Some metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia, are associated with a state
of inflammation, which adversely affects cardiovascular health. Emerging evidence …

Monocytes play a central role in regulating inflammation in response to infection or injury, and
during auto-inflammatory diseases. Human blood contains classical, intermediate and non…

Macrophages drive atherosclerotic plaque progression and rupture; hence, attenuating their
atherosclerosis-inducing properties holds promise for reducing coronary heart disease (…

Background and aims Lipid-rich foam cell macrophages drive atherosclerosis via several
mechanisms, including inflammation, lipid uptake, lipid deposition and plaque vulnerability. …

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is bone formation that occurs after trauma within tissues that
do not normally have the property of ossification, resulting in pain and disability. The genetic …

… ' group for use of their mRNA isolated from endothelial cells from the porcine aorta; and by
Kajus Baidžajevas and Yang Li who gladly shared their isolated peripheral blood monocytes. …

… at the start of PhD, Dr Jessica Johnston, Haider Al-Janabi, Mohammed Ridha Moamin, Kajus
Baidžajevas, Yang Li, and Dr Ming Yang for their helped to develop lab skills and start the …