Article
Fibronectin type III domain containing 5 attenuates NLRP3 inflammasome activation and phenotypic transformation of adventitial fibroblasts in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Journal of hypertension - 1 May 2018
Ling Li, Chen Dan, Tong Ying, Zang Ying-Hao, Ren Xing-Sheng, Zhou Hong, Qi Xiao-Hong, Chen Qi, Li Yue-Hua, Kang Yu-Ming, Zhu Guo-Qing
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Phenotypic transformation of adventitial fibroblasts is important in the pathogenesis of hypertension. This study was designed to determine whether fibronectin type III domain containing 5 (FNDC5) alleviates the phenotypic transformation of adventitial fibroblasts in hypertension and the underlying mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS: Experiments were carried out in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR)...
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- Adventitia
- Animals
- Aorta
- Blood Pressure
- Extracellular Matrix
- Fibroblasts
