Possible Dual Role of Decorin in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is characterized by chronic inflammation, which leads to pathological remodeling of the extracellular matrix. Decorin, a small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan, has been suggested to regulate inflammation and stabilize the extracellular matrix. Therefore, the present...

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Main Authors: Ueda, Koshiro, Yoshimura, Koichi, Yamashita, Osamu, Harada, Takasuke, Morikage, Noriyasu, Hamano, Kimikazu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4362951/