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SUMOylation participates in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and inflammation, but its role in AD, especially via TOPORS, remains unclear. This study investigates how TOPORS regulates AD pathogenesis through SUMOylation. AD and normal aortic samples were collected to detect TOPORS expression. AD mouse and VSMCs models were constructed to assess TOPORS depletion and overexpression effects on AD progression. In AD aortic tissues, TOPORS expression was upregulated, while tripartite motif containing 27 (TRIM27) and Sentrin-specific protease 6 (SENP6) expression showed no significant change. In vivo and in vitro experiments demonstrated that inhibition of TOPORS alleviated aortic dilation and elastic fiber degradation. TOPORS knockout suppressed the secretion of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, IL-6, and IFN-\u03b1), promoted PI3K\/AKT phosphorylation, and downregulated p53 signaling. The p53 inhibitor PFT\u03b1 reduced AD-induced cell apoptosis and upregulation of inflammatory cytokines. Co-immunoprecipitation further confirmed that inhibition of TOPORS decreases SUMOylation of p53. 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