| Literature DB >> 32222950 |
Laura A Bosmans1, Lena Bosch2, Pascal J H Kusters1,3, Esther Lutgens1,4,5, Tom T P Seijkens6.
Abstract
Chronic inflammation drives the development of atherosclerosis. Despite optimal treatment of classical cardiovascular risk factors, a substantial portion of the population has elevated inflammatory biomarkers and develops atherosclerosis-related complications, indicating that a residual inflammatory risk drives atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in these patients. Additional anti-inflammatory therapeutic strategies are therefore required. The co-stimulatory molecule CD40 and its ligand CD40L (CD154) have a central role in the regulation of the inflammatory response during the development of atherosclerosis by modulating the interaction between immune cells and between immune cells and non-immune cells. In this review, we discuss the role of the CD40-CD40L dyad in atherosclerosis, and we discuss recent studies on the therapeutic potential of novel CD40-CD40L targeting strategies in cardiovascular medicine.Entities:
Keywords: Atherosclerosis; CD40; CD40L; Cardiovascular disease; Immune checkpoint proteins; Inflammation
Year: 2020 PMID: 32222950 PMCID: PMC7892683 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-020-09994-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiovasc Transl Res ISSN: 1937-5387 Impact factor: 4.132