疾病
平滑肌
医学
细胞
生物
心脏病学
内科学
病理
遗传学
作者
Huize Pan,Sebastian E Ho,Chenyi Xue,Jian Cui,Quinian S. Johanson,Nadja Sachs,Leila S. Ross,Fang Li,Robert A. Solomon,E. Sander Connolly,Virendra I. Patel,Lars Mäegdefessel,Hanrui Zhang,Muredach P. Reilly
出处
期刊:Circulation
[Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer)]
日期:2024-04-30
标识
DOI:10.1161/circulationaha.123.067587
摘要
Atherosclerosis, a leading cause of cardiovascular disease, involves the pathological activation of various cell types, including immunocytes (eg, macrophages and T cells), smooth muscle cells (SMCs), and endothelial cells. Accumulating evidence suggests that transition of SMCs to other cell types, known as phenotypic switching, plays a central role in atherosclerosis development and complications. However, the characteristics of SMC-derived cells and the underlying mechanisms of SMC transition in disease pathogenesis remain poorly understood. Our objective is to characterize tumor cell-like behaviors of SMC-derived cells in atherosclerosis, with the ultimate goal of developing interventions targeting SMC transition for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.
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