Alexander N Orekhov1,2. 1. Laboratory of Angiopatology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology. 2. Institute for Atherosclerosis Research, Skolkovo Innovative Center, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Lipoprotein-induced intracellular lipid accumulation (foam cell formation) is a trigger of atherogenesis at the subendothelial arterial cell level. The purpose of this review is to describe the recent data related to the possible mechanisms of LDL-induced formation of lipid-laden foam cells and their role in the onset and development of atherosclerotic lesion. RECENT FINDINGS: The most interesting current studies are related to the factors affecting foam cell formation. SUMMARY: The phenomenon of lipid accumulation in cultured cells became the basis for creating a cellular test system that has already been successfully applied for development of drugs possessing direct antiatherosclerotic activity, and then the efficacy of these drugs was demonstrated in clinical studies. Moreover, this test system could be used for diagnostic assessing lipoproteins atherogenicity.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Lipoprotein-induced intracellular lipid accumulation (foam cell formation) is a trigger of atherogenesis at the subendothelial arterial cell level. The purpose of this review is to describe the recent data related to the possible mechanisms of LDL-induced formation of lipid-laden foam cells and their role in the onset and development of atherosclerotic lesion. RECENT FINDINGS: The most interesting current studies are related to the factors affecting foam cell formation. SUMMARY: The phenomenon of lipid accumulation in cultured cells became the basis for creating a cellular test system that has already been successfully applied for development of drugs possessing direct antiatherosclerotic activity, and then the efficacy of these drugs was demonstrated in clinical studies. Moreover, this test system could be used for diagnostic assessing lipoproteins atherogenicity.
Authors: Anastasia V Poznyak; Wei-Kai Wu; Alexandra A Melnichenko; Reinhard Wetzker; Vasily Sukhorukov; Alexander M Markin; Victoria A Khotina; Alexander N Orekhov Journal: Cells Date: 2020-03-01 Impact factor: 6.600
Authors: Alexander N Orekhov; Nikita G Nikiforov; Vasily N Sukhorukov; Marina V Kubekina; Igor A Sobenin; Wei-Kai Wu; Kathy K Foxx; Sergey Pintus; Philip Stegmaier; Daria Stelmashenko; Alexander Kel; Alexei N Gratchev; Alexandra A Melnichenko; Reinhard Wetzker; Volha I Summerhill; Ichiro Manabe; Yumiko Oishi Journal: Int J Mol Sci Date: 2020-01-27 Impact factor: 5.923
Authors: Anastasia V Poznyak; Nikita G Nikiforov; Alexander M Markin; Dmitry A Kashirskikh; Veronika A Myasoedova; Elena V Gerasimova; Alexander N Orekhov Journal: Front Pharmacol Date: 2021-01-11 Impact factor: 5.810
Authors: Alexander N Orekhov; Vasily N Sukhorukov; Nikita G Nikiforov; Marina V Kubekina; Igor A Sobenin; Kathy K Foxx; Sergey Pintus; Philip Stegmaier; Daria Stelmashenko; Alexander Kel; Anastasia V Poznyak; Wei-Kai Wu; Artem S Kasianov; Vsevolod Y Makeev; Ichiro Manabe; Yumiko Oishi Journal: Int J Mol Sci Date: 2020-04-14 Impact factor: 5.923