Atherosclerosis: immunopathogenesis and strategies for immunotherapy. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory condition in which atheroma accumulates within the intima of the arterial wall, is a life-threatening manifestation of cardiovascular disease, due to atheroma rupture, chronic luminal narrowing and thrombosis. Current knowledge of the role of a protective immune response in atherosclerotic lesions has provided promising opportunities to develop new immunotherapeutic strategies. In particular, Tregs exert an atheroprotective role by releasing anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10/TGF-β) and suppressing autoreactive T lymphocytes. In vivo animal experiments have shown that this can be achieved by developing vaccines that stimulate immunological tolerance to atheroma antigens. Here, we present an overview of the current knowledge of the proatherogenic immune response, and we discuss the strategies currently used as immunoregulatory therapy.

publication date

  • August 12, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Immunotherapy

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85115340953

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.2217/imt-2021-0009

PubMed ID

  • 34382409

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 13

issue

  • 14