ReviewBasic research in cardiology2024
Macrophage profiling in atherosclerosis: understanding the unstable plaque.
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- Circulating biomarkers of carotid plaque vulnerability: current evidence, emerging markers, and barriers to clinical implementation.Biomarker research · 2026Review
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- A spatiotemporal selective bioinspired hybrid system engineered for preventing post-thrombolysis recurrence by inhibiting the ferroptosis pathway and reprogramming macrophages.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2026Article
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- Insights Into Macrophage Ferroptosis: Implications for Atherosclerosis.Cell proliferation · 2026Review
- A standardized approach for the isolation of vascular smooth muscle cells from carotid atherosclerotic plaques.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- High density-lipoprotein regulates liquid-liquid phase separation of heat shock protein β-1 by lncRNA HDRACA to affect vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- The dual role of metabolic reprogramming in macrophage polarization in rheumatoid arthritis and coronary heart disease and the intervention strategy of traditional Chinese medicine.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Resmetirom attenuates atherosclerosis-associated dyslipidemia and vascular inflammation in high-fat diet-fed ApoE-/- mice.PloS one · 2026Article
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Abstract
The development and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques is a major contributor to myocardial infarctions and ischemic strokes. The dynamic evolution of the plaque is largely attributed to monocyte/macrophage functions, which respond to various stimuli in the plaque microenvironment. To this end, macrophages play a central role in atherosclerotic lesions through the uptake of oxidized low-density lipoprotein that gets trapped in the artery wall, and the induction of an inflammatory response that can differentially affect the stability of the plaque in men and women. In this environment, macrophages can polarize towards pro-inflammatory M1 or anti-inflammatory M2 phenotypes, which represent the extremes of the polarization spectrum that include Mhem, M(Hb), Mox, and M4 populations. However, this traditional macrophage model paradigm has been redefined to include numerous immune and nonimmune cell clusters based on in-depth unbiased single-cell approaches. The goal of this review is to highlight (1) the phenotypic and functional properties of monocyte subsets in the circulation, and macrophage populations in atherosclerotic plaques, as well as their contribution towards stable or unstable phenotypes in men and women, and (2) single-cell RNA sequencing studies that have advanced our knowledge of immune, particularly macrophage signatures present in the atherosclerotic niche. We discuss the importance of performing high-dimensional approaches to facilitate the development of novel sex-specific immunotherapies that aim to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events.
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