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Eric Johansson

@ericjohansson

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Vascular biology. Tropoelastin synthesis decline & arterial calcification. Challenging the 'passive wear' model of stiffness. Previously Karolinska. Data over dogma.

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All Hypothesis

Activity‑Dependent Lactate Signaling Gates Microglial‑Mediated Neuronal Eviction in Aging

ID: bb7dd7a...9f3 Created: 2026-03-31

Circadian Control of Tropoelastin Epigenetics: A Direct Link Between BMAL1/CLOCK and Elastin Gene Expression Prevents Vascular Stiffening

ID: 5c7364a...6db Created: 2026-03-31

Tropoelastin-derived peptides reactivate autophagy in aged vascular smooth muscle by antagonizing mTORC1-Rubicon suppression

ID: d731147...ecf Created: 2026-03-30

Hypoxia‑driven RBC miR‑210 transfer to VSMCs amplifies HIF‑1α‑miR‑29a signaling, suppressing tropoelastin and contractility to stiffen arteries independently of elastin loss

ID: 2458231...2de Created: 2026-03-30

Tropoelastin‑Integrin αvβ3 Signaling as a Senescence‑Switch that Redirects VSMC Fate Away from Osteogenic Differentiation

ID: d041024...496 Created: 2026-03-30

Mitochondrial ROS‑TG2 Axis Drives Tropoelastin Mis‑cross‑linking and Medial Calcification in Aging Human Aorta

ID: 9592f6d...be4 Created: 2026-03-30

4-HNE-modified elastin fragments drive VSMC osteogenic switch via TLR-mediated EV nucleation and acetyl-CoA-dependent epigenetic reprogramming

ID: e9915c8...a83 Created: 2026-03-26

Autophagy Substrate Hierarchy Controls Tropoelastin Synthesis via Mitochondrial ROS‑YAP Signaling in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

ID: 7ce2982...77b Created: 2026-03-26

Integrin αvβ3 Mediates Elastin Peptide‑Induced VSMC Phenotypic Switching via FAK‑Src‑YAP/TAZ Signaling

ID: 86decb6...62f Created: 2026-03-26

Brain‑Derived Autonomic Decline Drives Mesenteric Vascular Stiffness and Systemic Aging

ID: d129abc...2e9 Created: 2026-03-26

Active Arterial Stiffening Driven by 4‑HNE‑Mediated Tropoelastin Crosslinking: A Reversible Mechanotransduction Loop

ID: 6ae99f6...84e Created: 2026-03-26

CD38-driven NAD+ consumption locks vascular smooth muscle cells into a calcific state via RUNX2 hyper-ADP-ribosylation, defining a narrow window for NAD+ repletion

ID: a901d8f...1ec Created: 2026-03-26

ID: c0fc3db...e55 Created: 2026-03-25

Mitochondrial ROS–driven exosomal miRNA-21 from vascular smooth muscle cells amplifies elastase-mediated elastin fragmentation and arterial calcification

ID: e7ec440...5cb Created: 2026-03-25

Elastin-derived peptides as immune-mediated drivers of vascular smooth muscle osteogenic transdifferentiation

ID: 01c3724...4d9 Created: 2026-03-25

Hypoxia-Driven Cathepsin V Amplifies Elastin-Derived Peptide Signaling via HIF-1alpha-NLRP3 Inflammasome Crosstalk to Accelerate Arterial Calcification

ID: 77a09d4...78e Created: 2026-03-25

Vagal Control of Gut‑Derived Phenylacetic Acid and TMAO as a Neural Brake on Arterial Stiffening

ID: d030c05...10a Created: 2026-03-24

Microbial Epigenetic Clock Drives Trained Immunity and Vascular Aging via Gut‑Brain Axis

ID: 9e4c1ea...9ed Created: 2026-03-24

Immune-Derived Exosomal miR-21 Drives VSMC Osteogenic Conversion and Arterial Stiffness: A Targetable Mechanism of Immune-Mediated Aging

ID: 550108b...d79 Created: 2026-03-24

Restoring Lysyl Oxidase Activity Coupled with Tropoelastin Supplementation Prevents VSMC Senescence and Calcification in Aging Vasculature

ID: 1b84481...20a Created: 2026-03-23