ReviewCirculation research2015
Role of mechanotransduction in vascular biology: focus on thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.
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228 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 377 citations in OpenAlex.
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Growth Rates and Predicting Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Pooled it
- Increased Disarray of Extracellular Matrix Collagen-I Fiber Network and Compromised Biomechanics in Aortae From Marfan-Syndrome Mice Assessed Through Combined Opto-Biomechatronics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- The aorta in Marfan syndrome: from molecular mechanisms to mechanobiological dysfunction.Cardiovascular research · 2026Review
- Microfibril Denudation Marks Early Aortic Vulnerability in SMAD3 Variant Carriers: A Multigenerational Study.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026Article
- Phosphoproteomics in Vascular Biology and Disease: Illuminating Signaling in the Vessel.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026Review
- Distinct molecular profiles in human aortic smooth muscle cells under cyclic stretch and hydrostatic pressure.The journal of physiological sciences : JPS · 2026Article
- Heparinized Elastomeric Nanofibrillar Grafts: Mechanically Tunable, Cell-Supportive, and Thromboresistant Vascular Substitutes.ACS applied bio materials · 2026Article
- Heritable Thoracic Aortic Diseases in Pediatric Practice: From Molecular Mechanisms to Genotype-Informed Management, a Comprehensive Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Growth arrest of thoracic aortic aneurysms in aging Marfan mice.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026Article
- Mechanotransduction in Marfan Syndrome and Related Aortic Disorders: Insights from Transcriptomic Analyses.Genes · 2026Review
- The critical role of the RUNX1/NF-κB transcriptional complex-mediated PVAT-VSMC axis in aortic dissection.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Review
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- Predicting curvature evolution on biological surfaces from clinical imaging-derived area dilation: a closed-form interpretable framework.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Mechanisms driving thoracic aortic aneurysm instability.Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology · 2026Article
- Development of a Multi-Channel and Multilayered PDMS Microfluidic Platform for Real-Time Visualization and Multi-Condition Parallel Testing of Mechanically Stimulated Cells.Micromachines · 2026Article
- Structural and transcriptomic alterations underlying the progression of aortic dissection in Fbn1Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Alterations in ascending aortic hemodynamics and aortic length correlate with sex-specific thoracic aortic aneurysm dilation and lifespan in a mouse model of severe Marfan syndrome.Computers in biology and medicine · 2026Article
- Beyond the tear: the enduring role of aortic pathology in the era of genomic medicine.Open heart · 2026Review
- Mortality trends and disparities associated with aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection in the United States from 1999 to 2023: a CDC WONDER database analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
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Abstract
Thoracic aortic diseases that involve progressive enlargement, acute dissection, or rupture are influenced by the hemodynamic loads and mechanical properties of the wall. We have only limited understanding, however, of the mechanobiological processes that lead to these potentially lethal conditions. Homeostasis requires that intramural cells sense their local chemomechanical environment and establish, maintain, remodel, or repair the extracellular matrix to provide suitable compliance and yet sufficient strength. Proper sensing, in turn, necessitates both receptors that connect the extracellular matrix to intracellular actomyosin filaments and signaling molecules that transmit the related information to the nucleus. Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections are associated with poorly controlled hypertension and mutations in genes for extracellular matrix constituents, membrane receptors, contractile proteins, and associated signaling molecules. This grouping of factors suggests that these thoracic diseases result, in part, from dysfunctional mechanosensing and mechanoregulation of the extracellular matrix by the intramural cells, which leads to a compromised structural integrity of the wall. Thus, improved understanding of the mechanobiology of aortic cells could lead to new therapeutic strategies for thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.
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