[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Local and systemic mechanisms linking periodontal disease and inflammatory comorbidities

G Hajishengallis, T Chavakis - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Periodontitis, a major inflammatory disease of the oral mucosa, is epidemiologically
associated with other chronic inflammation-driven disorders, including cardio-metabolic …

Macrophage function in adipose tissue homeostasis and metabolic inflammation

T Chavakis, VI Alexaki, AW Ferrante Jr - Nature immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Obesity-related metabolic organ inflammation contributes to cardiometabolic disorders. In
obese individuals, changes in lipid fluxes and storage elicit immune responses in the …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Cardiovascular considerations for patients, health care workers, and health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Driggin, MV Madhavan, B Bikdeli, T Chuich… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - jacc.org
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 that has significant implications for the …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatic macrophages in liver homeostasis and diseases-diversity, plasticity and therapeutic opportunities

Y Wen, J Lambrecht, C Ju, F Tacke - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Macrophages, which are key cellular components of the liver, have emerged as essential
players in the maintenance of hepatic homeostasis and in injury and repair processes in …

Revisiting the PD-1 pathway

N Patsoukis, Q Wang, L Strauss, VA Boussiotis - Science advances, 2020 - science.org
Programmed Death-1 (PD-1; CD279) is an inhibitory receptor induced in activated T cells.
PD-1 engagement by its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2, maintains peripheral tolerance but also …

[HTML][HTML] Body localization of ACE-2: on the trail of the keyhole of SARS-CoV-2

F Salamanna, M Maglio, MP Landini, M Fini - Frontiers in medicine, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The explosion of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has brought the role of the
angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) back into the scientific limelight. Since SARS-CoV …

[HTML][HTML] How location and cellular signaling combine to activate the NLRP3 inflammasome

A Akbal, A Dernst, M Lovotti, MSJ Mangan… - Cellular & molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) is a cytosolic innate immune
sensor of cellular stress signals, triggered by infection and sterile inflammation. Upon …

High thrombus burden in patients with COVID-19 presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

FA Choudry, SM Hamshere, KS Rathod… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - jacc.org
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is thought to predispose
patients to thrombotic disease. To date there are few reports of ST-segment elevation …