mortality/aging
• following carotid artery ligation, 50% of mice die compared to less than 10% of similarly treated wild-type mice
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cardiovascular system
• mice exhibit thicker extracellular matrix surrounding vessels compared with wild-type mice
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• vascular smooth muscle cells exhibit a reduction in the number and prominence of stress fibers compared with wild-type cells
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• mice exhibit a reduction in vascular smooth muscle wall thickness and in the width of vascular smooth muscle cells in the aorta and other arteries compared with wild-type mice
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• following carotid artery ligation, mice fail to exhibit neointimal thickening, exhibit reduced medial layer thickness, and develop neurological abnormalities associated with left hemisphere necrosis prior to death in 50% of mice compared with similarly treated wild-type mice
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behavior/neurological
• prior to death induced by carotid artery ligation
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homeostasis/metabolism
• following carotid artery ligation, mice fail to exhibit neointimal thickening, exhibit reduced medial layer thickness, and develop neurological abnormalities associated with left hemisphere necrosis prior to death in 50% of mice compared with similarly treated wild-type mice
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nervous system
muscle
• vascular smooth muscle cells exhibit a reduction in the number and prominence of stress fibers compared with wild-type cells
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• mice exhibit a reduction in vascular smooth muscle wall thickness and in the width of vascular smooth muscle cells in the aorta and other arteries compared with wild-type mice
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