Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Fight Aging!.
A review consolidates evidence that vascular smooth muscle cells adopt macrophage-like states within atherosclerotic plaques and surveys molecular drivers and therapeutic angles.
Key Takeaways
- Find out how to help » The Transformation of Vascular Smooth Muscle into Macrophages in Atherosclerotic Plaques Atherosclerosis , the growth of fatty plaques in blood vessel walls, is the largest cause of human mortality.
- A plaque is in essence a growing macrophage graveyard.
