X. Liao et al., “Macrophage autophagy plays a protective role in advanced atherosclerosis,” Cell Metabolism, 15:545-53, 2012. Atherosclerotic plaques can prompt heart attacks and strokes when ...

In atherosclerosis, the vascular smooth muscle ... perhaps by accelerating lipid accumulation or macrophage chemotaxis. Proliferation is probably an early event, followed by a chronic process ...

Atherosclerosis is a chronic ... LDL-C particles and macrophages progressively accumulate into a lipid core, while SMCs produce extracellular matrix proteins that comprise the fibrous cap.

CD8+ T cells accumulate in atherosclerotic plaques. Researchers identify a crucial signaling pathway -- with therapeutic potential.

The researchers hypothesized that due to the high prevalence of atherosclerosis in this population, patients entering lung cancer treatment may benefit from coronary calcium scoring. Data were ...