Do macrophages inhibit or promote atheroma plaque calcification and stability?

Kidney Int. 2023 Sep;104(3):412-415. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.06.005. Epub 2023 Jun 17.

Authors

Tilman B Drueke¹, Ziad A Massy²

Affiliations

¹ Inserm Unit 1018, Team 5, CESP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Paris-Sud University (UPS), Villejuif, France; Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (Paris-Ile-de-France-Ouest University, UVSQ), Villejuif, France. Electronic address: tilman.drueke@inserm.fr.
² Inserm Unit 1018, Team 5, CESP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Paris-Sud University (UPS), Villejuif, France; Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (Paris-Ile-de-France-Ouest University, UVSQ), Villejuif, France; Department of Nephrology, Ambroise Paré University Hospital, APHP, Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, France.

PMID: 37331514
DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.06.005

No abstract available

Keywords: atherosclerosis; calcification; macrophages; plaque stability; subtypes.

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MeSH terms

Calcification, Physiologic
Humans
Macrophages
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
Vascular Calcification* / diagnostic imaging