Reversal of Aging‐Induced Increases in Aortic Stiffness by Targeting Cytoskeletal Protein‐Protein Interfaces

Abstract

We conclude that decoy peptides targeted to vascular smooth muscle cytoskeletal protein-protein interfaces and microbubble packaged can decrease aortic stiffness ex vivo. Our results provide proof of concept at the ex vivo level that decoy peptides targeted to cytoskeletal protein-protein interfaces may lead to substantive dynamic modulation of aortic stiffness.