Proteomic Analysis in Aortic Media of Patients With Marfan Syndrome Reveals Increased Activity of Calpain 2 in Aortic Aneurysms

Time-dependent Changes in Smooth Muscle Cell Stiffness and Focal Adhesion Area in Response to Cyclic Equibiaxial Stretch

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Biomarker evidence for mild central nervous system injury after surgically-induced circulation arrest

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Pulsatile Mechanical Pressure Promotes Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Expression in Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

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Targeting the Calpain/Calpastatin System as a New Strategy to Prevent Cardiovascular Remodeling in Angiotensin II–Induced Hypertension

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Long-Term Doxycycline Is More Effective Than Atenolol to Prevent Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in Marfan Syndrome Through the Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and -9

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Outcomes in Adults With Bicuspid Aortic Valves

(2008) Nikolaos Tzemos   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Activation of TGF-β within cultured hepatocytes and in liver injury leads to intracrine signaling with expression of connective tissue growth factor

(2008) Olav A. Gressner et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Recent advances in understanding Marfan syndrome: Should we now treat surgical patients with losartan?

(2008) Peter Matt et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Angiotensin II Blockade and Aortic-Root Dilation in Marfan's Syndrome

(2008) Benjamin S. Brooke et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Increased Aortic Calpain-1 Activity Mediates Age-Associated Angiotensin II Signaling of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

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Calpain counteracts mechanosensitive apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro and in vivo

(2007) Daniel G. Sedding et al.   FASEB JOURNAL