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ReviewJournal of cellular physiology2025

Emerging understandings of the role of exosomes in atherosclerosis.

Zena Wehbe, Maya Wehbe, Ali Al Khatib, Ali H Dakroub, Gianfranco Pintus, Firas Kobeissy, Ali H Eid

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Review in Journal of cellular physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Zena WehbeVascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Research Institute, St. George's University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Maya WehbeOxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Ali Al KhatibDepartment of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ali H DakroubDepartments of Medicine (Cardiology) and Population Health Science and Policy, Blavatnik Family Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Gianfranco PintusDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Sassari, 07100, Italy.
Firas KobeissyDepartment of Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Center for Neurotrauma, Multiomics & Biomarkers (CNMB), Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5008-6944
Ali H EidDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-3004-5675

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis remains a major contributor to cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Despite the elucidation of several molecular, biochemical, and cellular aspects that contribute to the etio-pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, much remains to be understood about the onset and progression of this disease. Emerging evidence supports a role for exosomes in the cellular basis of atherosclerosis. Indeed, exosomes of activated monocytes seem to accentuate a positive feedback loop that promotes recruitment of pro-inflammatory leukocytes. Moreover, in addition to their role in promoting proliferation and invasion of vascular smooth muscle cells, exosomes can also induce neovascularization within lesions and increase endothelial permeability, two important features of fibrous plaques. Depending on their sources and cargo, exosomes can also induce clot formation and contribute to other hallmarks of atherosclerosis. Taken together, it is becoming increasingly evident that a better understanding of exosome biology is integral to elucidating the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, and may thus provide insight into a potentially new therapeutic target for this disease.

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AtherosclerosisExosomesAnimalsHumansatherogenesiscardiovascular diseasedrug discoveryextracellular vesiclesphenotypic switchvascular smooth muscle cells

Identifiers

PMID39370679
PMCPMC11730360

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