Disturbed Sleep Supports Neutrophil Activation and Promotes Atherosclerosis and Plaque Necrosis

Circ Res. 2023 Dec 8;133(12):1056-1059. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.123.322858. Epub 2023 Nov 10.

Authors

Alina K Moriarty^{1

2}, Tayab C Waseem¹, W Coles Keeter¹, Shelby D Ma¹, Robin Bai¹, Aleksandr V Ivanov¹, Cassandra L Kirk¹, Marion Mussbacher^{1

3}, Larry D Sanford^{4

2}, Elena V Galkina^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology (A.K.M., T.C.W., W.C.K., S.D.M., R.B., A.V.I., C.L.K., M.M., E.V.G.), Eastern Virginia Medical School.
² Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Inflammatory Diseases (A.K.M., L.D.S., E.V.G.), Eastern Virginia Medical School.
³ Now with Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, Austria (M.M.).
⁴ Department of Anatomy and Pathology (L.D.S.), Eastern Virginia Medical School.

No abstract available

Keywords: atherosclerosis; neutrophils; plaque necrosis; sleep fragmentation.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Grants and funding

R01 HL142129/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States