A novel anti-inflammatory role links the CARS2 locus to protection from coronary artery disease

CONCLUSIONS: These data highlight a novel anti-inflammatory novel role for CARS2 in human macrophages and SMCs that may underlie the protective effect of a common GWAS-identified variant.PMID:35381443 | DOI:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.03.024

Source: Atherosclerosis - April 5, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anh-Thu Dang Adam W Turner Paulina Lau Dhanuddara Mohottalage Yuet Kay Stephanie Fong Per Eriksson Lasse Folkersen Ljubica Matic Ulf Hedin S ébastien Soubeyrand Ruth McPherson Source Type: research