Giuseppe Mocci, Katyayani Sukhavasi, Tiit Örd, Sean Bankier, Prosanta Singha, Uma Thanigai Arasu, Olayinka Oluwasegun Agbabiaje, Petri Mäkinen, Lijiang Ma, Chani J Hodonsky, Redouane Aherrahrou, Lars Muhl, Jianping Liu, Sonja Gustafsson, Byambajav Byandelger, Ying Wang, Simon Koplev, Urban Lendahl, Gary Owens, Nicholas J Leeper, Gerard Pasterkamp, Michael Vanlandewijck, Tom Michoel, Arno Ruusalepp, Ke Hao, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Marika Väli, Heli Järve, Michal Mokry, Mete Civelek, Clint Miller, Jason C Kovacic, Minna U Kaikkonen, Christer Betsholtz, Johan L M Björkegren
BACKGROUND: While our understanding of the single-cell gene expression patterns underlying the transformation of vascular cell types during the progression of atherosclerosis is rapidly improving, the clinical and pathophysiological relevance of these changes remains poorly understood. METHODS: Single-cell RNA sequencing data generated with SmartSeq2 (≈8000 genes/cell) in nearly 19 000 single cells isolated during atherosclerosis progression in Ldlr -/- Apob 100/100 mice with human-like plasma lipoproteins and from humans with asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid plaques was clustered into multiple subtypes...
April 19, 2024: Circulation Research