ReviewGenes2022
Macrophage Polarization in Atherosclerosis.
Review in Genes, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
68 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.
- Macrophage-associated kinase signaling in atherosclerosis - a systematic review.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence Synthesis and Mechanism Analysis of Quercetin Treatment for Atherosclerosis: A Preclinical Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Atherosclerosis: Co-Phenomena, or Cause-and-Effect?Current atherosclerosis reports · 2026Review
- Macrophage Differentiation Selectively Downregulates RPS15A While Preserving RPL13A and RPL17 Expression in THP-1-Derived Macrophages.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- The M1/M2 Test System for Determining Macrophage Phenotypes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- S100A8/A9 and S100A12 Proteins and Macrophage Polarization: Therapeutic Targets in Atherosclerosis.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Gut Microbiota and Atherosclerotic Plaque Instability: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Sinomenine protects against oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell injury through regulating the myocyte enhancer factor 2 A/C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 14 pathway.Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes · 2026Article
- N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptors: structure, signaling and roles in atherosclerosis.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Macrophage microRNAs integrating lipid metabolism and inflammation: Implications for atherosclerosis.Metabolism open · 2026Review
- Metal-based nanoparticles for reprogramming macrophage polarization: Advances in immunomodulatory nanotherapeutics.International journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2026Review
- Qinggan Jianpi formula attenuates atherosclerosis by suppressing macrophage lactate transport to activate repair genes via H3K18 lactylation.Chinese medicine · 2026Article
- Lactate-mediated macrophage polarization promotes splenomegaly in acute erythroleukemia.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- Inflammation as a Unifying Axis: Shared Pathogenic Mechanisms in Coronary Atherosclerosis and Chronic Atrophic Gastritis.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Review
- Novel insights of ferroptosis in atherosclerosis progression.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Systemic lupus erythematosus-accelerated atherosclerosis: mechanistic insights and clinical implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Aging-driven metabolic abnormalities remodel intercellular communication through the gut-liver-heart axis and may promote coronary artery disease: the key role of bile acid metabolism.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- AI-driven identification of nutrition-modulated biomarkers and drug targets for cardiovascular therapeutic mechanisms.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Yiqihuoxue formula improves atherosclerosis by regulating macrophage polarization associated with enhanced STAT6/PPARγ pathway.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Targeting vascular inflammation and endothelial dysfunction with nanobodies: emerging therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular disease.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The implication of the heterogeneous spectrum of pro- and anti-inflammatory macrophages (Macs) has been an important area of investigation over the last decade. The polarization of Macs alters their functional phenotype in response to their surrounding microenvironment. Macs are the major immune cells implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. A hallmark pathology of atherosclerosis is the accumulation of pro-inflammatory M1-like macrophages in coronary arteries induced by pro-atherogenic stimuli; these M1-like pro-inflammatory macrophages are incapable of digesting lipids, thus resulting in foam cell formation in the atherosclerotic plaques. Recent findings suggest that the progression and stability of atherosclerotic plaques are dependent on the quantity of infiltrated Macs, the polarization state of the Macs, and the ratios of different types of Mac populations. The polarization of Macs is defined by signature markers on the cell surface, as well as by factors in intracellular and intranuclear compartments. At the same time, pro- and anti-inflammatory polarized Macs also exhibit different gene expression patterns, with differential cellular characteristics in oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis. Macs are reflective of different metabolic states and various types of diseases. In this review, we discuss the major differences between M1-like Macs and M2-like Macs, their associated metabolic pathways, and their roles in atherosclerosis.
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