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Study finds aging of bone marrow accelerates arterial plaque formation
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Study finds aging of bone marrow accelerates arterial plaque formation

by Elisabeth Reitman, Yale University Atherogenesis is depicted in a young (a) or aged (b) host. Aged monocytes/macrophages have decreased levels of the epigenetic regulator TET2, leading to reduction of the 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) mark on the Itgb3 promoter. The resulting low integrin β3 levels in aged monocytes/macrophages induces high TNFα levels, facilitating recruitment and expansion...