JAGGED1/NOTCH3 activation promotes aortic hypermuscularization and stenosis in elastin deficiency
Dave JM, Chakraborty R, Ntokou A, Saito J, Saddouk FZ, Feng Z, Misra A, Tellides G, Riemer RK, Urban Z, Kinnear C, Ellis J, Mital S, Mecham R, Martin KA, Greif DM. JAGGED1/NOTCH3 activation promotes aortic hypermuscularization and stenosis in elastin deficiency. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2022, 132: e142338. PMID: 34990407, PMCID: PMC8884911, DOI: 10.1172/jci142338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsAortaAortic Stenosis, SupravalvularConstriction, PathologicElastinEndothelial CellsHumansJagged-1 ProteinMiceReceptor, Notch3ConceptsSmooth muscle cellsSupravalvular aortic stenosisEndothelial cellsElastin insufficiencyObstructive arterial diseaseAortic smooth muscle cellsΓ-secretaseAortic vascular cellsPotential therapeutic targetNotch3 intracellular domainNotch ligand Jagged1Aortic stenosisArterial diseasePathological featuresPharmacological treatmentJag1 deletionLuminal obstructionMouse modelNotch3 activationTherapeutic targetSMC accumulationPathway upregulationAortic samplesMice displayNotch3 deletion