Molecular and Cellular Basis of Atherosclerosis Development
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cells of the Cardiovascular System".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 June 2024) | Viewed by 413
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Atherosclerotic plaques develop when arteries respond to high lipid levels. Various artery cell types participate in this process, including endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and adventitial fibroblasts.
Understanding how these cells coordinate to form a well-structured plaque is critical to developing corresponding therapeutics for atherosclerosis.
The aim of this Special Issue is to present the most recent progresses of vascular responses to atherosclerosis, which will help unravel potential therapeutic approaches. Therefore, we are pleased to invite you to submit an article or review focusing on the following topics:
- Microenvironment remodeling of atherosclerotic plaques involving extracellular matrix, inflammation markers, and immune cells;
- Lineage tracing mouse models and smooth muscle cell-specific perturbation of genes in these mouse models to understand their function in atherosclerosis;
- Lineage tracing mouse models and endothelial cell-specific perturbation of genes in these mouse models to understand their function in atherosclerosis;
- Lineage tracing mouse models and immune cell-specific perturbation of genes in these mouse models to understand their function in atherosclerosis;
- Lineage tracing mouse models and adventitial fibroblast-specific perturbation of genes in these mouse models to understand their function in atherosclerosis;
- Genetics risks and corresponding genes revealed by GWAS in coronary artery disease;
- Summary of molecular pathways/mechanisms that were carried into current/ongoing treatments for coronary artery diseases.
Dr. Wenduo Gu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- atherosclerosis
- endothelial cells
- smooth muscle cells
- adventitial fibroblasts
- coronary artery diseases
