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- Title
Therapeutic targeting of chemokine interactions in atherosclerosis.
- Authors
Koenen, Rory R; Weber, Christian
- Abstract
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall that is characterized by a disturbed equilibrium of immune responses and lipid accumulation, leading to the development of plaques. The atherogenic influx of mononuclear cells is orchestrated by chemokines and their receptors. Studies using gene-deficient mice and antagonists based on peptides and small molecules have generated insight into targeting chemokine-receptor axes for treating atherosclerosis, which might complement lipid-lowering strategies and risk factor modulation. Combined inhibition of multiple chemokine axes could interfere with the contributions of chemokines to disease progression at specific cells, stages or sites. In addition, the recently characterized heterophilic interactions of chemokines might present a novel target for the treatment and prevention of inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Drug discovery, 2010, Vol 9, Issue 2, p141
- ISSN
1474-1784
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrd3048