Atherosclerosis and inflammation: insights from the theory of general pathological processes

E Gusev, A Sarapultsev - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent advances have greatly improved our understanding of the molecular mechanisms
behind atherosclerosis pathogenesis. However, there is still a need to systematize this data …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial transcriptomics: Technologies, applications and experimental considerations

Y Wang, B Liu, G Zhao, YJ Lee, A Buzdin, X Mu, J Zhao… - Genomics, 2023 - Elsevier
The diverse cell types of an organ have a highly structured organization to enable their
efficient and correct function. To fully appreciate gene functions in a given cell type, one …

Lymphatic endothelial transcription factor Tbx1 promotes an immunosuppressive microenvironment to facilitate post-myocardial infarction repair

W Wang, X Li, X Ding, S Xiong, Z Hu, X Lu, K Zhang… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
The heart is an autoimmune-prone organ. It is crucial for the heart to keep injury-induced
autoimmunity in check to avoid autoimmune-mediated inflammatory disease. However, little …

Itaconate suppresses atherosclerosis by activating a Nrf2-dependent antiinflammatory response in macrophages in mice

J Song, Y Zhang, RA Frieler, A Andren… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Itaconate has emerged as a critical immunoregulatory metabolite. Here, we examined the
therapeutic potential of itaconate in atherosclerosis. We found that both itaconate and the …

Cardiac macrophage metabolism in health and disease

BJ Kopecky, KJ Lavine - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
Cardiac macrophages are essential mediators of cardiac development, tissue homeostasis,
and response to injury. Cell-intrinsic shifts in metabolism and availability of metabolites …

Primary nasal influenza infection rewires tissue-scale memory response dynamics

SW Kazer, CM Match, EM Langan, MA Messou… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
The nasal mucosa is often the initial site of respiratory viral infection, replication, and
transmission. Understanding how infection shapes tissue-scale primary and memory …

A transient wave of Bhlhe41+ resident macrophages enables remodeling of the developing infarcted myocardium

Y Xu, K Jiang, F Su, R Deng, Z Cheng, D Wang, Y Yu… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
The immune system plays a critical role during myocardial injury, contributing to repair and
remodeling post myocardial infarction (MI). The myocardial infarct and border zone exhibit …

Localized delivery of anti-inflammatory agents using extracellular matrix-nanostructured lipid carriers hydrogel promotes cardiac repair post-myocardial infarction

X Wang, H Shi, S Huang, Y Zhang, X He, Q Long… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
A challenge in treating cardiac injury is the low heart-specificity of the drugs. Nanostructured
lipid carriers (NLCs) are a relatively new format of lipid nanoparticles which have been used …

Animal models to study cardiac regeneration

M Weinberger, PR Riley - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2024 - nature.com
Permanent fibrosis and chronic deterioration of heart function in patients after myocardial
infarction present a major health-care burden worldwide. In contrast to the restricted …

Macrophage-driven cardiac inflammation and healing: insights from homeostasis and myocardial infarction

W Zuo, R Sun, Z Ji, G Ma - Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, 2023 - Springer
Early and prompt reperfusion therapy has markedly improved the survival rates among
patients enduring myocardial infarction (MI). Nonetheless, the resulting adverse remodeling …