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elastinolysis

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English

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Etymology

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From elastin +‎ -lysis.

Noun

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elastinolysis

  1. The biochemical breakdown of elastin
    • 2016 January 8, “Toll-Like Receptor 4 Is Essential in the Development of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      TLR4 signaling promotes elastinolysis by mediating MMP-2 production in VSMCs. In addition, TLR4 is essential in maintenance of the basal IL-6 and MCP-1 expression in VSMCs [27 ], and contributes to a proinflammatory phenotype in VSMCs under stimulation.
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