[HTML][HTML] Age-related impairment of vascular structure and functions

X Xu, B Wang, C Ren, J Hu, DA Greenberg… - Aging and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
X Xu, B Wang, C Ren, J Hu, DA Greenberg, T Chen, L Xie, K Jin
Aging and disease, 2017ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Among age-related diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are major
causes of death. Vascular dysfunction is a key characteristic of these diseases wherein age
is an independent and essential risk factor. The present work will review morphological
alterations of aging vessels in-depth, which includes the discussion of age-related
microvessel loss and changes to vasculature involving the capillary basement membrane,
intima, media, and adventitia as well as the accompanying vascular dysfunctions arising …
Abstract
Among age-related diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are major causes of death. Vascular dysfunction is a key characteristic of these diseases wherein age is an independent and essential risk factor. The present work will review morphological alterations of aging vessels in-depth, which includes the discussion of age-related microvessel loss and changes to vasculature involving the capillary basement membrane, intima, media, and adventitia as well as the accompanying vascular dysfunctions arising from these alterations.
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