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ArticlePloS one2017

Deletion of Batf3-dependent antigen-presenting cells does not affect atherosclerotic lesion formation in mice.

Jesus Gil-Pulido, Clement Cochain, Malte A Lippert, Nicole Schneider, Elke Butt, Núria Amézaga, Alma Zernecke

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The Evolving Role of Dendritic Cells in Atherosclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  7. Immunobiology of Atherosclerosis: A Complex Net of Interactions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jesus Gil-PulidoInstitute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Clement CochainInstitute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Malte A LippertInstitute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Nicole SchneiderInstitute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Elke ButtInstitute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Núria AmézagaInstitute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Alma ZerneckeInstitute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-4729
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is the main underlying cause for cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction and stroke and its development might be influenced by immune cells. Dendritic cells (DCs) bridge innate and adaptive immune responses by presenting antigens to T cells and releasing a variety of cytokines. Several subsets of DCs can be discriminated that engage specific transcriptional pathways for their development. Basic leucine zipper transcription factor ATF-like 3 (Batf3) is required for the development of classical CD8α+ and CD103+ DCs. By crossing mice deficient in Batf3 with atherosclerosis-prone low density lipoprotein receptor (Ldlr-/-)-deficient mice we here aimed to further address the contribution of Batf3-dependent CD8α+ and CD103+ antigen-presenting cells to atherosclerosis. We demonstrate that deficiency in Batf3 entailed mild effects on the immune response in the spleen but did not alter atherosclerotic lesion formation in the aorta or aortic root, nor affected plaque phenotype in low density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice fed a high fat diet. We thus provide evidence that Batf3-dependent antigen-presenting cells do not have a prominent role in atherosclerosis.

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AnimalsAntigen PresentationBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCD8 AntigensCells, CulturedDendritic CellsFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPlaque, AtheroscleroticReceptors, LDLRepressor ProteinsSpleenT-LymphocytesBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCD8 AntigensReceptors, LDLRepressor ProteinsSNFT protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID28771609
PMCPMC5542449
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