2024
Mechanisms of Aortic Dissection: From Pathological Changes to Experimental and In Silico Models
Rolf-Pissarczyk M, Schussnig R, Fries T, Fleischmann D, Elefteriades J, Humphrey J, Holzapfel G. Mechanisms of Aortic Dissection: From Pathological Changes to Experimental and In Silico Models. Progress In Materials Science 2024, 101363. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2024.101363.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Myh 11 R 247 C / R 247 C mutations increase thoracic aorta vulnerability to intramural damage despite a general biomechanical adaptivity
Bellini C, Wang S, Milewicz DM, Humphrey JD. Myh 11 R 247 C / R 247 C mutations increase thoracic aorta vulnerability to intramural damage despite a general biomechanical adaptivity. Journal Of Biomechanics 2014, 48: 113-121. PMID: 25433566, PMCID: PMC4283495, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.10.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortaSevere vascular phenotypeAortic aneurysmContractile proteinsLocalized poolsMedial smooth muscle cellsEpigenetic factorsGenetic studiesThoracic aortic diseaseThoracic aortic aneurysmSmooth muscle cellsSuch mutationsMutationsC mutationAortic dissectionAortic diseaseHistopathologic characteristicsMuscle cellsRisk factorsGlycosaminoglycans/proteoglycansNormal adaptationMouse modelNormal biomechanicsAortic structureAorta