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ArticleCommunications biology2026

TNALP associated calcium phosphate microdeposition contributes to thoracic aortic dissection susceptibility.

Long Cao, Tianfeng Ma, Hui Cao, Xiao Bi, Zeyu Cai, Yuan Huang, Ruimin Wang, Hongpeng Zhang, Wei Guo

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Article in Communications biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Long Cao *Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Tianfeng Ma *Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7571-0996
Hui CaoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Xiao BiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zeyu CaiDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Yuan HuangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. yi_huangyuan@tju.edu.cn.
Ruimin WangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. wrm@yeah.net.
Hongpeng ZhangDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. zhpplagh@163.com.
Wei GuoDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. guoweiplagh@sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6212-8390

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82170494
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency characterized by rapid progression and high mortality. Although medial degeneration is a key pathological feature of aortic dissection, the mechanisms that drive aortic wall instability remain incompletely understood. Aortic calcification is a pathological mineralization process that can alter vascular structure and function, but its role in aortic dissection has received limited attention. Here we show that tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase associated calcium phosphate microdeposition is linked to aortic medial degeneration and dissection susceptibility. Human aortic dissection tissues and diseased mouse aortas show increased mineralization together with elevated tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase activity. Calcium phosphate deposits promote vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching and inflammatory remodeling, while tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase facilitates mineral deposition under permissive conditions. Reducing tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase activity or expression attenuates aortic calcium phosphate deposition, medial degeneration and dissection in mice. These findings identify tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase associated microdeposition as a mechanism contributing to aortic wall vulnerability.

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Alkaline PhosphataseAortic DissectionCalcium PhosphatesAnimalsDissection, Thoracic AortaFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle, Smooth, VascularAlkaline Phosphatasecalcium phosphateCalcium Phosphates

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PMID42834101
PMCPMC13639094

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