Sima Petr, Vannucci Luca, Vetvicka Vaclav
Institute of Microbiology, Laboratory of Immunotherapy, Prague, Czech.
University of Louisville, Department of Pathology, Louisville, KY, USA.
Ann Transl Med. 2018 Apr;6(7):116. doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.02.02.
No attention is usually focused on the possible involvement of immune mechanisms, particularly of autoimmunity, on the development and progress of atherosclerosis. The pioneering work occurring almost 50 years ago was overlooked, and the idea of atherosclerosis as an autoimmune disease only started gaining traction about 10 years ago. Our review discusses the recent findings and offers insights into the possibility that alterations of the immune system play a significant role in the development of atherosclerosis.
通常没有人关注免疫机制,尤其是自身免疫,在动脉粥样硬化发生和发展过程中可能起到的作用。近50年前的开创性工作被忽视了,而动脉粥样硬化是一种自身免疫性疾病的观点直到大约10年前才开始受到关注。我们的综述讨论了最近的研究发现,并深入探讨了免疫系统的改变在动脉粥样硬化发展中起重要作用的可能性。