Clarifying the Distinct Roles of Smooth Muscle Cell-Derived Versus Macrophage Foam Cells and the Implications in Atherosclerosis

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2021 Jun;41(6):2035-2037. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.121.316287. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

Authors

Clint L Miller¹, Hanrui Zhang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (C.L.M.).
² Cardiometabolic Genomics Program, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York (H.Z.).

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; atherosclerosis; blood vessels; foam cells; lipids; macrophages; monocytes; vascular.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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MeSH terms

Atherosclerosis*
Foam Cells*
Humans
Macrophages
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle

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