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Thrombocytopathy and endotheliopathy: crucial contributors to COVID-19 thromboinflammation
Gu SX, Tyagi T, Jain K, Gu VW, Lee SH, Hwa JM, Kwan JM, Krause DS, Lee AI, Halene S, Martin KA, Chun HJ, Hwa J. Thrombocytopathy and endotheliopathy: crucial contributors to COVID-19 thromboinflammation. Nature Reviews Cardiology 2020, 18: 194-209. PMID: 33214651, PMCID: PMC7675396, DOI: 10.1038/s41569-020-00469-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdministration, InhalationAnticoagulantsBlood Coagulation DisordersBlood Platelet DisordersCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentEndothelium, VascularEndothelium-Dependent Relaxing FactorsEpoprostenolHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansIloprostInflammationNitric OxidePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsSARS-CoV-2Systemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeThrombosisThrombotic MicroangiopathiesVascular DiseasesVasodilator AgentsVenous ThromboembolismConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsRisk factorsCOVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Pre-existing cardiovascular diseaseAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Traditional cardiovascular risk factorsAcute respiratory distress syndromeRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory distress syndromeManagement of patientsSyndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19 pathologyCoronavirus disease 2019Potential therapeutic strategyCytokine stormEndothelial dysfunctionThrombotic complicationsDistress syndromeExcessive inflammationCoronavirus 2Severe outcomesAdvanced ageCardiovascular diseaseDisease 2019
2023
The age of bone marrow dictates the clonality of smooth muscle-derived cells in atherosclerotic plaques
Kabir I, Zhang X, Dave J, Chakraborty R, Qu R, Chandran R, Ntokou A, Gallardo-Vara E, Aryal B, Rotllan N, Garcia-Milian R, Hwa J, Kluger Y, Martin K, Fernández-Hernando C, Greif D. The age of bone marrow dictates the clonality of smooth muscle-derived cells in atherosclerotic plaques. Nature Aging 2023, 3: 64-81. PMID: 36743663, PMCID: PMC9894379, DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00342-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic plaquesBone marrowSmooth muscle-derived cellsSMC progenitorsAtherosclerotic plaque cellsSmooth muscle cell progenitorsPredominant risk factorCause of deathNovel therapeutic strategiesTNF receptor 1Muscle-derived cellsAged bone marrowAged BMEffect of agePlaque burdenAged miceRisk factorsTumor necrosisTherapeutic strategiesPlaque cellsMyeloid cellsReceptor 1Integrin β3Cell progenitorsAtherosclerosis