• Department of Vascular Surgery, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, P.R.China.;
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Objective To review the strategies on repairing elastic fibers in aorta. Methods Literature concerning
elastic fiber as well as its repairment was consulted and summarized from three aspects: enhancement of the expressions of
its components, improvement of the condition of its assembly, and reduction of the destructive effects. Results Elastin
is concerned as the main protein to be enhanced with three different methods including gene transfection, stimulation
with ectogenesis factors, and induction of phenotype transition of smooth muscle cell. Fibul in and lysyl oxidases show the
abil ity to improve the assembly of the elastic fiber, while the related mechanisms are not clear. Matrix metalloproteinases
are regarded as the main destructive factors, and researches focus on reducing their expression as well as their destructive
effects. Conclusion To assure a high-qual ity repair of elastic fibers in aorta, their components should be sufficiently
expressed and effectively assemblyed, and the destructive effects caused by dangerous factors should also be reduced.

Citation: WEI Ren,XIONG Jiang,GUO Wei.. STRATEGIES ON REPAIRING ELASTIC FIBERS IN AORTA/. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2012, 26(5): 621-624. doi: Copy