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ER stress and Rho kinase activation underlie the vasculopathy of CADASIL.
JCI insight - 5 Dec 2019
Neves Karla B, Harvey Adam P, Moreton Fiona, Montezano Augusto C, Rios Francisco J, Alves-Lopes Rhéure, Nguyen Dinh Cat Aurelie, Rocchicciolli Paul, Delles Christian, Joutel Anne, Muir Keith, Touyz Rhian M
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) leads to premature stroke and vascular dementia. Mechanism-specific therapies for this aggressive cerebral small vessel disease are lacking. CADASIL is caused by NOTCH3 mutations that influence vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) function through unknown processes. We investigated molecular mechanisms underlying...
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