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Sphingolipid-Driven Lipotoxicity Promotes Calcific Aortic Valve Disease Through ER-Stress-NF-κB-EndMT Signaling and Is Therapeutically Targetable Through Serine Palmitoyltransferase Inhibition

Background: Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) lacks disease-modifying therapy. LDL-cholesterol lowering does not attenuate valvular calcification, suggesting cholesterol-independent drivers. Thus, we tested whether ceramide accumulation drives CAVD and whether inhibiting sphingolipid de novo synthesis is therapeutic. Methods: We integrated lipidomics and proteomics of calcified and…

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