Associations of Tissue and Soluble LOX-1 with Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Conclusions In AAA, sLOX-1 was differently affected by age, cardiometabolic diseases, and corresponding medical therapies. Comparison with nonatherosclerotic disease would be beneficial to further elucidate the diagnostic potential of sLOX-1, although it was not useful for risk stratification. Aneurysmal LOX-1 mRNA expression was increased and positively associated with smooth muscle cells and collagen content, suggesting that LOX-1 is eventually not deleterious in human AAA and could counteract AAA rupture.PMID:37421287 | DOI:10.1161/JAHA.122.027537

Source: Atherosclerosis - July 8, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anja Hofmann Yazan Khorzom Anna Klimova Steffen Wolk Albert Busch Pamela Sabarstinski Margarete M üglich Dmitry Egorov Irakli Kopaliani David M Poitz Marvin Kapalla Bianca Hamann Frieda Frank Christian J änichen Coy Brunssen Henning Morawietz Christian Source Type: research