Aging, matrix metalloproteinase imaging, and survival prospects in aortic aneurysm
Mean Ghim, Onur Varli, Azmi A. Ahmad, Afarin Neishabouri, Gunjan Kukreja, ZhengXing Zhang, Saalar Zarnegar, Nicholas T. Gangemi, Jakub Toczek, Jiasheng Zhang, Chi Liu, Yongjian Liu, Robert J. Gropler, Mehran M. Sadeghi
This study investigates how aging affects aortic MMP activity and aneurysm development using MMP-targeted imaging, finding increased MMP activity and worse survival in older mice.
bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering