BACKGROUND: that lead to expression of an internally truncated, farnesylated prelamin A variant called progerin, which induces loss of vascular smooth muscle cells. Some studies have also reported that accumulation of full-length farnesylated prelamin A, which is normally completely processed to mature nonfarnesylated lamin A, can also drive vascular pathology during physiological aging. METHODS: mice that develop hyperlipidemia on a high-fat diet. RESULTS: mice at 52 weeks of age. There were no differences in proliferation or apoptosis of aortic media cells. CONCLUSIONS: mice.
Wang et al. (Thu,) studied this question.