Blood M2-like Monocyte Polarization Is Associated with Calcific Plaque Phenotype in Stable Coronary Artery Disease: A Sub-Study of SMARTool Clinical Trial

Background: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease. The balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory factors, acting on the arterial wall, promotes less or more coronary plaque macro-calcification, respectively. We investigated the association between monocyte phenotypic polarization and CT...

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Main Authors:	Silverio Sbrana, Antonella Cecchettini, Luca Bastiani, Nicoletta Di Giorgi, Annamaria Mazzone, Elisa Ceccherini, Federico Vozzi, Chiara Caselli, Danilo Neglia, Alberto Clemente, Arthur J. H. A. Scholte, Oberdan Parodi, Gualtiero Pelosi, Silvia Rocchiccioli
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:	Biomedicines
Subjects:	coronary artery disease blood monocyte subsets flow cytometry plasma cytokines coronary CT angiography plaque calcium volume
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/3/565
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