Endothelial pannexin-1 channels modulate macrophage and smooth muscle cell activation in abdominal aortic aneurysm formation

oleh: Amanda C. Filiberto, Michael D. Spinosa, Craig T. Elder, Gang Su, Victoria Leroy, Zachary Ladd, Guanyi Lu, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Morgan D. Salmon, Robert B. Hawkins, Kodi S. Ravichandran, Brant E. Isakson, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Ashish K. Sharma

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01

Deskripsi

Pannexin-1 ion channels on endothelial cells regulate vascular inflammation and remodeling to mediate aortic aneurysm formation. Pharmacological blockade of Pannexin-1 channels may offer translational therapeutic mitigation of aneurysmal pathology.