PMID: 18427397Apr 23, 2008Paper

Monocytes contribute to the atherosclerotic cap by transformation into fibrocytes

International Angiology : a Journal of the International Union of Angiology
H MedburyJohn P Fletcher

Abstract

The stability of an atherosclerotic plaque is a key-determining factor in the clinical outcome of cardiovascular disease. In this respect, smooth muscle (SM) alfa actin positive cells play an important role in maintaining plaque stability through formation of a fibrous cap. Recent evidence suggests that circulating progenitors may be a source of these cells. We hypothesized that they may be fibrocytes bone-marrow derived cells that acquire SM-like characteristics, including the expression of SM alfa actin. We examined human carotid endarterectomy specimens for the presence of fibrocytes by immunohistochemistry staining for CD34/procollagen I and leukocyte specific protein-1/procollagen I) and examined fibrocyte differentiation in vitro. Fibrocytes were found in regions of plaque growth/healing. They possessed a SM-like spindle shape, produced collagen, and consistent with being fibrocytes they co-localized with transformation growth factor beta, but not serum amyloid P factors, known to promote and inhibit their formation, respectively. While fibrocytes were detected in regions of new growth in 35/40 specimens, only 1/3 of the specimens expressed the SM cell marker calponin, and smoothelin was absent, in these regions. Our resu...Continue Reading

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