Nazari-Shafti Timo Z, Cooke John P
Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2015 Jul-Sep;11(3):172-5. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-11-3-172.
Cellular senescence of endothelial cells plays an important role in the development of vascular lesions that ultimately lead to an atherosclerotic plaque. This review focuses on the age-related changes of endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells that contribute to vascular disease and discusses potential new targets that could rejuvenate the vascular system and thereby prevent or delay atherosclerosis.
内皮细胞的细胞衰老在最终导致动脉粥样硬化斑块的血管病变发展中起重要作用。本综述重点关注促成血管疾病的内皮细胞和血管平滑肌细胞的年龄相关变化,并讨论可能使血管系统恢复活力从而预防或延缓动脉粥样硬化的潜在新靶点。