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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnimalsAtherosclerosisBone MarrowHumansIntegrin beta3MiceMuscle, SmoothMyocytes, Smooth MusclePlaque, AtheroscleroticConceptsAtherosclerotic 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
2017
Clonal hematopoiesis associated with TET2 deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis development in mice
Fuster JJ, MacLauchlan S, Zuriaga MA, Polackal MN, Ostriker AC, Chakraborty R, Wu CL, Sano S, Muralidharan S, Rius C, Vuong J, Jacob S, Muralidhar V, Robertson AA, Cooper MA, Andrés V, Hirschi KK, Martin KA, Walsh K. Clonal hematopoiesis associated with TET2 deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis development in mice. Science 2017, 355: 842-847. PMID: 28104796, PMCID: PMC5542057, DOI: 10.1126/science.aag1381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTET2-deficient cellsLow-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient miceLipoprotein receptor-deficient miceClonal hematopoiesisBlood cellsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseAtherosclerotic plaque sizeReceptor-deficient miceBone marrow reconstitutionInterleukin-1β secretionMutant blood cellsAtherosclerosis developmentNLRP3 inhibitorAtheroprotective activityCardiovascular diseaseMarrow reconstitutionChimeric micePlaque sizeClonal expansionMiceMarked increaseCausal roleTET2 deficiencySomatic mutationsHematopoietic cells