The Molecular Mechanism of Vascular Remodeling

A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cellular Pathology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2023) | Viewed by 278

Special Issue Editors

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Interests: vascular biology; cardiac diseases
Department of Diabetes and Metabolic, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 E Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
Interests: diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; metabolism
School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Interests: immune associated vascular diseases; inflammation; NK cells and circulatory pathology
GSU · Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Interests: diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; metabolism
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Nazarko Lab, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Interests: autophagy; lipid metabolism

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Vascular diseases lead by vascular remodeling are the primary public health concern. Vascular diseases comprise aortic aneurysms (thoracic and abdominal), aortic dissections, atherosclerosis, and other pathologies. Being asymptomatic diseases, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and atherosclerosis are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Vascular remodeling is a complex process that involves physical, biochemical, and genetic components. Inflammation on vascular beds, including endothelial and smooth muscle layers, cell proliferation and migration of smooth muscles, and inflammatory cell infiltration (e.g., monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils) play critical roles in the initiation and progression of aortic diseases. In some instances, these events might be associated with a slow but progressive dilation of the aorta, along with increased stiffness and pulse pressure. Several families of transcription factors have been identified as the master regulators in the pathogenesis of vascular diseases. In this context, a complete understanding of these various molecular signaling events will pave the way to finding a specific target for improved therapeutic strategies. It is imperative to provide an update on recent findings on causes of disease and therapeutics for vascular remodeling. Therefore, in this Special Issue, we invite full-length research and review articles associated with vascular remodeling research in the context of novel therapeutics.

The proposed topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  1. The molecular and cellular basis of the contribution of dysregulated inflammation in the initiation and progression of various vascular diseases.
  2. Immunological perspective of vascular damage and vascular remodeling.
  3. Obesity, insulin resistance, and lipodystrophy-associated vascular disease development events, including vascular calcification, atheroma, etc.
  4. The genetic basis of metabolic diseases linked to vascular/aortic pathology.
  5. The role of autophagy, mitophagy, oxidative stress, and inflammasomes in vascular diseases.
  6. The gut microbiota and its association with vascular remodeling.
  7. Genetic and genomic approaches and other omics tools to study vascular remodeling.
  8. Translational implications of pharmacological modulators to control and treat vascular remodeling.

Dr. Ramprasath Tharmarajan
Dr. Rekha Balakrishnan
Dr. Stalinraja Maruthamuthu
Dr. Pratima Kumari
Dr. Ankit Shroff
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • cardiovascular diseases
  • vascular remodeling
  • metabolism

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