Research Article

Astragaloside IV Protects against Shear Stress-Induced Glycocalyx Damage and Alleviates Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Regulating miR-17-3p/Syndecan-1

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AS-IV upregulates SDC1 and protects glycocalyx structure and function in AAA rats. (a,b) Glycocalyx thickness in the abdominal aortic endothelial cells was observed using TEM. (c) Immunohistochemical staining was used to observe SDC1 expression, a key glycocalyx protein, in the abdominal aorta. vs. Sham group; #, ### vs. AAA group; ^^ vs. AAA + AS-VI-40 group. AS-IV, astragaloside IV; AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; SDC1, syndecan-1; and TEM, transmission electron microscopy.
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