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Altered oxidative stress responses and increased type I collagen expression in bicuspid aortic valve patients.
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Dec 2010
Phillippi Julie A, Eskay Michael A, Kubala Adam A, Pitt Bruce R, Gleason Thomas G
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BACKGROUND: The mechanisms governing extracellular matrix degradation and smooth muscle cell (SMC) loss in the ascending aorta of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) patients are unknown. We recently reported that expression and induction of metallothionein, a reactive oxygen species scavenger, is reduce...
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