ReviewJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2021
Collagen Fibrillogenesis in the Mitral Valve: It's a Matter of Compliance.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Plasma Proteins Associated with Whole Grains and Fiber Intake in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Molecular Mechanisms in Idiopathic Mitral Valve Chordae Tendineae Rupture: Insights from Transcriptome Analysis and Inflammation Evaluation.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- Quantified planar collagen distribution in healthy and degenerative mitral valve: biomechanical and clinical implications.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Profibrotic VEGFR3-Dependent Lymphatic Vessel Growth in Autoimmune Valvular Carditis.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2024Article
- Patient-Specific Quantitative In-Vivo Assessment of Human Mitral Valve Leaflet Strain Before and After MitraClip Repair.Cardiovascular engineering and technology · 2023Article
- The effects of leaflet material properties on the simulated function of regurgitant mitral valves.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2023Article
- The Effects of leaflet material properties on the simulated function of regurgitant mitral valves.ArXiv · 2023Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Collagen fibers are essential structural components of mitral valve leaflets, their tension apparatus (chordae tendineae), and the associated papillary muscles. Excess or lack of collagen fibers in the extracellular matrix (ECM) in any of these structures can adversely affect mitral valve function. The organization of collagen fibers provides a sophisticated framework that allows for unidirectional blood flow during the precise opening and closing of this vital heart valve. Although numerous ECM molecules are essential for the differentiation, growth, and homeostasis of the mitral valve (e.g., elastic fibers, glycoproteins, and glycans), collagen fibers are key to mitral valve integrity. Besides the inert structural components of the tissues, collagen fibers are dynamic structures that drive outside-to-inside cell signaling, which informs valvular interstitial cells (VICs) present within the tissue environment. Diversity of collagen family members and the closely related collagen-like triple helix-containing proteins found in the mitral valve, will be discussed in addition to how defects in these proteins may lead to valve disease.
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