title: Regression of Atherosclerosis: The Journey From the Liver to the Plaque and Back.
abstract: Cardinal events in atherogenesis are the retention of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins in the arterial wall and the reaction of macrophages to these particles. My laboratory has been interested in both the cell biological events producing apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins, as well as in the reversal of the damage they cause in the plaques formed in the arterial wall. In the 2013 George Lyman Duff Memorial Lecture, as summarized in this review, I covered 3 areas of my past, present, and future interests, namely, the regulation of hepatic very low density lipoprotein production by the degradation of apolipoprotein B100, the dynamic changes in macrophages in the regression of atherosclerosis, and the application of nanoparticles to both image and treat atherosclerotic plaques.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine (Cardiology), the Marc and Ruti Bell Program in Vascular Biology and the Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, New York University School of Medicine. edward.fisher@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100 / Q000378:metabolism; D001158:Arteries / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic; D059748:Proteolysis; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL
keywords: apolipoproteins B; atherosclerosis; autophagy; macrophages; nanoparticle