Activation of monocyte/macrophage functions related to acute atheroma complication by ligation of CD40: induction of collagenase, stromelysin, and tissue factor.
Mach F, Schönbeck U, Bonnefoy J, Pober J, Libby P. Activation of monocyte/macrophage functions related to acute atheroma complication by ligation of CD40: induction of collagenase, stromelysin, and tissue factor. Circulation 1997, 96: 396-9. PMID: 9244201, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.96.2.396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLigation of CD40Tissue factorMacrophage functionMonocyte/macrophage functionAcute coronary eventsAcute coronary syndromeAnti-CD40L antibodyHuman monocytes/macrophagesCytokine interleukin-1Mononuclear phagocyte functionMonocytes/macrophagesInduction of collagenaseActivated T cellsCoronary eventsCoronary syndromeMatrix-degrading proteinasesClinical manifestationsPlaque disruptionTumor necrosisT cell membranePlaque ruptureT cellsInterleukin-1Phagocyte functionReceptor CD40