms—Smooth muscle cell biology, expression profiling, and histological analyses

(2011) Stefan Blunder et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Vitamin K antagonists in children with heart disease: height and VKORC1 genotype are the main determinants of the warfarin dose requirement

(2011) C. Moreau et al.   BLOOD

Arterial Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: Key Roles for Calcium and Phosphate

(2011) Catherine M. Shanahan et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Calcium Regulates Key Components of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell–Derived Matrix Vesicles to Enhance Mineralization

(2011) Alexander N. Kapustin et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Patients using vitamin K antagonists show increased levels of coronary calcification: an observational study in low-risk atrial fibrillation patients

(2011) B. Weijs et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Human Vitamin K 2,3-Epoxide Reductase Complex Subunit 1-like 1 (VKORC1L1) Mediates Vitamin K-dependent Intracellular Antioxidant Function

(2011) Philipp Westhofen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Lessons on the pathogenesis of aneurysm from heritable conditions

(2011) Mark E. Lindsay et al.   NATURE

The Hemostatic System as a Modulator of Atherosclerosis

(2011) Julian Ilcheff Borissoff et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Increased secretion of Gas6 by smooth muscle cells in human atherosclerotic carotid plaques

(2011) S. Clauser et al.   THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Chondrocyte Rather Than Osteoblast Conversion of Vascular Cells Underlies Medial Calcification in Uremic Rats

(2010) Ellen Neven et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Increased levels of thioredoxin in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). A potential link of oxidative stress with AAA evolution

(2010) R. Martinez-Pinna et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Chronic coumarin treatment is associated with increased extracoronary arterial calcification in humans

(2010) R. J. M. W. Rennenberg et al.   BLOOD

Novel aspects of the pathogenesis of aneurysms of the abdominal aorta in humans

(2010) J.-B. Michel et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Differential effects of alendronate and losartan therapy on osteopenia and aortic aneurysm in mice with severe Marfan syndrome

(2010) H. Nistala et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Runx2/Cbfa1, but not loss of myocardin, is required for smooth muscle cell lineage reprogramming toward osteochondrogenesis

(2010) Mei Y. Speer et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

TGF-β activity protects against inflammatory aortic aneurysm progression and complications in angiotensin II–infused mice

(2010) Yu Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

The effect of warfarin therapy on endoleak development after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of the abdominal aorta

(2010) Joseph L. Bobadilla et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

Vitamin K epoxide reductase prefers ER membrane-anchored thioredoxin-like redox partners

(2010) S. Schulman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hemodynamic Influences on abdominal aortic aneurysm disease: Application of biomechanics to aneurysm pathophysiology

(2010) Monica M. Dua et al.   VASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY

Gla-Rich Protein Is a Novel Vitamin K-Dependent Protein Present in Serum That Accumulates at Sites of Pathological Calcifications

(2009) Carla S.B. Viegas et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

The effects of heparin releasing hydrogels on vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype

(2009) Jeffrey A. Beamish et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Plasma concentrations of growth arrest specific protein 6 and the soluble form of its tyrosine kinase receptor Axl as markers of large abdominal aortic aneurysms

(2009) Carl Ekman et al.   CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Vitamin K prevents oxidative cell death by inhibiting activation of 12-lipoxygenase in developing oligodendrocytes

(2009) Jianrong Li et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

Smooth muscle phenotypic modulation is an early event in aortic aneurysms

(2009) Gorav Ailawadi et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Sequential Activation of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Transforming Growth Factor β in Arterial Elastocalcinosis

(2008) Céline Bouvet et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Mineral Surface in Calcified Plaque Is Like That of Bone

(2008) Melinda J. Duer et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Inhibition of reactive oxygen species attenuates aneurysm formation in a murine model

(2008) Wanfen Xiong et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

High dietary menaquinone intake is associated with reduced coronary calcification

(2008) Joline W.J. Beulens et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Vitamin K-dependent Proteins, Warfarin, and Vascular Calcification

(2008) J. Danziger   Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Blood leucocyte telomere DNA content predicts vascular telomere DNA content in humans with and without vascular disease

(2008) W. R. W. Wilson et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Nox5 mediates PDGF-induced proliferation in human aortic smooth muscle cells

(2008) Desmond B. Jay et al.   FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Calcium-Dependent NOX5 Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidase Contributes to Vascular Oxidative Stress in Human Coronary Artery Disease

(2008) Tomasz J. Guzik et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Characterization of the inflammatory cells in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in patients with Marfan syndrome, familial thoracic aortic aneurysms, and sporadic aneurysms

(2008) Rumin He et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Increased 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in abdominal aortic aneurysms in positron emission/computed tomography is associated with inflammation, aortic wall instability, and acute symptoms

(2008) Christian Reeps et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm

(2008) Anna Helgadottir et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Pharmacogenetic differences between warfarin, acenocoumarol and phenprocoumon

(2008) Jacobus R. B. J. Brouwers et al.   THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Matrix Gla-protein: The calcification inhibitor in need of vitamin K

(2008) Ellen C. M. Cranenburg et al.   THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Metabolism and cell biology of vitamin K

(2008) Paul Newman et al.   THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS