Yun-Xian Zhang

Dendritic cells in atherosclerosis: integrating ontogeny, functional states, spatial organization, and therapeutic implications

Atherosclerosis arises from the interaction between lipid accumulation and sustained innate and adaptive immune activation, and residual cardiovascular risk despite intensive lipid-lowering therapy underscores the need to clarify vascular inflammatory mechanisms. Dendritic cells (DCs) link antigen sensing and presentat...