Area of research
Immunology · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health.
CD8 <sup>+</sup> T Cells Drive Plaque Smooth Muscle Cell Dedifferentiation in Experimental Atherosclerosis
Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase regulates vascular inflammation in atherosclerosis and increases cardiovascular risk
Transforming growth factor-β2 is associated with atherosclerotic plaque stability and lower risk for cardiovascular events
Prevention of radiotherapy-induced arterial inflammation by interleukin-1 blockade
3-Hydroxyanthralinic acid metabolism controls the hepatic SREBP/lipoprotein axis, inhibits inflammasome activation in macrophages, and decreases atherosclerosis in Ldlr−/− mice
Susceptibility of low-density lipoprotein particles to aggregate depends on particle lipidome, is modifiable, and associates with future cardiovascular deaths
ERV1/ChemR23 Signaling Protects Against Atherosclerosis by Modifying Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Uptake and Phagocytosis in Macrophages
Low-Density Lipoprotein-Reactive T Cells Regulate Plasma Cholesterol Levels and Development of Atherosclerosis in Humanized Hypercholesterolemic Mice
The immunology of atherosclerosis
Hypercholesterolemia Enhances T Cell Receptor Signaling and Increases the Regulatory T Cell Population
Vaccination against T‐cell epitopes of native ApoB100 reduces vascular inflammation and disease in a humanized mouse model of atherosclerosis
Transforming growth factor-beta signaling in t cells promotes stabilization of atherosclerotic plaques through an interleukin-17 dependent pathway
Depletion of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells promotes hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis
Transforming Growth Factor–β Signaling in T Cells Promotes Stabilization of Atherosclerotic Plaques Through an Interleukin-17–Dependent Pathway