Loss of Mural Cells Leads to Wall Degeneration, Aneurysm Growth, and Eventual Rupture in a Rat Aneurysm Model
Author(s) -
Serge Marbacher,
Johan Marjamaa,
Katerina Bradacova,
Michael von Gunten,
Petri Honkanen,
Usama AboRamadan,
Juha Hernesniemi,
Mika Niemelä,
Juhana Frösén
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.113.002745
Subject(s) - aneurysm , medicine , thrombus , thrombosis , fibrosis , radiology , fusiform aneurysm , aorta , pathology , surgery
The biological mechanisms predisposing intracranial saccular aneurysms to growth and rupture are not yet fully understood. Mural cell loss is a histological hallmark of ruptured cerebral aneurysms. It remains unclear whether mural cell loss predisposes to aneurysm growth and eventual rupture.
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