Human CD16+ monocytes promote a pro-atherosclerotic endothelial cell phenotype via CX3CR1-CX3CL1 interaction.
Eva Roy-ChowdhuryNicolas BraunsAlexandra HelmkeJohannes NordlohneJan Hinrich BräsenJessica SchmitzJulia VolkmannSusanne V FleigKristina Kusche-VihrogHermann HallerSibylle von VietinghoffPublished in: Cardiovascular research (2022)
By demonstrating endothelial proatherosclerotic gene regulation in direct contact with CD16+ monocytes, in part via cellular CX3CR1-CX3CL1 interaction, our data delineate a mechanism how this celltype can increase cardiovascular risk.