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 …

How the immune system shapes atherosclerosis: roles of innate and adaptive immunity

P Roy, M Orecchioni, K Ley - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis is the root cause of many cardiovascular diseases. Extensive research in
preclinical models and emerging evidence in humans have established the crucial roles of …

Rational design of a double-locked photoacoustic probe for precise in vivo imaging of cathepsin B in atherosclerotic plaques

Y Ma, J Shang, L Liu, M Li, X Xu, H Cao… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Atherosclerotic plaque rupture is a significant cause of acute cardiovascular events such as
heart attack and stroke, triggered by the decomposition of fiber caps induced by cysteine …

The role of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 in cardiovascular disease

J Zhang, Y Guo, X Zhao, J Pang, C Pan… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is a mitochondrial enzyme involved in the
detoxification of alcohol-derived acetaldehyde and endogenous aldehydes. The inactivating …

Inflammation, epigenetics, and metabolism converge to cell senescence and ageing: the regulation and intervention

X Zhu, Z Chen, W Shen, G Huang, JM Sedivy… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Remarkable progress in ageing research has been achieved over the past decades.
General perceptions and experimental evidence pinpoint that the decline of physical …

Chronic tissue inflammation and metabolic disease

YS Lee, J Olefsky - Genes & development, 2021 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Obesity is the most common cause of insulin resistance, and the current obesity epidemic is
driving a parallel rise in the incidence of T2DM. It is now widely recognized that chronic …

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 …

Targeting the microenvironment of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques: an emerging diagnosis and therapy strategy for atherosclerosis

S Zhang, Y Liu, Y Cao, S Zhang, J Sun… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atherosclerosis is considered one of the primary causes of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).
Unpredictable rupture of the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques triggers adverse …

Macrophage immunometabolism in inflammatory bowel diseases: from pathogenesis to therapy

X Pan, Q Zhu, LL Pan, J Sun - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), comprised of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is a
chronic relapsing inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract that closely related to …

An update on lipid oxidation and inflammation in cardiovascular diseases

S Zhong, L Li, X Shen, Q Li, W Xu, X Wang… - Free Radical Biology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including ischemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular
diseases, are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Atherosclerosis is the …