Peng Yan: Role: Data curationRole: InvestigationRole: Methodology
Ken Chen: Role: ConceptualizationRole: Data curationRole: Formal analysisRole: InvestigationRole:
MethodologyRole: Writing – original draftRole: Writing – review & editing
Qiang Wang: Role: Formal analysisRole: Funding acquisition
Dachun Yang: Role: Funding acquisition
De Li: Role: Project administrationRole: Resources
Yongjian Yang:
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0077-6568
Role: ConceptualizationRole: Funding acquisitionRole: Project administrationRole:
Writing – review & editing
Harald HHW Schmidt: Role: Editor
Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS One
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS ONE
Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
Journal ID (pmc): plosone
Title:
PLoS ONE
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
)
ISSN
(Electronic):
1932-6203
Publication date
(Electronic):
6
July
2017
Publication date Collection: 2017
Volume: 12
Issue: 7
Electronic Location Identifier: e0179743
Affiliations
[001]Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R.
China
Maastricht University, NETHERLANDS
Author notes
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
‡ These authors are co-first authors on this work.
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Article
Publisher ID:
PONE-D-17-01922
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179743
PMC ID: 5500278
PubMed ID: 28683125
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Copyright © © 2017 Yan et al
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the original author and source are credited.
Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809, National Natural Science Foundation of China;
Award ID: 81500224
Award Recipient
:
Qiang Wang
Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809, National Natural Science Foundation of China;
Award ID: 81670419
Award Recipient
:
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0077-6568
Yongjian Yang
Funded by: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project
Award ID: 2016M593044
Award Recipient
:
Qiang Wang
Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809, National Natural Science Foundation of China;
Award ID: 81470396
Award Recipient
:
Dachun Yang
These studies were supported in part by grants from National Natural Science Foundation
of China (no. 81500224; 81670419; 81470396), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
funded project (no. 2016M593044). The funders had no role in study design, data collection
and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Subject:
Research Article
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Cell Biology
Subject:
Cell Processes
Subject:
Cell Death
Subject:
Apoptosis
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Cardiovascular Anatomy
Subject:
Blood Vessels
Subject:
Aorta
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Cardiovascular Anatomy
Subject:
Blood Vessels
Subject:
Aorta
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Vascular Medicine
Subject:
Vascular Diseases
Subject:
Aneurysms
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Molecular Biology
Subject:
Molecular Biology Techniques
Subject:
Molecular Biology Assays and Analysis Techniques
Subject:
Gene Expression and Vector Techniques
Subject:
Protein Expression
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Molecular Biology Techniques
Subject:
Molecular Biology Assays and Analysis Techniques
Subject:
Gene Expression and Vector Techniques
Subject:
Protein Expression
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Antioxidants
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Bioenergetics
Subject:
Energy-Producing Organelles
Subject:
Mitochondria
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Cell Biology
Subject:
Cellular Structures and Organelles
Subject:
Energy-Producing Organelles
Subject:
Mitochondria
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Molecular Biology
Subject:
Molecular Biology Techniques
Subject:
Molecular Probe Techniques
Subject:
Immunoblotting
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Molecular Biology Techniques
Subject:
Molecular Probe Techniques
Subject:
Immunoblotting
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Specimen Preparation and Treatment
Subject:
Staining
Subject:
Group-Specific Staining
Subject:
Hematoxylin Staining
