Therefore, we seek a means to target the upstream mechanisms of vascular aging by replacing aged coronary artery cells with the young cells we were born with.
What does VA stand for?
VA stands for Vascular Aging
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Enhanced peroxynitrite formation is associated with vascular aging.
Vascular aging is associated with an increase in collagen, ground substance and calcium deposition that cause a progressive deterioration in vessel elasticity.
This might mean that people with metabolic syndrome age faster, not only in terms of vascular aging [as is already known], but also in terms of 'neuroaging.
This might mean that people with metabolic syndrome age faster, not only in terms of vascular aging, but also in terms of 'neuroaging.
Identifying novel pathways that regulate gene expression during progressive vascular aging will both extend our understanding of age-dependent vascular pathology and promote the development of therapies for the prevention and treatment of age-related cardiovascular disease.