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JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 71, Issue 3-4, Pages 215-220Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.11.007
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Aortic stenosis; Osteogenic differentiation; Angiogenesis; Intraleaflet hemorrhage
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The pathobiology of degenerative aortic valve stenosis (AS) is complex and involves multiple features such as fibrosis, inflammation, oxidative stress, angiogenesis, hemorrhage, and osteogenic differentiation. We summarize the mechanism of valve calcification and angiogenesis which is necessary for calcifying processes. A promising therapeutic target is nuclear factor (NF)-KB which activates bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)2 via interleukin-6. BMP2 activates Wnt signaling via msh homeobox 2 causing osteogenic differentiation. BMP2 also activates Runx2/Cbfal which is an osteoblast-specific transcription factor. Signals in the hypoxia-inducible factor-2 axis activated by the NF-kappa B signaling pathway also play important role in calcifying processes including angiogenesis. The reason why angiogenesis takes place in avascular valves is still unknown, but it is likely angiogenesis and angiogenesis-related hemorrhage play critical roles in the progression of AS. (C) 2017 Japanese College of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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