1. NR4A3: A Key Nuclear Receptor in Vascular Biology, Cardiovascular Remodeling, and Beyond.
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Martínez-González J, Cañes L, Alonso J, Ballester-Servera C, Rodríguez-Sinovas A, Corrales I, and Rodríguez C
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- Animals, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Remodeling, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Cardiovascular Diseases metabolism, Cardiovascular System metabolism, DNA-Binding Proteins physiology, Humans, Nerve Tissue Proteins physiology, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Receptors, Steroid physiology, Receptors, Thyroid Hormone physiology, Cardiovascular Diseases pathology, Cardiovascular System pathology, DNA-Binding Proteins metabolism, Inflammation, Nerve Tissue Proteins metabolism, Receptors, Steroid metabolism, Receptors, Thyroid Hormone metabolism
- Abstract
The mechanisms committed in the activation and response of vascular and inflammatory immune cells play a major role in tissue remodeling in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) such as atherosclerosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Cardiovascular remodeling entails interrelated cellular processes (proliferation, survival/apoptosis, inflammation, extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis/degradation, redox homeostasis, etc.) coordinately regulated by a reduced number of transcription factors. Nuclear receptors of the subfamily 4 group A (NR4A) have recently emerged as key master genes in multiple cellular processes and vital functions of different organs, and have been involved in a variety of high-incidence human pathologies including atherosclerosis and other CVDs. This paper reviews the major findings involving NR4A3 (Neuron-derived Orphan Receptor 1, NOR-1) in the cardiovascular remodeling operating in these diseases.
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- 2021
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