Publication
Title
Therapeutic strategies to deplete macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques
Author
Abstract
Macrophages can be found in all stages of atherosclerosis and are major contributors of atherosclerotic plaque development, progression and destabilization. Continuous recruitment of monocytes drives this chronic inflammatory disease, which can be intervened by several strategies: reducing the inflammatory stimulus by lowering circulating lipids and promoting cholesterol efflux from plaque, direct and indirect targeting of adhesion molecules and chemokines involved in monocyte adhesion and transmigration and inducing macrophage death in atherosclerotic plaques in combination with anti-inflammatory drugs. This review discusses the outlined strategies to deplete macrophages from atherosclerotic plaques to promote plaque stabilization.
Language
English
Source (journal)
British journal of clinical pharmacology. - London
Publication
London : 2012
ISSN
0306-5251
DOI
10.1111/J.1365-2125.2012.04211.X
Volume/pages
74 :2 (2012) , p. 246-263
ISI
000306220100004
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Project info
Selective clearance of macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques via drug-induced cell death as a strategy for plaque stabilisation.
Publication type
Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 07.09.2012
Last edited 09.10.2023
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