Article
Targeting PIEZO1 refines macrophage function in atherosclerosis
2022-10-06
Abstract excerpt
<title>Abstract</title> <p>The increasing prevalence of global atherosclerosis and its complications demand efforts to discover novel targets for therapeutic interventions. In the present study, we identified increased expression of the mechanosensitive calcium channel Piezo 1 transcripts in mouse and human atherosclerosis, driven by infiltration of PIEZO1-expressing macrophages. We pharmacologically activated or...
Topics
Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.
Identifiers and source
- Literature Corpus work
- 34eeae51-e234-59d4-8a5c-51cb4bdf98dd
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2057017/v1
