CD163 + Macrophages Induce Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Atheroma.
Masayuki MoriAtsushi SakamotoRika KawakamiLiang GuoLotte SlendersJose Verdezoto MosqueraSaikat Kumar B GhoshMarian WesselingTatsuya ShirakiArielle BellissardPalak ShahCraig C WeinkaufTakao KonishiYu SatoAnne CornelissenKenji KawaiHiroyuki JinnouchiWeili XuAimee E VozenilekDesiree WilliamsTakamasa TanakaTeruo SekimotoMichael C KellyRaquel FernandezAlyssa GroganA J CosletAlisa FedotovaAnjali KurseMichal MokryMaria E RomeroFrank D KolodgieGerard PasterkampClint T MillerRenu VirmaniAloke V FinnPublished in: Circulation research (2024)
macrophages provoke EndMT, which may promote plaque progression through fibrous cap thinning.