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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2017

High Levels of (Un)Switched Memory B Cells Are Associated With Better Outcome in Patients With Advanced Atherosclerotic Disease.

John A L Meeuwsen, Amerik van Duijvenvoorde, Aisha Gohar, Maria O Kozma, Sander M van de Weg, Crystel M Gijsberts, Saskia Haitjema, Harry Björkbacka, Gunilla N Fredrikson, Gert J de Borst and 5 more

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

John A L MeeuwsenLaboratory for Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Amerik van DuijvenvoordeLaboratory for Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Aisha GoharLaboratory for Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Maria O KozmaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Sander M van de WegLaboratory for Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Crystel M GijsbertsLaboratory for Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Saskia HaitjemaLaboratory for Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Harry BjörkbackaDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Gunilla N FredriksonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Gert J de BorstDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Hester M den RuijterLaboratory for Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Gerard PasterkampLaboratory for Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Christoph J BinderDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Imo E HoeferLaboratory for Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Saskia C A de JagerLaboratory for Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands S.C.A.dejager@umcutrecht.nl.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtherosclerosis is an inflammatory lipid disorder and the main underlying pathology of acute ischemic events. Despite a vast amount of data from murine atherosclerosis models, evidence of B-cell involvement in human atherosclerotic disease is limited. We therefore investigated the association of circulating B-cell subtypes with the occurrence of secondary cardiovascular events in advanced atherosclerotic disease. METHODS AND

resultsThis cohort study consists of 168 patients who were included in the Athero-Express biobank between 2009 and 2011. Before surgery, peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated and stored in liquid nitrogen. After gentle thawing of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells, different B-cell subtypes including naïve, (un)switched memory, and CD27

conclusionsA high number of (un)switched memory B cells is associated with better outcome following carotid artery endarterectomy. These findings suggest a potential role for B-cell subsets in prediction and prevention of secondary cardiovascular events in patients with atherosclerosis.

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Immunologic MemoryPlaque, AtheroscleroticAgedAged, 80 and overAutoantibodiesB-LymphocytesCarotid ArteriesCarotid Artery DiseasesChi-Square DistributionEndarterectomy, CarotidFemaleFlow CytometryHumansImmunoglobulin MImmunophenotypingLipoproteins, LDLAutoantibodiesImmunoglobulin MLipoproteins, LDLoxidized low density lipoproteinatherosclerosisB lymphocytescarotid endarterectomyrecurrent event

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PMID28882820
PMCPMC5634255

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