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ArticleArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology2020

Single-Cell Transcriptomic Profiling of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Modulation in Marfan Syndrome Aortic Aneurysm.

Albert J Pedroza, Yasushi Tashima, Rohan Shad, Paul Cheng, Robert Wirka, Samantha Churovich, Ken Nakamura, Nobu Yokoyama, Jason Z Cui, Cristiana Iosef and 3 more

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Article in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 138 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

138 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 192 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Hypertension drives thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in male, but not female, Marfan mice.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2026
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  8. Growth arrest of thoracic aortic aneurysms in aging Marfan mice.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026
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  15. NFS1 Regulates IDH2 to Attenuate Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms via Interacting With SP2.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Albert J PedrozaFrom the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.J.P., Y.T., R.S., S.C., K.N., N.Y., J.Z.C., C.I., W.H., M.P.F.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Yasushi TashimaFrom the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.J.P., Y.T., R.S., S.C., K.N., N.Y., J.Z.C., C.I., W.H., M.P.F.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Rohan ShadFrom the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.J.P., Y.T., R.S., S.C., K.N., N.Y., J.Z.C., C.I., W.H., M.P.F.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Paul ChengDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine (P.C., R.W., T.Q.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Robert WirkaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine (P.C., R.W., T.Q.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Samantha ChurovichFrom the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.J.P., Y.T., R.S., S.C., K.N., N.Y., J.Z.C., C.I., W.H., M.P.F.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Ken NakamuraFrom the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.J.P., Y.T., R.S., S.C., K.N., N.Y., J.Z.C., C.I., W.H., M.P.F.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Nobu YokoyamaFrom the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.J.P., Y.T., R.S., S.C., K.N., N.Y., J.Z.C., C.I., W.H., M.P.F.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Jason Z CuiFrom the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.J.P., Y.T., R.S., S.C., K.N., N.Y., J.Z.C., C.I., W.H., M.P.F.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Cristiana IosefFrom the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.J.P., Y.T., R.S., S.C., K.N., N.Y., J.Z.C., C.I., W.H., M.P.F.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
William HiesingerFrom the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.J.P., Y.T., R.S., S.C., K.N., N.Y., J.Z.C., C.I., W.H., M.P.F.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Thomas QuertermousDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine (P.C., R.W., T.Q.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Michael P FischbeinFrom the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery (A.J.P., Y.T., R.S., S.C., K.N., N.Y., J.Z.C., C.I., W.H., M.P.F.), Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
Stanford University · USAnna Needs Neuroblastoma Answers · USCardiovascular Institute of the South · USTwitter (United States) · US

Funding

Stanford Islet Research CoreP30DK116074 · NIDDK · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI FREDRIC B. KRAEMER · 2017 to 2026
$19.5M
Marfan Aortic Embryologic Origin Influences miR-29b Regulators and TargetsR01AR066629 · NIAMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI FISCHBEIN, MICHAEL PETER · 2016 to 2020
$1.5M
From Locus to Function: Role of ZEB2 in Human Risk of Coronary Artery DiseaseK08HL153798 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CHENG, PAUL PO SHENG · 2020 to 2024
$933k
The role of TWIST1 in smooth muscle cells during atherosclerosisK08HL152308 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WIRKA, ROBERT · 2020 to 2024
$765k
Developmental basis for vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction in Marfan syndrome aortic aneurysmF32HL154681 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI PEDROZA, ALBERT J. · 2020 to 2021
$137k
The molecular mechanisms of SMAD3-mediated coronary disease riskF32HL143847 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CHENG, PAUL PO SHENG · 2018 to 2019
$114k
NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL143847NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL154681NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL152308NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL153798NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR066629NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK116074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo delineate temporal and spatial dynamics of vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) transcriptomic changes during aortic aneurysm development in Marfan syndrome (MFS). Approach and Results: We performed single-cell RNA sequencing to study aortic root/ascending aneurysm tissue from

conclusionsDynamic SMC phenotype modulation promotes extracellular matrix substrate modulation and aortic aneurysm progression in MFS. We characterize the disease-specific signature of modSMCs and provide temporal, transcriptomic context to the current understanding of the role TGF-β plays in MFS aortopathy. Collectively, single-cell RNA sequencing implicates TGF-β signaling and

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Gene Expression ProfilingSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeAdipokinesAnimalsAortaAortic AneurysmAtherosclerosisDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionExtracellular MatrixFemaleFibrillin-1Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseKruppel-Like Factor 4MaleAdipokinesFbn1 protein, mouseFibrillin-1KLF4 protein, humanKlf4 protein, mouseKruppel-Like Factor 4aortic aneurysmextracellular matrixMarfan syndromephenotypetranscriptome

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PMID32698686
PMCPMC7484233
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