ReviewEuropean heart journal2025
Smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis: essential but overlooked translational perspectives.
Review in European heart journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.
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- Cell-Surface Signatures and Targets of Modulated Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis: From State Identification to Precision Intervention.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Review
- Olfactomedin-2 at the Crossroads of Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026Article
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- tRNA-derived small RNAs in vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching and vascular remodelling.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- FHL3 Regulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching Through the MRTFB-SRF Signaling Axis.Cells · 2026Article
- Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity in Atherosclerosis: Mechanisms, Recent Advances, and Therapeutic Implications.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Targeting cytokine-like protein FAM3D alleviates atherosclerosis.Cell reports. Medicine · 2026Article
- The Ugly Side of NO: Erythrocyte-Derived NO and Atherosclerosis.Circulation research · 2026Article
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- The Complex Role of Methylation in Regulating Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic States in Vascular Remodeling and Atherosclerosis.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Immune-Checkpoint-Inhibitor-Related Cardiovascular Toxicities in Cancer: A Mechanistic Review of Molecular Pathways with AI-Assisted Literature Clustering.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- CD47 Blockade Reprograms the Monocyte-Macrophage Axis to Promote Inflammation Resolution in Atherosclerosis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Identification of Mitochondrial Signature Biomarkers and Molecular Mechanisms in Atherosclerotic Tissues and Blood: Combined Single-Cell and Bulk RNA Sequencing Analysis.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- IRF7 orchestrates maladaptive smooth muscle cell phenotype switching in atherosclerosis.Precision clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Integrative functional genomics analysis identifies pleiotropic genes for vascular diseases.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- A Comprehensive Review of Epigenetic Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells During Development and Disease.Biomolecules · 2026Review
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- Integrating Network Pharmacology and In Vitro Experiments to Elucidate the Antiatherosclerotic Mechanisms of Qingxin Tongmai Yin.Mediators of inflammation · 2026Article
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Abstract
Smooth muscle cells have been identified as the most abundant cell type present in the atherosclerotic plaque, the culprit underlying most cardiovascular diseases and their fatal outcomes. Despite their crucial role in plaque formation and progression, smooth muscle cells do not receive as much attention as inflammatory or endothelial cells. The purpose of this review is to examine the roles of smooth muscle cells in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and their potential as therapeutic targets. A comprehensive overview of current insights into smooth muscle cell phenotypic diversity, function, and spatial localization within stable and unstable plaques, focusing on their relevance to human pathology is discussed. The review also addresses the contribution of clonal expansion of smooth muscle cells in plaque progression, evaluates emerging diagnostic tools which may reflect smooth muscle cell physiology, and highlights strategies to modulate smooth muscle cell behaviour for improved cardiovascular outcomes. Special attention is given to the clinical translation of these therapies, considering the challenges and opportunities in leveraging smooth muscle cells as therapeutic targets.
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