Circulating Vascular Basement Membrane Fragments are Associated with the Diameter of the Abdominal Aorta and Their Expression Pattern is Altered in AAA Tissue

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8659314	European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery	2018	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Plasma levels of circulating type IV and XVIII collagen/endostatin increase with AAA diameter. The expression pattern of VBM proteins is altered in the aneurysm wall.

Keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm circulation basement membrane Extracellular matrix Collagen

Related Topics

Health Sciences Medicine and Dentistry Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Preview

Circulating Vascular Basement Membrane Fragments are Associated with the Diameter of the Abdominal Aorta and Their Expression Pattern is Altered in AAA Tissue

Authors

Mari Holsti, Anders Wanhainen, Christina Lundin, Martin Björck, Gustaf Tegler, Johan Svensson, Malin Sund,