NR4A3: A Key Nuclear Receptor in Vascular Biology, Cardiovascular Remodeling, and Beyond

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Institut Català de la Salut

[Martínez-González J, Cañes L, Alonso J, Ballester-Servera C] Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Barcelona-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IIBB-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain. CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. [Rodríguez-Sinovas A] CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain. Grup de Recerca en Malalties Cardiovasculars, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Corrales I] Laboratorio de Coagulopatías Congénitas, Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), Barcelona, Spain. Grup de Recerca en Medicina Transfusional, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. [Rodríguez C] CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. Institut de Recerca Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (IRHSCSP), Barcelona, Spain

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

Publication date

2022-05-20T10:37:28Z

2022-05-20T10:37:28Z

2021-10-21

Abstract

Aneurisma aórtico abdominal; Aterosclerosis; Remodelación cardiovascular


Aneurisma aòrtic abdominal; Aterosclerosi; Remodelació cardiovascular


Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular remodeling


The mechanisms committed in the activation and response of vascular and inflammatory immune cells play a major role in tissue remodeling in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) such as atherosclerosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and abdominal aortic aneurysm. Cardiovascular remodeling entails interrelated cellular processes (proliferation, survival/apoptosis, inflammation, extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis/degradation, redox homeostasis, etc.) coordinately regulated by a reduced number of transcription factors. Nuclear receptors of the subfamily 4 group A (NR4A) have recently emerged as key master genes in multiple cellular processes and vital functions of different organs, and have been involved in a variety of high-incidence human pathologies including atherosclerosis and other CVDs. This paper reviews the major findings involving NR4A3 (Neuron-derived Orphan Receptor 1, NOR-1) in the cardiovascular remodeling operating in these diseases.


This research was funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (RTI2018-094727-B-100), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII; PI18/0919 and PI20/01649), the Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR; 2017-SGR-00333). The study was cofounded by Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), a way to make Europe. C.B.-S. is supported by a FPU fellowship (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades).

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English

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MDPI

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