Monocyte Subset Dynamics in Human Atherosclerosis

2011 ◽  
pp. 89-101
Keyword(s):  
Monocyte Subset ◽  
Human Atherosclerosis

scholarly journals Monocyte Subset Dynamics in Human Atherosclerosis Can Be Profiled with Magnetic Nano-Sensors

PLoS ONE ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. e5663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moritz Wildgruber ◽  
Hakho Lee ◽  
Aleksey Chudnovskiy ◽  
Tae-Jong Yoon ◽  
Martin Etzrodt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monocyte Subset ◽  
Nano Sensors ◽  
Human Atherosclerosis

EM of human atherosclerosis: Aortic fatty streaks with transitional lesion features

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 622-623
Author(s):  
K. Florian Klemp ◽  
J.R. Guyton
Keyword(s):  
Foam Cell ◽  
Cell Formation ◽  
Processing Technique ◽  
Foam Cell Formation ◽  
Tissue Preparation ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Extracellular Lipid ◽  
Electron Microscopic Cytochemistry ◽  
Human Atherosclerosis ◽  
Clinically Significant

The earliest distinctive lesions in human atherosclerosis are fatty streaks (FS), characterized initially by lipid-laden foam cell formation. Fibrous plaques (FP), the clinically significant lesions, differ from FS in several respects. In addition to foam cells, the FP also exhibit fibromuscular proliferation and a necrotic core region rich in extracellular lipid. The possible transition of FS into mature FP has long been debated, however. A subset of FS described by Katz etal., was intermediate in lipid composition between ordinary FS and FP. We investigated this hypothesis by electron microscopic cytochemistry by employing a tissue processing technique previously described by our laboratory. Osmium-tannic acid-paraphenylenediamine (OTAP) tissue preparation enabled ultrastructural analysis of lipid deposits to discern features characteristic of mature fibrous plaques.

scholarly journals Monocyte subsets predict mortality after cardiac arrest

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
K.A Krychtiuk ◽  
M Lenz ◽  
B Richter ◽  
K Huber ◽  
J Wojta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Strong Increase ◽  
Funding Source ◽  
Monocyte Subset ◽  
Male Mortality ◽  
National Budget ◽  
Classical Monocytes ◽  
Intermediate Monocytes ◽  
Subset Distribution

Abstract Background After successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), many patients show signs of an overactive immune activation. Monocytes are a heterogenous cell population that can be distinguished into three subsets. Purpose The aim of this prospective, observational study was to analyze whether monocyte subset distribution is associated with mortality at 6 months in patients after cardiac arrest. Methods We included 53 patients admitted to our medical ICU after cardiac arrest. Blood was taken on admission and monocyte subset distribution was analyzed by flow cytometry and distinguished into classical monocytes (CM; CD14++CD16-), intermediate monocytes (IM; CD14++CD16+CCR2+) and non-classical monocytes (NCM; CD14+CD16++CCR2-). Results Median age was 64.5 (IQR 49.8–74.3) years and 75.5% of patients were male. Mortality at 6 months was 50.9% and survival with good neurological outcome was 37.7%. Of interest, monocyte subset distribution upon admission to the ICU did not differ according to survival. However, patients that died within 6 months showed a strong increase in the pro-inflammatory subset of intermediate monocytes (8.3% (3.8–14.6)% vs. 4.1% (1.5–8.2)%; p=0.025), and a decrease of classical monocytes (87.5% (79.9–89.0)% vs. 90.8% (85.9–92.7)%; p=0.036) 72 hours after admission. In addition, intermediate monocytes were predictive of outcome independent of initial rhythm and time to ROSC and correlated with the CPC-score at 6 months (R=0.32; p=0.043). Discussion Monocyte subset distribution is associated with outcome in patients surviving a cardiac arrest. This suggests that activation of the innate immune system may play a significant role in patient outcome after cardiac arrest. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): FWF - Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung

scholarly journals Reduced Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression and Production in Human Atherosclerosis

Circulation ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 97 (25) ◽  
pp. 2494-2498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry S. Oemar ◽  
Marcel R. Tschudi ◽  
Nelson Godoy ◽  
Victor Brovkovich ◽  
Tadeusz Malinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Human Atherosclerosis ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide

scholarly journals Monocytes Treated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Tat Kill Uninfected CD4+ Cells by a Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Induced Ligand-Mediated Mechanism

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (12) ◽  
pp. 6700-6708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yida Yang ◽  
Ilia Tikhonov ◽  
Tracy J. Ruckwardt ◽  
Mahmoud Djavani ◽  
Juan Carlos Zapata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Tumor Necrosis Factor ◽  
Tumor Necrosis ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Monocyte Subset ◽  
Hiv Tat ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Necrosis Factor

ABSTRACT The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Tat protein has a critical role in viral transcription, but this study focuses on its additional role as an extracellular effector of lymphocyte cell death. It is well known that Tat induces tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-induced ligand (TRAIL) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), and we show that the majority of TRAIL is produced by the monocyte subset of PBMC. Human monocytes and U937 monoblastoid cells did not take up soluble HIV Tat-86, as T cells did, yet produced more TRAIL than did T cells. TRAIL secretion was induced by Tat and by a cysteine-rich peptide of Tat but not by sulfhydryl-modified Tat toxoid. Although there was only a slight increase in cell surface expression of TRAIL on monocytes, sufficient TRAIL was secreted to be toxic for T cells. The cytotoxicity of Tat-stimulated monocyte medium could be blocked by a TRAIL-neutralizing antibody. T cells treated with Tat did not secrete enough TRAIL to mediate cell death in our assay. Remarkably, uninfected T cells are more susceptible to TRAIL than are HIV-infected T cells. The production of TRAIL by Tat-stimulated monocytes provides a mechanism by which HIV infection can destroy uninfected bystander cells.

Mast Cells in Human Atherosclerosis

Science ◽  
1954 ◽  
Vol 120 (3105) ◽  
pp. 31-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Cairns ◽  
P. Constantinides
Keyword(s):  
Mast Cells ◽  
Human Atherosclerosis
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