Tumour-associated macrophages: versatile players in the tumour microenvironment

ZZ Ji, MKK Chan, ASW Chan, KT Leung… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tumour-Associated Macrophages (TAMs) are one of the pivotal components of the tumour
microenvironment. Their roles in the cancer immunity are complicated, both pro-tumour and …

The why and how of adaptive immune responses in ischemic cardiovascular disease

Z Mallat, CJ Binder - Nature cardiovascular research, 2022 - nature.com
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is a major cause of disability and death worldwide.
Most therapeutic approaches target traditional risk factors but ignore the fundamental role of …

Integrated single-cell analysis-based classification of vascular mononuclear phagocytes in mouse and human atherosclerosis

A Zernecke, F Erhard, T Weinberger… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Accumulation of mononuclear phagocytes [monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic
cells (DCs)] in the vessel wall is a hallmark of atherosclerosis. Using integrated single-cell …

Heterogeneity of macrophages in atherosclerosis revealed by single‐cell RNA sequencing

L Yu, Y Zhang, C Liu, X Wu, S Wang, W Sui… - The FASEB …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Technology at the single‐cell level has advanced dramatically in characterizing molecular
heterogeneity. These technologies have enabled cell subtype diversity to be seen in all …

Smooth Muscle Cell—Macrophage Interactions Leading to Foam Cell Formation in Atherosclerosis: Location, Location, Location

P Xiang, V Blanchard, GA Francis - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cholesterol-overloaded cells or “foam cells” in the artery wall are the biochemical hallmark
of atherosclerosis, and are responsible for much of the growth, inflammation and …

Mild hypoxia accelerates cerebral cavernous malformation disease through cx3cr1-cx3cl1 signaling

E Frias-Anaya, H Gallego-Gutierrez… - … and Vascular Biology, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Heterogeneity in the severity of cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs)
disease, including brain bleedings and thrombosis that cause neurological disabilities in …

New targets in atherosclerosis: vascular smooth muscle cell plasticity and macrophage polarity

M Hutton, M Frazer, A Lin, S Patel, A Misra - Clinical Therapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Despite an increase in treatment options, and substantial reductions in
cardiovascular mortality over the past half-century, atherosclerosis remains the most …

Nuclear mechanosensing of the aortic endothelium in health and disease

AJ Mannion, L Holmgren - Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
The endothelium, the monolayer of endothelial cells that line blood vessels, is exposed to a
number of mechanical forces, including frictional shear flow, pulsatile stretching and …

Revealing the role of zinc ions in atherosclerosis therapy via an engineered three‐dimensional pathological model

Y Wang, N Huang, Z Yang - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An incomplete understanding of the cellular functions and underlying mechanisms of zinc
ions released from zinc‐based stents in atherosclerosis (AS) therapy is one of the major …

Single-cell transcriptome sequencing of macrophages in common cardiovascular diseases

L Li, Q Ma, M Wang, J Mou, Y Han… - Journal of Leukocyte …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Macrophages are strategically located throughout the body at key sites in the immune
system. A key feature in atherosclerosis is the uptake and accumulation of lipoproteins by …