April 25, 2024
Crosstalk between nerves, immune cells and plaques drives atherosclerosis

Crosstalk between nerves, immune cells and plaques drives atherosclerosis

Nature, Published online: 27 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00508-6

Fatty structures called plaques can form in arteries, and are separated from nerves by the artery walls. But this is no barrier to communication — it seems that nerves interact with plaques and immune cells to drive cardiovascular disease.

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