Assisted Living in the Atheroma: Elderly Macrophages Promote Plaques.

Libby, Peter · Cell Metab · 2016

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Abstract

Age dominates as a risk factor for human atherosclerosis, yet the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. A recent report described accumulation of senescent cells in atheromata of hypercholesterolemic mice and provides novel insights into how genes expressed by aging cells associate with the characteristics of human plaques implicated in cardiovascular events.

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