Oxidized Lipid-Driven Chemokine Receptor Switch, CCR2 to CX3CR1, Mediates Adhesion of Human Macrophages to Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells Through a Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ–Dependent Pathway
Author(s) -
Jana Barlic,
Yuan Zhang,
John F. Foley,
Philip M. Murphy
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.602359
Subject(s) - cx3cr1 , ccr2 , chemokine , microbiology and biotechnology , chemokine receptor , receptor , macrophage , foam cell , peroxisome proliferator activated receptor , biology , medicine , biochemistry , in vitro
Recent genetic data in mouse and humans suggest that the chemokine receptors CCR2 and CX3CR1 are involved in atherogenesis; however, detailed molecular and cellular mechanisms have not been fully delineated.
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