CD163+ macrophages restrain vascular calcification, promoting the development of high-risk plaque.
Sakamoto A, Kawakami R, Mori M, Guo L, Paek KH, Mosquera JV, Cornelissen A, Ghosh SKB, Kawai K, Konishi T, Fernandez R, Fuller DT, Xu W, Vozenilek AE, Sato Y, Jinnouchi H, Torii S, Turner AW, Akahori H, Kuntz S, Weinkauf CC, Lee PJ, Kutys R, Harris K, Killey AL, Mayhew CM, Ellis M, Weinstein LM, Gadhoke NV, Dhingra R, Ullman J, Dikongue A, Romero ME, Kolodgie FD, Miller CL, Virmani R, Finn AV.
Sakamoto A, et al.
JCI Insight. 2023 Mar 8;8(5):e154922. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.154922.
JCI Insight. 2023.
PMID: 36719758
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Here we show, in human arteries, the distribution of CD163+ macrophages correlated inversely with VC. In vitro experiments using vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) cultured with HH-exposed human macrophage - M(Hb) - supernatant reduced calcification, while arteries from …
Here we show, in human arteries, the distribution of CD163+ macrophages correlated inversely with VC. In vitro experiments using vasc …