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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Res. 2018 Aug 2;55(4):210–223. doi: 10.1159/000490244

Figure 3. Age-associated proinflammatory arterial stiffness syndrome interventions.

Figure 3.

Vascular aging can be mitigated through various approaches that target the proinflammatory cascades. The eventual structural phenotype changes are not inevitable and cardiovascular disease may be prevented.

Abbreviations and acronyms: ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme; Ang II: angiotensin II; AT1: Ang II receptor; BP: blood pressure; MMPs: matrix metalloproteases; mTOR: mammalian target of rapamycin; Sirt1: silent information regulation 2 homolog 1