Inhibition of proteins activated by nitric oxide reverses aortic aneurysm in Marfan syndrome

(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)) Scientists at the he Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM-CSIC-UAM have shown that elevated activity of proteins regulated by nitric oxide (NO) causes the aortic disease seen in Marfan Syndrome patients.