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Query: UMLS:C0162871 (abdominal aortic aneurysm)
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The authors report a case of dolichoectasic intracranial arteries associated with an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. The patient presented with a double hemorrhagic vascular rupture, the abdominal aortic aneurysm being operated on as an emergency, with a favorable outcome. The cerebral and aortic angiograms showed extension of the pathological process to the large caliber arteries. Microcirculatory investigations at the nail bed and conjunctiva also showed distal lesions. The vascular abnormality underlying these multiple ectasic lesions would seem to be different to that of classical arteriosclerosis. Anatomopathological studies reported in the literature describe fibrous degenerative lesions of the media differing from those observed in fibromuscular dysplasia.
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PMID:[Dolichoectasic cerebral arteries and aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. Double vascular rupture, favourable course]. 266 96

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a vascular disease characterized by the dilation of the abdominal aorta, resulting in a high mortality rate caused by vascular rupture. Previous studies have suggested that the abnormal appearance of adipocytes in the vascular wall is associated with the development of AAA. However, the mechanisms underlying the appearance of the ectopic adipocytes remain unknown. In this study, we showed that CD44+CD90+ MSCs express adipogenic transcription factors in the AAA wall of a hypoperfusion-induced AAA model. The number of CD44+CD90+ cells and adipocytes in the AAA wall significantly decreased in the perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT)-removed vascular wall. The AAA diameter significantly decreased in the PVAT-removed vascular wall compared with that in the vascular wall with PVAT. These data suggested that PVAT plays important roles in the differentiation of MSCs into adipocytes in response to vascular hypoperfusion. The decreased number of adipocytes in the PVAT-removed vascular wall might be associated with the decreased AAA diameter.
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PMID:The role of perivascular adipose tissue in the appearance of ectopic adipocytes in the abdominal aortic aneurysmal wall. 3125 Jun 91