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Angiotensin II Induces Abdominal Aortic Branch Aneurysms in Fibrillin-1 C1041G/+ Mice-Brief Report.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jul 2026
Franklin Michael K, Howatt Deborah A, Moorleghen Jessica J, Sheppard Mary B, Katsumata Yuriko, Sawada Hisashi, Lu Hong S, Daugherty Alan
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BACKGROUND: Mice harboring a missense variant (C1041G) of Fbn1 have been used extensively for aortopathy research, but do not mimic all facets of the human disease. The role of increased AngII (angiotensin II) or blood pressure in determining the arterial phenotype of these mice remains incompletely defined. The purpose of this study was to determine whether AngII, either directly or indirectly through increased...
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