CRISPR modeling and correction of cardiovascular disease

N Liu, EN Olson - Circulation research, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the
developed world. In recent decades, extraordinary effort has been devoted to defining the …

Senescent cells at the crossroads of aging, disease, and tissue homeostasis

C Kuehnemann, CD Wiley - Aging Cell, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Originally identified as an outcome of continuous culture of primary cells, cellular
senescence has moved beyond the culture dish and is now a bona fide driver of aging and …

In vivo base editing rescues Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome in mice

LW Koblan, MR Erdos, C Wilson, WA Cabral, JM Levy… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS or progeria) is typically caused by a
dominant-negative C• G-to-T• A mutation (c. 1824 C> T; p. G608G) in LMNA, the gene that …

The structure and function of lamin A/C: Special focus on cardiomyopathy and therapeutic interventions

V Tiwari, MJ Alam, M Bhatia, M Navya, SK Banerjee - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Lamins are inner nuclear membrane proteins that belong to the intermediate filament family.
Lamin A/C lie adjacent to the heterochromatin structure in polymer form, providing skeletal to …

Sirtuin 1 and skin: implications in intrinsic and extrinsic aging—a systematic review

A Bielach-Bazyluk, E Zbroch, H Mysliwiec… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Skin, as the outermost organ of the body, is constantly exposed to both intrinsic and extrinsic
causative factors of aging. Intrinsic aging is related to compromised cellular proliferative …

MultiVERSE: a multiplex and multiplex-heterogeneous network embedding approach

L Pio-Lopez, A Valdeolivas, L Tichit, É Remy… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Network embedding approaches are gaining momentum to analyse a large variety of
networks. Indeed, these approaches have demonstrated their effectiveness in tasks such as …

[HTML][HTML] Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: Cellular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives

B Cisneros, I García-Aguirre, M De Ita… - Archives of Medical …, 2023 - Elsevier
In humans, aging is characterized by a gradual decline of physical and psychological
functions, with the concomitant onset of chronic-degenerative diseases, which ultimately …

Drug repositioning for rare diseases: Knowledge-based success stories

D Scherman, C Fetro - Therapies, 2020 - Elsevier
While more than 7000 rare diseases have been identified, only about 5 percent benefit from
a licensed treatment. As the majority of these diseases is life threatening, these facts …

What Causes Premature Coronary Artery Disease?

A Le, H Peng, D Golinsky, M Di Scipio, R Lali… - Current Atherosclerosis …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review provides an overview of genetic and non-genetic
causes of premature coronary artery disease (pCAD). Recent Findings pCAD refers to …

Base editing and prime editing: potential therapeutic options for rare and common diseases

LC Testa, K Musunuru - BioDrugs, 2023 - Springer
Collectively, genetic disorders affect approximately 350 million individuals worldwide and
are a major global health burden. Despite substantial progress in identification of new …