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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width, Vascular Aging Biomarkers, and Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Predicting Vascular Aging and Diagnosing/Prognosin…

2018

The emerging evidence emphasizes Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) as optimal prognostic biomarker for cardiovascular diseases. However, several clinical biases impede its clinical application. Recent recommendations suggest combining RDW with other biomarkers. Accordingly, we propose evaluating the well-recognized biomarkers of vascular aging (i.e., the leukocyte telomere length and telomerase activity, and reduced levels of endothelial progenitor cells [EPCs]) with RDW, for predicting the risk for vascular aging and onset and prognosis of age-related degenerative arterial diseases, such as sporadic ascending aorta aneurysm (AAA), characterized to have an increased incidence in old p…

0301 basic medicineOncologyErythrocyte IndicesMaleTelomeraseAgingEPCs; RDW; diagnostic and prognostic AAA biomarkers; leukocyte telomere length; risk for vascular aging and sporadic AAA; telomere activityArterial diseaserisk for vascular aging and sporadic AAA0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorsLeukocytesMedicinetelomere activityEndothelial Progenitor CellsAged 80 and overMiddle AgedTelomerePrognosisAortic AneurysmC-Reactive Proteincardiovascular systemBiomarker (medicine)Vascular agingFemaleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtydiagnostic and prognostic AAA biomarkersleukocyte telomere length03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultInternal medicinemedicine.arterySettore MED/05 - Patologia ClinicaRDWHumansVascular DiseasesProgenitor cellAgedAortabusiness.industrySettore MED/23 - Chirurgia CardiacaRed blood cell distribution widthEPCTelomere030104 developmental biologyCase-Control StudiesEPCsGeriatrics and Gerontologybusinessdiagnostic and prognostic AAA biomarker030217 neurology & neurosurgeryBiomarkersRejuvenation research
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Are the leukocyte telomere length attrition and telomerase activity alteration potential predictor biomarkers for sporadic TAA in aged individuals?

2014

A large variability in occurrence, complications, and age/gender manifestations characterizes individual susceptibility of sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), even in subjects with the same risk factor profiles. The reasons are poorly understood. On the other hand, TAA pathophysiology mechanisms remain unclear than those involved in abdominal aorta aneurysms. However, recent evidence is suggesting a crucial role of biological ageing in inter-individual risk variation of cardiovascular diseases, including sporadic TAA. Biological age rather than chronological age is a better predictor of vascular risk. Relevant assumptions support this concept. In confirming this evidence and our preli…

DNA ReplicationMaleTelomerasePathologymedicine.medical_specialtyAgingGenotypeEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayBiologyPolymerase Chain ReactionArticleAortic aneurysmRisk FactorsGenotypemedicineIn Situ Nick-End LabelingLeukocytesSporadic TAA. Biological ageing . Leukocyte telomere length attrition . Telomere activity alteration . Predictor TAAbiomarkersSettore MED/05 - Patologia ClinicaHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseRisk factorTelomere ShorteningSettore MED/04 - Patologia GeneraleAortic Aneurysm ThoracicSettore MED/23 - Chirurgia CardiacaGeneral MedicineDNAMiddle AgedTelomeremedicine.diseaseMolecular medicineImmunohistochemistryPathophysiologyTelomereAgeingImmunologyFemaleGeriatrics and GerontologyBiomarkersAge (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
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