De-stressing plaques attenuates atherosclerosis progression

Atherogenesis is accompanied by formation of immune cell aggregates, so-called artery tertiary lymphoid organs (ATLOs), in the outermost layer of diseased arteries. In a recent study, Mohanta, Habenicht, and colleagues revealed that there are distinct interactions between ATLOs and the autonomous nervous system, which are critically implicated in atherosclerosis progression. Atherogenesis is accompanied by formation of immune cell aggregates, so-called artery tertiary lymphoid organs (ATLOs), in the outermost layer of diseased arteries. In a recent study, Mohanta, Habenicht, and colleagues revealed that there are distinct interactions between ATLOs and the autonomous nervous system, which are critically implicated in atherosclerosis progression.