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Deriving a cardiac ageing signature to reveal MMP-9-dependent inflammatory signalling in senescence.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Jun 2015
Ma Yonggang, Chiao Ying Ann, Clark Ryan, Flynn Elizabeth R, Yabluchanskiy Andriy, Ghasemi Omid, Zouein Fouad, Lindsey Merry L, Jin Yu-Fang
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Cardiac ageing involves the progressive development of cardiac fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction coordinated by MMP-9. Here, we report a cardiac ageing signature that encompasses macrophage pro-inflammatory signalling in the left ventricle (LV) and distinguishes biological from chronological ageing. METHODS AND RESULTS: Young (6-9 months), middle-aged (12-15 months), old (18-24 months), and senescent...
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