Pathophysiology of atherosclerosis

S Jebari-Benslaiman, U Galicia-García… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis is the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading
cause of mortality worldwide. Atherosclerosis is initiated by endothelium activation and …

Kinase inhibition in autoimmunity and inflammation

AA Zarrin, K Bao, P Lupardus, D Vucic - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
Despite recent advances in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, unmet
medical needs in some areas still exist. One of the main therapeutic approaches to alleviate …

Macrophages in atherosclerosis: a dynamic balance

KJ Moore, FJ Sheedy, EA Fisher - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that arises from an imbalance in lipid
metabolism and a maladaptive immune response driven by the accumulation of cholesterol …

Inflammation and its resolution as determinants of acute coronary syndromes

P Libby, I Tabas, G Fredman, EA Fisher - Circulation research, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Inflammation contributes to many of the characteristics of plaques implicated in the
pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes. Moreover, inflammatory pathways not only …

Molecular biology of atherosclerosis

PN Hopkins - Physiological reviews, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
At least 468 individual genes have been manipulated by molecular methods to study their
effects on the initiation, promotion, and progression of atherosclerosis. Most clinicians and …

Recent advances on the role of cytokines in atherosclerosis

H Ait-Oufella, S Taleb, Z Mallat… - … , thrombosis, and vascular …, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall driven by innate and
adaptive immune responses. Inflammation controls the development and the destabilization …

Dynamic aspects of macrophage polarization during atherosclerosis progression and regression

M Peled, EA Fisher - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
It is well recognized that macrophages in many contexts in vitro and in vivo display a
spectrum of inflammatory features and functional properties. A convenient system to group …

Pathogen‐induced inflammation at sites distant from oral infection: bacterial persistence and induction of cell‐specific innate immune inflammatory pathways

C Hayashi, CV Gudino, FC Gibson Iii… - Molecular oral …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A hallmark of infection with the gram‐negative pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is the
induction of a chronic inflammatory response. P. gingivalis induces a local chronic …

Discovery of Clinical Candidate 1-{[(2S,3S,4S)-3-Ethyl-4-fluoro-5-oxopyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy}-7-methoxyisoquinoline-6-carboxamide (PF-06650833), a Potent …

KL Lee, CM Ambler, DR Anderson… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Through fragment-based drug design focused on engaging the active site of IRAK4 and
leveraging three-dimensional topology in a ligand-efficient manner, a micromolar hit …

Innate immune signals in atherosclerosis

AM Lundberg, GK Hansson - Clinical immunology, 2010 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease characterised by lipid retention and inflammation in the
arterial intima. Innate immune mechanisms are central to atherogenesis, involving activation …