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- Dilner, David, et al.
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Thermodynamic Assessment of the Fe-Ca-S, Fe-Mg-O and Fe-Mg-S Systems
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion. - : Springer-Verlag New York. - 1547-7037 .- 1863-7345. ; , s. 1-16
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Thermodynamic descriptions of the Fe-Mg-O, Fe-Ca-S and Fe-Mg-S systems are all important in order to perform thermodynamic calculations related to the steelmaking process. The experimental information of many sulphur-containing systems, including Fe-Ca-S and Fe-Mg-S, is lacking and they are here thus approximated to behave similarly to the corresponding oxygen systems. This study presents a description of the Fe-Mg-O system in good agreement with experimental information. Additionally, descriptions of the Fe-Ca-S and Fe-Mg-S systems are presented. These descriptions may be reasonable estimations considering the lack of experimental information.
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- Maleki, S, et al.
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Mesenchymal state of intimal cells may explain higher propensity to ascending aortic aneurysm in bicuspid aortic valves
- 2016
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Ingår i: Scientific reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322. ; 6, s. 35712-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Individuals with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) are at significantly higher risk of developing aortic complications than individuals with tricuspid aortic valves (TAV) and defective signaling during the embryonic development and/or life time exposure to abnormal hemodynamic have been proposed as underlying factors. However, an explanation for the molecular mechanisms of aortopathy in BAV has not yet been provided. We combined proteomics, RNA analyses, immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy to identify molecular differences in samples of non-dilated ascending aortas from BAV (N = 62) and TAV (N = 54) patients. Proteomic analysis was also performed for dilated aortas (N = 6 BAV and N = 5 TAV) to gain further insight into the aortopathy of BAV. Our results collectively showed the molecular signature of an endothelial/epithelial-mesenchymal (EndMT/EMT) transition-like process, associated with instability of intimal cell junctions and activation of RHOA pathway in the intima and media layers of ascending aorta in BAV patients. We propose that an improper regulation of EndMT/EMT during the spatiotemporally related embryogenesis of semilunar valves and ascending aorta in BAV individuals may result in aortic immaturity and instability prior to dilation. Exasperation of EndMT/EMT state in post embryonic life and/or exposure to non-physiological hemodynamic could lead to the aneurysm of ascending aorta in BAV individuals.
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