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Telomerase deficiency in bone marrow-derived cells attenuates angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm formation.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2011
Findeisen Hannes M, Gizard Florence, Zhao Yue, Cohn Dianne, Heywood Elizabeth B, Jones Karrie L, Lovett David H, Howatt Deborah A, Daugherty Alan, Bruemmer Dennis
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OBJECTIVE: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are an age-related vascular disease and an important cause of morbidity and mortality. In this study, we sought to determine whether the catalytic component of telomerase, telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), modulates angiotensin (Ang) II-induced AAA formation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient (LDLr-/-) mice were lethally irradiated...
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