Desert hedgehog enhances endothelial resilience and prevents atherosclerosis by mitigating PAI-1 signaling
Iqra Ilyas, Zhihua Wang, Meiming Su, Hui Jiang, Zhidan Zhang, Fang Zhu, Yun Hua Fang, Li Wang, Yu Huang, Marie‐Ange Renault, Jaroslav Pelisek, Giovanni Guido Camici, Hanjoong Jo, Paul Charles Evans, Stefan Offermanns, , Jianping Weng
This study identifies desert hedgehog (DHH) as a resilience factor that prevents atherosclerosis by inhibiting PAI-1 signaling and endothelial mesenchymal transition.
bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry