TY - JOUR
T1 - CD40 in coronary artery disease: a matter of macrophages?
AU - Jansen, Matthijs F.
AU - Hollander, Maurits R.
AU - van Royen, Niels
AU - Horrevoets, Anton J.
AU - Lutgens, Esther
PY - 2016/7
Y1 - 2016/7
N2 - Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischemic heart disease (IHD), is the leading cause of mortality in the western world, with developing countries showing a similar trend. With the increased understanding of the role of the immune system and inflammation in coronary artery disease, it was shown that macrophages play a major role in this disease. Costimulatory molecules are important regulators of inflammation, and especially, the CD40L-CD40 axis is of importance in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Although it was shown that CD40 can mediate macrophage function, its exact role in macrophage biology has not gained much attention in cardiovascular disease. Therefore, the goal of this review is to give an overview on the role of macrophage-specific CD40 in cardiovascular disease, with a focus on coronary artery disease. We will discuss the function of CD40 on the macrophage and its (proposed) role in the reduction of atherosclerosis, the reduction of neointima formation, and the stimulation of arteriogenesis
AB - Coronary artery disease (CAD), also known as ischemic heart disease (IHD), is the leading cause of mortality in the western world, with developing countries showing a similar trend. With the increased understanding of the role of the immune system and inflammation in coronary artery disease, it was shown that macrophages play a major role in this disease. Costimulatory molecules are important regulators of inflammation, and especially, the CD40L-CD40 axis is of importance in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Although it was shown that CD40 can mediate macrophage function, its exact role in macrophage biology has not gained much attention in cardiovascular disease. Therefore, the goal of this review is to give an overview on the role of macrophage-specific CD40 in cardiovascular disease, with a focus on coronary artery disease. We will discuss the function of CD40 on the macrophage and its (proposed) role in the reduction of atherosclerosis, the reduction of neointima formation, and the stimulation of arteriogenesis
KW - Arteriogenesis
KW - Atherosclerosis
KW - CD40
KW - Ischemic heart disease
KW - Macrophage
KW - Neointima formation
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00395-016-0554-5
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00395-016-0554-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27146510
SN - 0300-8428
VL - 111
SP - 38
JO - Basic Research in Cardiology
JF - Basic Research in Cardiology
IS - 4
ER -