Cholesterol crystallization in human atherosclerosis is triggered in smooth muscle cells during the transition from fatty streak to fibroatheroma

B Ho‐Tin‐Noé, S Vo, R Bayles, S Ferrière… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have shown that in addition to being major constituents of the atheromatous
core, solid cholesterol crystals (CCs) promote atherosclerotic lesion development and …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular smooth muscle cells in response to cholesterol crystals modulates inflammatory cytokines release and promotes neutrophil extracellular trap …

J Thazhathveettil, AK Kumawat, I Demirel, A Sirsjö… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Background The formation and accumulation of cholesterol crystals (CC) at the lesion site is
a hallmark of atherosclerosis. Although studies have shown the importance of vascular …