2024
Manifestations of human atherosclerosis across vascular beds
Jovin D, Sumpio B, Greif D. Manifestations of human atherosclerosis across vascular beds. JVS-Vascular Insights 2024, 2: 100089. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsvi.2024.100089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular bedClinical managementCarotid arteryCommon risk factorsPeripheral arterial diseaseManagement of carotidClinical management of atherosclerosisEtiology of mortalityIntervention outcomesModel of atherogenesisPathology of atherosclerotic lesionsMedical therapyMeta-analysesTreatment responseFibrotic componentManagement of atherosclerosisLower extremitiesMale sexClinical studiesArtery diseaseMetabolic factorsPeripheral atherosclerosisRisk factorsIndividual patientsVascular territories
2023
The age of bone marrow dictates the clonality of smooth muscle-derived cells in atherosclerotic plaques
Kabir I, Zhang X, Dave J, Chakraborty R, Qu R, Chandran R, Ntokou A, Gallardo-Vara E, Aryal B, Rotllan N, Garcia-Milian R, Hwa J, Kluger Y, Martin K, Fernández-Hernando C, Greif D. The age of bone marrow dictates the clonality of smooth muscle-derived cells in atherosclerotic plaques. Nature Aging 2023, 3: 64-81. PMID: 36743663, PMCID: PMC9894379, DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00342-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic plaquesBone marrowSmooth muscle-derived cellsSMC progenitorsAtherosclerotic plaque cellsSmooth muscle cell progenitorsPredominant risk factorCause of deathNovel therapeutic strategiesTNF receptor 1Muscle-derived cellsAged bone marrowAged BMEffect of agePlaque burdenAged miceRisk factorsTumor necrosisTherapeutic strategiesPlaque cellsMyeloid cellsReceptor 1Integrin β3Cell progenitorsAtherosclerosis