The emerging role of pyroptosis-related inflammasome pathway in atherosclerosis

Abstract Atherosclerosis (AS), a chronic sterile inflammatory disorder, is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. The dysfunction and unnatural death of plaque cells, including vascular endothelial cells (VEC), macrophages, and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), are crucial factors in t...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Dan Xu, Jia-Xian Chen, Lin Zhu, Shu-Ting Xu, Jian Jiang, Kun Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10020-022-00594-2