2024
Abstract 129: Hypercholesterolemia-induced Lxr Signaling In Smc Contributes To Atherosclerotic Lesion Remodeling And Regulates Vascular And Visceral Smc Function
Zhang H, Biwer L, de Urturi D, Fernandez-Tussy P, Jovin D, Huang Y, Zhang X, Esplugues E, Greif D, Suarez Y, Fernandez-Hernando C. Abstract 129: Hypercholesterolemia-induced Lxr Signaling In Smc Contributes To Atherosclerotic Lesion Remodeling And Regulates Vascular And Visceral Smc Function. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 44: a129-a129. DOI: 10.1161/atvb.44.suppl_1.129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver X receptorTranscription factorsVascular smooth muscle cellsRegulation of lipid metabolismLXR signalingB geneScRNA-seqFate decisionsSignaling eventsSMC functionGene expressionActivation of liver X receptorCell statesLesion remodelingCharacterized miceLipid metabolismLineage tracingPhenotypic switchingX receptorReduced fibrous cap thicknessTranscriptionFeatures of plaque instabilitySmooth muscle cellsLipid absorptionProgression of atherosclerosis
2016
Age‐associated vascular inflammation promotes monocytosis during atherogenesis
Du W, Wong C, Song Y, Shen H, Mori D, Rotllan N, Price N, Dobrian AD, Meng H, Kleinstein SH, Fernandez‐Hernando C, Goldstein DR. Age‐associated vascular inflammation promotes monocytosis during atherogenesis. Aging Cell 2016, 15: 766-777. PMID: 27135421, PMCID: PMC4933655, DOI: 10.1111/acel.12488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAortaAtherosclerosisBlood VesselsCell CountChemotaxisCulture Media, ConditionedDiet, High-FatDown-RegulationHematopoiesisHemodynamicsInflammationInflammation MediatorsInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-6LeukocytosisMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMonocytesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReceptors, LDLStromal CellsUp-RegulationConceptsHigh-fat dietVascular inflammationMacrophage accumulationAtherosclerotic aortaBone marrow transplant experimentsStromal factorsElevated blood pressureVascular smooth muscle cellsLow-fat dietSmooth muscle cellsBlood pressurePeripheral monocytosisProinflammatory stateInflammatory stateLDL levelsIL-6Insulin resistancePeripheral bloodEnhanced atherogenesisInflammatory responseMetabolic dysfunctionYoung aortasMurine modelProduction of osteopontinCCL-2