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Pathophysiology of Circulating Biomarkers and Relationship With Vascular Aging: A Review of the Literature From VascAgeNet Group on Circulating Biomarkers, European Cooperation in Science and Technology Action 18216.
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Frontiers in physiology [Front Physiol] 2021 Dec 14; Vol. 12, pp. 789690. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 14 (Print Publication: 2021). - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Impairment of the arteries is a product of sustained exposure to various deleterious factors and progresses with time; a phenomenon inherent to vascular aging. Oxidative stress, inflammation, the accumulation of harmful agents in high cardiovascular risk conditions, changes to the extracellular matrix, and/or alterations of the epigenetic modification of molecules, are all vital pathophysiological processes proven to contribute to vascular aging, and also lead to changes in levels of associated circulating molecules. Many of these molecules are consequently recognized as markers of vascular impairment and accelerated vascular aging in clinical and research settings, however, for these molecules to be classified as biomarkers of vascular aging, further criteria must be met. In this paper, we conducted a scoping literature review identifying thirty of the most important, and eight less important, biomarkers of vascular aging. Herein, we overview a selection of the most important molecules connected with the above-mentioned pathological conditions and study their usefulness as circulating biomarkers of vascular aging.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Gopcevic, Gkaliagkousi, Nemcsik, Acet, Bernal-Lopez, Bruno, Climie, Fountoulakis, Fraenkel, Lazaridis, Navickas, Rochfort, Šatrauskienė, Zupkauskienė and Terentes-Printzios.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1664-042X
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in physiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34970157
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.789690