Crosstalk between nerves, immune cells and plaques drives atherosclerosis

Courtney Clyburn and Susan J. Birren ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 605, issue 7908, 32-34

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Cardiovascular biology; Neuroscience; Immunology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-00508-6

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