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Integrin β3 inhibition is a therapeutic strategy for supravalvular aortic stenosis.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 7 Mar 2016
Misra Ashish, Sheikh Abdul Q, Kumar Abhishek, Luo Jiesi, Zhang Jiasheng, Hinton Robert B, Smoot Leslie, Kaplan Paige, Urban Zsolt, Qyang Yibing, Tellides George, Greif Daniel M
Abstract excerpt
The aorta is the largest artery in the body, yet processes underlying aortic pathology are poorly understood. The arterial media consists of circumferential layers of elastic lamellae and smooth muscle cells (SMCs), and many arterial diseases are characterized by defective lamellae and excess SMCs; however, a mechanism linking these pathological features is lacking. In this study, we use lineage and genetic...
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