Molecular Mechanisms of Aging in Cardiovascular Disease

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

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Dear Colleagues,

Aging is associated with low-grade inflammation that increases predisposition to cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death worldwide. In older adults, the increase in inflammatory responses promotes atherosclerosis, which results from age-related dysfunction of the endothelium and smooth muscle cells that form blood vessels. Cellular senescence, a hallmark of mammalian aging, is a process in which cells stop proliferating and become dysfunctional. Senescent cells secrete an abnormal variety of molecules, including inflammatory cytokines, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and extracellular matrix components that modify the cellular micro-environment, creating a vicious cycle of inflammation and oxidative stress that causes tissue dysfunction during aging. Senescent vascular cells in vitro present similar changes to the ones observed in aged arteries, such as increased secretion of inflammatory cytokines and ROS in the endothelium and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) through the senescence-associated secretory phenotype. VSMCs expressing the senescence-associated β-galactosidase, a senescent marker, are found in human plaques, indicating that senescence contributes to vascular dysfunction. The exact triggering mechanisms underlying vascular senescence are incompletely understood.

This Special Issue will focus on molecular mechanisms of aging and atherosclerosis in tissues contributing to cardiovascular function and disease including, but not limited to, the cardiovascular system, liver, gut, adipose tissue, and kidney.

Dr. Gloria Salazar

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Keywords

  • senescence
  • atherosclerosis
  • oxidative stress
  • inflammation

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The Duality of Adiponectin: The Role of Sex in Atherosclerosis
by Abigail E. Cullen, Ann M. Centner, Riley Deitado, Vladimir Ukhanov, Judy Muller-Delp and Gloria Salazar
Cells 2024, 13(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13010001 - 19 Dec 2023
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The hormone adiponectin has many beneficial effects in atherosclerosis, as gene deficiency in adiponectin or its receptor has shown detrimental effects on plaque burden in mice. Our objective was to understand the potential roles adiponectin deficiency has on aortic plaque content, inflammation, and [...] Read more.
The hormone adiponectin has many beneficial effects in atherosclerosis, as gene deficiency in adiponectin or its receptor has shown detrimental effects on plaque burden in mice. Our objective was to understand the potential roles adiponectin deficiency has on aortic plaque content, inflammation, and markers of cardiovascular disease according to sex and age. To study the influence of adiponectin status on sex and atherosclerosis, we used young male and female adipoq−/−apoe−/−, adipoq+/apoe−/−, and apoe−/− mice, which were given a high-fat diet (HFD). Even a 50% reduction in the expression of adiponectin led to a plaque reduction in males and an increase in females compared with apoe−/− controls. Changes in plaque were not attributed to changes in cholesterol or cardiovascular disease markers but correlated with inflammatory markers. Plaque reduction in males was associated with reduced monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1) and increased colony stimulating factor 3 (CSF3), while the increase in plaque in females correlated with the opposite effect in these markers. In old mice, both adiponectin-deficient genotypes and sexes accumulated more plaque than their respective apoe−/− controls. The increase in plaque with adiponectin deficiency according to age was not explained by a worsening lipid profile but correlated with increased levels of C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5). Overall, our study uncovered genotype-specific effects that differed by sex and age of adiponectin deficiency in atherosclerosis. Full article
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