Knockout of dihydrofolate reductase in mice induces hypertension and abdominal aortic aneurysm via mitochondrial dysfunction

Hypertension and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are severe cardiovascular diseases with incompletely defined molecular mechanisms. In the current study we generated dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) knockout mice for the first time to examine its potential contribution to the development of hypertensi...

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Main Authors: Qiang Li, Ji Youn Youn, Kin Lung Siu, Priya Murugesan, Yixuan Zhang, Hua Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Redox Biology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221323171930182X