Epidemiological studies reveal that marijuana increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
(CVD); however, little is known about the mechanism. Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ 9-THC) …

Simple Summary Beyond its pre-eminent role in the context of tumor cell growth as well as
metastasis, the CXC motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is a key player in the …

Inflammation is the body's defense response to exogenous or endogenous stimuli, involving
complex regulatory mechanisms. Discovering anti‐inflammatory drugs with both …

CXC motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) plays a key role in various physiological
functions, such as immune processes and disease development, and can influence …

Atherosclerosis is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide.
Chemokines and their receptors are implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis …

Immune regulation therapies are considered promising for treating classically activated
macrophage (M1)-driven viral myocarditis (VM). Alternatively, activated macrophage (M2) …

The search to improve therapies to prevent or treat cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) rages
on, as CVDs remain a leading cause of death worldwide. Here, the main cause of CVDs …

(1) This study compared [68Ga] PentixaFor uptake in active arterial segments with
corresponding [18F] FDG arterial uptake as well as the relationship with cardiac [68Ga] …

Assessing atherosclerosis severity is essential for precise patient stratification. Specifically,
there is a need to identify patients with residual inflammation because these patients remain …

Tissue-resident macrophages are complementary to proinflammatory macrophages to
promote the progression of atherosclerosis. The noninvasive detection of their presence and …