B Lymphocytes and Macrophages in the Perivascular Adipose Tissue Are Associated With Coronary Atherosclerosis: An Autopsy Study

B Lymphocytes and Macrophages in the Perivascular Adipose Tissue Are Associated With Coronary Atherosclerosis: An Autopsy Study

Background Macrophages and T lymphocytes in the perivascular adipose tissue (PvAT) were previously linked to coronary artery disease. However, the role of these cells and B lymphocytes in the human PvAT adjacent to unstable atherosclerotic plaques has not been investigated. Moreover, previous studie...

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Main Authors: Daniela Souza Farias‐Itao, Carlos Augusto Pasqualucci, Aline Nishizawa, Luiz Fernando Ferraz da Silva, Fernanda Marinho Campos, Márcio Sommer Bittencourt, Karen Cristina Souza da Silva, Renata Elaine Paraízo Leite, Lea Tenenholz Grinberg, Renata Eloah de Lucena Ferretti‐Rebustini, Wilson Jacob‐Filho, Claudia Kimie Suemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
B cell
coronary artery disease
inflammation
macrophages
pericoronary adipose tissue
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.013793

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