- Title
- Mouse models for abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Creator
- Golledge, Jonathan; Krishna, Smriti; Wang, Yutang
- Date
- 2022
- Type
- Text; Journal article; Review
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/186560
- Identifier
- vital:16915
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.15260
- Identifier
- ISBN:0007-1188 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture is estimated to cause 200,000 deaths each year. Currently, the only treatment for AAA is surgical repair; however, this is only indicated for large asymptomatic, symptomatic or ruptured aneurysms, is not always durable, and is associated with a risk of serious perioperative complications. As a result, patients with small asymptomatic aneurysms or who are otherwise unfit for surgery are treated conservatively, but up to 70% of small aneurysms continue to grow, increasing the risk of rupture. There is thus an urgent need to develop drug therapies effective at slowing AAA growth. This review describes the commonly used mouse models for AAA. Recent research in these models highlights key roles for pathways involved in inflammation and cell turnover in AAA pathogenesis. There is also evidence for long non-coding RNAs and thrombosis in aneurysm pathology. Further well-designed research in clinically relevant models is expected to be translated into effective AAA drugs. LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed issue on Preclinical Models for Cardiovascular disease research (BJP 75th Anniversary). To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v179.5/issuetoc. © 2020 The British Pharmacological Society
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc
- Relation
- British Journal of Pharmacology Vol. 179, no. 5 (2022), p. 792-810; https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1062671
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2020 The British Pharmacological Society
- Subject
- 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences; Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Mouse models; Pathology
- Full Text
- Reviewed
- Funder
- This research was supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (1098717, 1079369, and 1062671), Townsville Hospital and Health Service, Study, Education and Research Trust Fund, and Queensland Government. J.G. holds a Practitioner Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (1117601) and a Senior Clinical Research Fellowship from the Queensland Government.
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