Arterial aging: a journey into subclinical arterial disease.
Arterial aging: a journey into subclinical arterial disease.
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DOI:
10.1097/mnh.0b013e3283361c0b
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发表时间:
2010-03
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Lakatta EG
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作者:
Wang M;Monticone RE;Lakatta EG
Age-associated arterial alterations in cells, matrix, and biomolecules are the foundation for the initiation and progression of cardiovascular diseases in older persons. This review focuses on the latest advances on the intertwining of aging and disease within the arterial wall at the cell and molecular levels. Endothelial dysfunction, VSMC proliferation/invasion/secretion, matrix fragmentation, collagenization and glycation are characteristics of an age-associated arterial phenotype that creates a microenvironment enriched with reactive oxygen species (ROS) for the pathogenesis of arterial disease. This niche creates an age-associated arterial secretory phenotype (AAASP), which is orchestrated by the concerted effects of numerous age-modified Ang II signaling molecules. Most of these biomolecular, cell, and matrix modifications that comprise the AASP can be elicited by experimental hypertension or atherosclerosis at a younger age. The arterial AAASP also shares features of a senescence associated secretory phenotype (SASP) identified in other mesenchymocytes, i.e. fibroblasts. A subclinical AAASP evolves during aging. Targeting this subclinical AAASP may reduce the incidence and progression of the quintessential age-associated arterial diseases, i.e. hypertension and atherosclerosis.