Macrophage-targeted nanomedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis

W Chen, M Schilperoort, Y Cao, J Shi, I Tabas… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanotechnology could improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis
and contribute to the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to further …

The changing landscape of atherosclerosis

P Libby - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Emerging evidence has spurred a considerable evolution of concepts relating to
atherosclerosis, and has called into question many previous notions. Here I review this …

Macrophages in cardiovascular diseases: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

R Chen, H Zhang, B Tang, Y Luo, Y Yang… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The immune response holds a pivotal role in cardiovascular disease development. As
multifunctional cells of the innate immune system, macrophages play an essential role in …

Inflammation during the life cycle of the atherosclerotic plaque

P Libby - Cardiovascular Research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Inflammation orchestrates each stage of the life cycle of atherosclerotic plaques. Indeed,
inflammatory mediators likely link many traditional and emerging risk factors with …

Efferocytosis in health and disease

AC Doran, A Yurdagul Jr, I Tabas - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
The clearance of apoptotic cells by professional and non-professional phagocytes—a
process termed 'efferocytosis'—is essential for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis …

Inflammation and its resolution in atherosclerosis: mediators and therapeutic opportunities

M Bäck, A Yurdagul Jr, I Tabas, K Öörni… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis is a lipid-driven inflammatory disease of the arterial intima in which the
balance of pro-inflammatory and inflammation-resolving mechanisms dictates the final …

Macrophages in atherosclerosis regression

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

Caspases in cell death, inflammation, and disease

N Van Opdenbosch, M Lamkanfi - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Caspases are an evolutionary conserved family of cysteine proteases that are centrally
involved in cell death and inflammation responses. A wealth of foundational insight into the …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage metabolism of apoptotic cell-derived arginine promotes continual efferocytosis and resolution of injury

A Yurdagul, M Subramanian, X Wang, SB Crown… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Continual efferocytic clearance of apoptotic cells (ACs) by macrophages prevents necrosis
and promotes injury resolution. How continual efferocytosis is promoted is not clear. Here …