Christian Weber

Professor

Prof. Christian Weber is the Chair in Vascular Medicine and the Director of the Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Germany, and Professor at the CARIM. After graduating and completing his training in internal medicine at LMU and Harvard Medical School, Boston, he was board-certified in clinical cardiology and appointed as a Chair in Molecular Cardiology at RWTH Aachen University. His group has a strong interest in the molecular interactions and patho-physiological functions of chemokines and immune cell subsets, as well as the role of microRNAs and their targets in vascular disease and atherosclerosis, while his clinical interests focus on developing novel biomarkers and biopharmaceuticals. He is the Spokesman of the DFG Collaborative Research Centre SFB1123 and coordinates the partner site Munich Heart Alliance in the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK). Among numerous awards, he is a double ERC Advanced Investigator Grant recipient and Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher with more than 560 publications and an h-index of 97. He serves as the Editor-in-Chiefof Thrombosis&Haemostasis, Senior Associate Editor of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology andco-founderofCarolusTherapeutics Inc. and Cartesio Therapeutics Inc.

  • Vascular Immunotherapy, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (BMBF DZHK
  • MHA VD1.2), 2019-2020
  • Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), DFG Excellence Initiative, 2019-2026
  • ERC Advanced Grant °692511, PROVASC: Cell-specific vascular protection by CXCL12/CXCR4, 2016- 2022 ERC AdG
  • NIH 1R01HL122843, Molecular mechanisms linking CXCL12 to atherosclerosis, 2017-2020
  • DFG Collaborative Research Centre 1123 Atherosclerosis: new therapeutic targets, 2014-2022

Department of Biochemistry
Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht
PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht

