The role of vascular aging in atherosclerosis

doi:10.16352/j.issn.1001-6325.2022.03.033

Abstract

Abstract: Vascular aging is an age-dependent degeneration of vascular structure and function, which can lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Atherosclerosis is an essential pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Vascular aging plays an important role in the progression of atherosclerosis. Effective evaluation of vascular aging is necessary for the clinical treatment of atherosclerotic diseases. This review summarized the structural and functional changes of vascular aging, and highlighted the important roles of telomere attrition, mitochondrial dysfunction and inflammation of vascular cells in the process of atherosclerosis, aiming to provide new impetus for the clinical treatment of atherosclerotic diseases.

Key words: vascular aging, atherosclerosis, telomere attrition, mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation

CLC Number:

R654.3

ZHANG Qi-yue, ZHANG Wei-li. The role of vascular aging in atherosclerosis[J]. Basic & Clinical Medicine, 2022, 42(3): 372-377.

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