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REVIEW article

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1450737

Immune cell-mediated features of atherosclerosis

Provisionally accepted
Guojun Zhao Guojun Zhao 1*Tingting Liu Tingting Liu 1Yanjun Chen Yanjun Chen 2Lianjie Hou Lianjie Hou 1Yulu Yu Yulu Yu 3Dan Ma Dan Ma 3Ting Jiang Ting Jiang 1
  • 1 Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
  • 2 Department of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University , Chongqing, Chongqing, China
  • 3 Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China

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    Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by innate and adaptive immune responses, which seriously threatens human life and health. It is a primary cause of coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and peripheral vascular disease. Research has demonstrated that immune cells are fundamental to the development of atherosclerosis and chronic inflammation. Therefore, it is anticipated that immunotherapy targeting immune cells will be a novel technique in the management of atherosclerosis. This article reviews the growth of research on the regulatory role of immune cells in atherosclerosis and targeted therapy approaches. The purpose is to offer new therapeutic approaches for the control and treatment of cardiovascular illnesses caused by atherosclerosis.

    Keywords: immune cells, Atherosclerosis, targeted therapy, Cardiovascular Diseases, Inflammation

    Received: 18 Jun 2024; Accepted: 05 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhao, Liu, Chen, Hou, Yu, Ma and Jiang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Guojun Zhao, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510170, Guangdong Province, China

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