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ReviewGenes2021

Insights on the Pathogenesis of Aneurysm through the Study of Hereditary Aortopathies.

Tyler J Creamer, Emily E Bramel, Elena Gallo MacFarlane

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Review in Genes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. An Eye into the Aorta: The Role of Extracellular Matrix Regulatory GenesInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  15. The role of transforming growth factor beta in bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tyler J CreamerMcKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1872-5248
Emily E BramelMcKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Elena Gallo MacFarlaneMcKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

MECHANISTIC BASIS FOR REGIONAL PREDISPOSITION FOR ANEURYSMR01HL147947 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GALLO MACFARLANE, ELENA · 2019 to 2023
$3.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL147947
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) are permanent and localized dilations of the aorta that predispose patients to a life-threatening risk of aortic dissection or rupture. The identification of pathogenic variants that cause hereditary forms of TAA has delineated fundamental molecular processes required to maintain aortic homeostasis. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) elaborate and remodel the extracellular matrix (ECM) in response to mechanical and biochemical cues from their environment. Causal variants for hereditary forms of aneurysm compromise the function of gene products involved in the transmission or interpretation of these signals, initiating processes that eventually lead to degeneration and mechanical failure of the vessel. These include mutations that interfere with transduction of stimuli from the matrix to the actin-myosin cytoskeleton through integrins, and those that impair signaling pathways activated by transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β). In this review, we summarize the features of the healthy aortic wall, the major pathways involved in the modulation of VSMC phenotypes, and the basic molecular functions impaired by TAA-associated mutations. We also discuss how the heterogeneity and balance of adaptive and maladaptive responses to the initial genetic insult might contribute to disease.

Indexed as

Genetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseAdaptation, PhysiologicalAllelesAnimalsAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBiomarkersClinical Decision-MakingDisease ManagementExtracellular MatrixGenotypeHumansMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MusclePhenotypeSignal TransductionBiomarkersaneurysmaortaaortopathyextracellular matrixfamilial thoracic aortic aneurysmLoeys–Dietz syndromeMarfan syndromeTGF-βthoracic aortic aneurysm

Identifiers

PMID33514025
PMCPMC7912671
OpenAlexW3122352026

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