Therapeutic strategies targeting inflammation and immunity in atherosclerosis: how to proceed?

SE Engelen, AJB Robinson, YX Zurke… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall, characterized by the
formation of plaques containing lipid, connective tissue and immune cells in the intima of …

Macrophage polarization and metabolism in atherosclerosis

P Hou, J Fang, Z Liu, Y Shi, M Agostini… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the accumulation of fatty
deposits in the inner walls of vessels. These plaques restrict blood flow and lead to …

Efferocytosis induces macrophage proliferation to help resolve tissue injury

BD Gerlach, PB Ampomah, A Yurdagul, C Liu… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Apoptotic cell clearance by macrophages (efferocytosis) promotes resolution signaling
pathways, which can be triggered by molecules derived from the phagolysosomal …

Macrophages in atherosclerosis regression

TJ Barrett - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Macrophages play a central role in the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease (ASCVD), which encompasses coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease …

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals the transcriptional landscape and heterogeneity of aortic macrophages in murine atherosclerosis

C Cochain, E Vafadarnejad, P Arampatzi… - Circulation …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: It is assumed that atherosclerotic arteries contain several macrophage subsets
endowed with specific functions. The precise identity of these subsets is poorly …

Monocyte-macrophages and T cells in atherosclerosis

I Tabas, AH Lichtman - Immunity, 2017 - cell.com
Atherosclerosis is an arterial disease process characterized by the focal subendothelial
accumulation of apolipoprotein-B-containing lipoproteins, immune and vascular wall cells …

Targeting the CCL2–CCR2 axis for atheroprotection

MK Georgakis, J Bernhagen, LH Heitman… - European heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Decades of research have established atherosclerosis as an inflammatory disease. Only
recently though, clinical trials provided proof-of-concept evidence for the efficacy of anti …

Regulation of macrophage immunometabolism in atherosclerosis

GJ Koelwyn, EM Corr, E Erbay, KJ Moore - Nature immunology, 2018 - nature.com
After activation, cells of the myeloid lineage undergo robust metabolic transitions, as well as
discrete epigenetic changes, that can dictate both ongoing and future inflammatory …

Conjugated linoleic acid effects on cancer, obesity, and atherosclerosis: A review of pre-clinical and human trials with current perspectives

LJ den Hartigh - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Obesity and its comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are
straining our healthcare system, necessitating the development of novel strategies for weight …

Recent advances and perspectives in reaction-based fluorescent probes for imaging peroxynitrite in biological systems

WL Cui, MH Wang, YH Yang, JY Wang, X Zhu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Peroxynitrite, one of the most active reactive oxygen (ROS) and reactive nitrogen (RON)
species, has been of wide interest because of its high oxidizing and nitrifying properties. As …