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. 2023 Dec 19;12(1):3. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12010003
AA aortic aneurysms
AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm
aAA ascending aortic aneurysm
ApoE apolipoprotein E
dTAA descending thoracic aortic aneurysm
BAPN B-aminopropionitrile
CD4 cluster of differentiation 4
CuZnSOD copper zinc superoxide dismutase
dTAA descending thoracic aortic aneurysm
ECM extracellular matrix
eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
GPx glutathione peroxidase
IL-6 interleukin 6
IL-17 interleukin 17
IL-23 interleukin 23
IL-1α interleukin-1 alpha
IL-1β interleukin-1 beta
IL-1R1 interleukin-1 receptor 1
IL-R1 interleukin receptor 1
iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase
IFN𝛾 interferon gamma
MCP1 monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MMP-2 matrix metalloproteinase 2
MMP-9 matrix metalloproteinase 9
MnSOD manganese superoxide dismutase
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
NF-Kβ nuclear factor kappa beta
NRF2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
PPAR𝛾 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
ROS reactive oxygen species
SOD superoxide dismutase
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha
TGF-β transforming growth factor beta
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
VSMC vascular smooth muscle cell