mTOR mediates the cross-talk of macrophage polarization and autophagy in atherosclerosis

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Nov 15;177(1):144-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.035. Epub 2014 Sep 23.

Authors

Feng Tian¹, Bi-lian Yu¹, Jia-rui Hu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China.
² Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China. Electronic address: hujr21@aliyun.com.

PMID: 25499362
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.035

No abstract available

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Autophagy; Macrophage; Polarization; mTOR.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Atherosclerosis / metabolism*
Atherosclerosis / pathology*
Autophagy
Humans
Macrophages / metabolism
Macrophages / pathology*
Signal Transduction
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*

Substances

MTOR protein, human
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases