2022
Increased Macrophage-Specific Arterial Infiltration Relates to Noncalcified Plaque and Systemic Immune Activation in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Toribio M, Wilks M, Hedgire S, Lu M, Cetlin M, Wang M, Alhallak I, Durbin C, White K, Wallis Z, Schnittman S, Stanley T, El-Fakhri G, Lee H, Autissier P, Zanni M, Williams K, Grinspoon S. Increased Macrophage-Specific Arterial Infiltration Relates to Noncalcified Plaque and Systemic Immune Activation in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 226: 1823-1833. PMID: 35856671, PMCID: PMC10205602, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseAortic plaque volumeSystemic immune activationArterial infiltrationImmune activationImmunodeficiency virusPlaque volumeHistory of clinical ASCVDCD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratioHuman immunodeficiency virus statusCD8+ T cellsMarkers of immune activationClinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasePersistent immune activationT cell ratioAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease riskT cellsImmune phenotypeNoncalcified plaqueSystemic markersASCVD riskPWHCardiovascular diseaseUptake volume
2021
Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging of Carotid Plaques in an Atherosclerotic Murine Model
Wu X, Ulumben A, Long S, Katagiri W, Wilks M, Yuan H, Cortese B, Yang C, Kashiwagi S, Choi H, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Zaman R. Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging of Carotid Plaques in an Atherosclerotic Murine Model. Biomolecules 2021, 11: 1753. PMID: 34944397, PMCID: PMC8698491, DOI: 10.3390/biom11121753.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Development and Application of FASA, a Model for Quantifying Fatty Acid Metabolism Using Stable Isotope Labeling
Argus J, Wilks M, Zhou Q, Hsieh W, Khialeeva E, Hoi X, Bui V, Xu S, Yu A, Wang E, Herschman H, Williams K, Bensinger S. Development and Application of FASA, a Model for Quantifying Fatty Acid Metabolism Using Stable Isotope Labeling. Cell Reports 2018, 25: 2919-2934.e8. PMID: 30517876, PMCID: PMC6432944, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.11.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid metabolismHomeostasis of fatty acidsCellular fatty acid contentCellular fatty acid metabolismAcid metabolismMovement of fatty acidsPolyunsaturated fatty acid poolStable isotope labelingFatty acidsFatty acid homeostasisElongation pathwayFatty acid poolAcid homeostasisMetabolic stepsContribution of synthesisAcid poolPro-inflammatory stimuliFatty acid contentIsotope labelingInflammatory signalingAcid contentMetabolismCellsElongationAcid
2017
Application of a Novel CD206+ Macrophage-Specific Arterial Imaging Strategy in HIV-Infected Individuals
Zanni M, Toribio M, Wilks M, Lu M, Burdo T, Walker J, Autissier P, Foldyna B, Stone L, Martin A, Cope F, Abbruzzese B, Brady T, Hoffmann U, Williams K, El-Fakhri G, Grinspoon S. Application of a Novel CD206+ Macrophage-Specific Arterial Imaging Strategy in HIV-Infected Individuals. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 215: 1264-1269. PMID: 28204544, PMCID: PMC5853590, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortaAtherosclerosisCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDextransHIV InfectionsHumansLectins, C-TypeLymph NodesMacrophagesMaleMannansMannose ReceptorMannose-Binding LectinsMiddle AgedPlaque, AtheroscleroticRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors, Cell SurfaceRegression AnalysisSingle Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed TomographyTechnetium Tc 99m PentetateUnited StatesConceptsSingle-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomographyFirst-in-human dataNon-HIV-infected subjectsAortic plaque volumeHIV-infected subjectsHIV-infected individualsMacrophages ex vivoComputed tomographic angiographyCD206+ macrophagesTomography/computed tomographyTomographic angiographyImaging techniquesTechnetium TcHIV statusPlaque volumeCardiovascular diseaseHIVImaging strategiesCD206In vivo applicationsSubjectsTilmanoceptAngiographyMacrophagesTomography