Nestin+ cells direct inflammatory cell migration in atherosclerosis

Bone marrow cells producing the intermediate filament nestin guide monocyte egress to the bloodstream in response to infection. Here, the authors show that nestin-producing stromal cells direct inflammatory cell migration in atherosclerosis, and that stromal Mcp1 is crucial in this process.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Raquel del Toro, Raphael Chèvre, Cristina Rodríguez, Antonio Ordóñez, José Martínez-González, Vicente Andrés, Simón Méndez-Ferrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12706