Lipid droplet biogenesis and functions in health and disease

A Zadoorian, X Du, H Yang - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2023 - nature.com
Ubiquitous yet unique, lipid droplets are intracellular organelles that are increasingly being
recognized for their versatility beyond energy storage. Advances uncovering the intricacies …

Physiology and diseases of tissue-resident macrophages

T Lazarov, S Juarez-Carreño, N Cox, F Geissmann - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Embryo-derived tissue-resident macrophages are the first representatives of the
haematopoietic lineage to emerge in metazoans. In mammals, resident macrophages …

The pentose phosphate pathway in health and disease

T TeSlaa, M Ralser, J Fan, JD Rabinowitz - Nature metabolism, 2023 - nature.com
The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a glucose-oxidizing pathway that runs in parallel
to upper glycolysis to produce ribose 5-phosphate and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide …

[HTML][HTML] The role of oxidative stress in atherosclerosis

M Batty, MR Bennett, E Yu - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the vascular system and is the leading
cause of cardiovascular diseases worldwide. Excessive generation of reactive oxygen …

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 …

GSDME-mediated pyroptosis promotes the progression and associated inflammation of atherosclerosis

Y Wei, B Lan, T Zheng, L Yang, X Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Pyroptosis, a type of Gasdermin-mediated cell death, contributes to an exacerbation of
inflammation. To test the hypothesis that GSDME-mediated pyroptosis aggravates the …

Mitochondrial autophagy: molecular mechanisms and implications for cardiovascular disease

A Li, M Gao, B Liu, Y Qin, L Chen, H Liu, H Wu… - Cell death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles that participate in ATP generation and involve
calcium homeostasis, oxidative stress response, and apoptosis. Dysfunctional or damaged …

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 …

Regulation of cholesterol homeostasis in health and diseases: from mechanisms to targeted therapeutics

Y Duan, K Gong, S Xu, F Zhang, X Meng… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Disturbed cholesterol homeostasis plays critical roles in the development of multiple
diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), neurodegenerative diseases and …

Targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome in cardiovascular diseases

S Toldo, E Mezzaroma, LF Buckley, N Potere… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The NACHT, leucine-rich repeat (LRR), and pyrin domain (PYD)-containing protein 3
(NLRP3) inflammasome is an intracellular sensing protein complex that plays a major role in …