  • 2015
    • Ippel, H., Miller, M. C., Berbis, M. A., Suylen, D., Andre, S., Hackeng, T. M., Canada, F. J., Weber, C., Gabius, H.-J., Jimenez-Barbero, J., & Mayo, K. H. (2015). H-1, C-13, and N-15 backbone and side-chain chemical shift assignments for the 36 proline-containing, full length 29 kDa human chimera-type galectin-3. Biomolecular Nmr Assignments, 9(1), 59-63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12104-014-9545-3
    • Drechsler, M., de Jong, R., Rossaint, J., Viola, J. R., Leoni, G., Wang, J. M., Grommes, J., Hinkel, R., Kupatt, C., Weber, C., Doering, Y., Zarbock, A., & Soehnlein, O. (2015). Annexin A1 Counteracts Chemokine-Induced Arterial Myeloid Cell Recruitment. Circulation Research, 116(5), 827-835. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.305825
    • Karshovska, E., Zhao, Z., Blanchet, X., Schmitt, M. M. N., Bidzhekov, K., Soehnlein, O., von Hundelshausen, P., Mattheij, N. J., Cosemans, J. M. E. M., Megens, R. T. A., Koeppel, T. A., Schober, A., Hackeng, T. M., Weber, C., & Koenen, R. R. (2015). Hyperreactivity of Junctional Adhesion Molecule A-Deficient Platelets Accelerates Atherosclerosis in Hyperlipidemic Mice. Circulation Research, 116(4), 587-599. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.304035
    • Zarzycka, B., Seijkens, T., Nabuurs, S. B., Ritschel, T., Grommes, J., Soehnlein, O., Schrijver, R., van Tiel, C. M., Hackeng, T. M., Weber, C., Giehler, F., Kieser, A., Lutgens, E., Vriend, G., & Nicolaes, G. A. F. (2015). Discovery of Small Molecule CD40-TRAF6 Inhibitors. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 55(2), 294-307. https://doi.org/10.1021/ci500631e
    • Kornmann, L. M., Zernecke, A., Curfs, D. M. J., Janssen, B. J. A., Weber, C., de Winther, M. P. J., Reneman, R. S., Hoeks, A. P. G., & Reesink, K. D. (2015). Echogenic perfluorohexane-loaded macrophages adhere in vivo to activated vascular endothelium in mice, an explorative study. Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 13, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-13-1
  • 2014
    • Blanchet, X., Cesarek, K., Brandt, J., Herwald, H., Teupser, D., Kuechenhoff, H., Karshovska, E., Mause, S. F., Siess, W., Wasmuth, H., Soehnlein, O., Koenen, R. R., Weber, C., & von Hundelshausen, P. (2014). Inflammatory role and prognostic value of platelet chemokines in acute coronary syndrome. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 112(6), 1277-1287. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH14-02-0139
    • Bot, I., Daissormont, I. T. M. N., Zernecke, A., van Puijvelde, G. H. M., Kramp, B., de Jager, S. C. A., Sluimer, J. C., Manca, M., Herias, V., Westra, M. M., Bot, M., van Santbrink, P. J., van Berkel, T. J. C., Su, L., Skjelland, M., Gullestad, L., Kuiper, J., Halvorsen, B., Aukrust, P., ... Biessen, E. A. L. (2014). CXCR4 blockade induces atherosclerosis by affecting neutrophil function. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 74, 44-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.04.021
    • Vijayan, S., Asare, Y., Grommes, J., Soehnlein, O., Lutgens, E., Shagdarsuren, G., Togtokh, A., Jacobs, M. J., Fischer, J. W., Bernhagen, J., Weber, C., Schober, A., & Shagdarsuren, E. (2014). High Expression of C5L2 Correlates with High Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Advanced Human Atherosclerotic Plaques. American Journal of Pathology, 184(7), 2123-2133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.04.004
    • Schmitt, M. M. N., Fraemohs, L., Hackeng, T. M., Weber, C., & Koenen, R. R. (2014). Atherogenic mononuclear cell recruitment is facilitated by oxidized lipoprotein-induced endothelial junctional adhesion molecule-A redistribution. Atherosclerosis, 234(2), 254-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.03.014
    • Noels, H., Zhou, B., Tilstam, P. V., Theelen, W., Li, X., Pawig, L., Schmitz, C., Akhtar, S., Simsekyilmaz, S., Shagdarsuren, E., Schober, A., Adams, R. H., Bernhagen, J., Liehn, E. A., Doering, Y., & Weber, C. (2014). Deficiency of Endothelial Cxcr4 Reduces Reendothelialization and Enhances Neointimal Hyperplasia After Vascular Injury in Atherosclerosis-Prone Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 34(6), 1209-1220. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.113.302878
    • Projahn, D., Simsekyilmaz, S., Singh, S., Kanzler, I., Kramp, B. K., Langer, M., Burlacu, A., Bernhagen, J., Klee, D., Zernecke, A., Hackeng, T. M., Groll, J., Weber, C., Liehn, E. A., & Koenen, R. R. (2014). Controlled intramyocardial release of engineered chemokines by biodegradable hydrogels as a treatment approach of myocardial infarction. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 18(5), 790-800. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.12225
    • Schober, A., Nazari-Jahantigh, M., Wei, Y., Bidzhekov, K., Gremse, F., Grommes, J., Megens, R. T. A., Heyll, K., Noels, H., Hristov, M., Wang, S., Kiessling, F., Olson, E. N., & Weber, C. (2014). MicroRNA-126-5p promotes endothelial proliferation and limits atherosclerosis by suppressing Dlk1. Nature Medicine, 20(4), 368–376. https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.3487
    • Chatzigeorgiou, A., Seijkens, T., Zarzycka, B., Engel, D., Poggi, M., van den Berg, S., van den Berg, S., Soehnlein, O., Winkels, H., Beckers, L., Lievens, D., Driessen, A., Kusters, P., Biessen, E., Garcia-Martin, R., Klotzsche-von Ameln, A., Gijbels, M., Noelle, R., Boon, L., ... Lutgens, E. (2014). Correction for Chatzigeorgiou et al., Blocking CD40-TRAF6 signaling is a therapeutic target in obesity-associated insulin resistance (vol 111, pg 2686, 2014). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(12), 4644-4644. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1403231111
    • Li, X., Zhu, M., Penfold, M. E., Koenen, R. R., Thiemann, A., Heyll, K., Akhtar, S., Koyadan, S., Wu, Z., Gremse, F., Kiessling, F., van Zandvoort, M., Schall, T. J., Weber, C., & Schober, A. (2014). Activation of CXCR7 Limits Atherosclerosis and Improves Hyperlipidemia by Increasing Cholesterol Uptake in Adipose Tissue. Circulation, 129(11), 1244-1253. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.006840
    • Doering, Y., Noels, H., Mandl, M., Kramp, B., Neideck, C., Lievens, D., Drechsler, M., Megens, R. T. A., Tilstam, P. V., Langer, M., Hartwig, H., Theelen, W., Marth, J. D., Sperandio, M., Soehnlein, O., & Weber, C. (2014). Deficiency of the Sialyltransferase St3Gal4 Reduces-Ccl5Mediated Myeloid Cell Recruitment and Arrest. Circulation Research, 114(6), 976-981. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.302426
    • Chevre, R., Maria Gonzalez-Granado, J., Megens, R. T. A., Sreeramkumar, V., Silvestre-Roig, C., Molina-Sanchez, P., Weber, C., Soehnlein, O., Hidalgo, A., & Andres, V. (2014). High-Resolution Imaging of Intravascular Atherogenic Inflammation in Live Mice. Circulation Research, 114(5), 770-779. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.302590
    • Chatzigeorgioua, A., Seijkens, T., Zarzycka, B., Engel, D., Poggi, M., van den Berg, S., van den Berg, S., Soehnlein, O., Winkels, H., Beckers, L., Lievens, D., Driessen, A., Kusters, P., Biessen, E., Garcia-Martin, R., Ameln, A. K., Gijbels, M., Noelle, R., Boon, L., ... Lutgens, E. (2014). Blocking CD40-TRAF6 signaling is a therapeutic target in obesity-associated insulin resistance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(7), 2686-2691. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1400419111
    • Tilstam, P. V., Gijbels, M. J., Habbeddine, M., Cudejko, C., Asare, Y., Theelen, W., Zhou, B., Doering, Y., Drechsler, M., Pawig, L., Simsekyilmaz, S., Koenen, R. R., de Winther, M. P. J., Lawrence, T., Bernhagen, J., Zernecke, A., Weber, C., & Noels, H. (2014). Bone Marrow-Specific Knock-In of a Non-Activatable Ikk alpha Kinase Mutant Influences Haematopoiesis but Not Atherosclerosis in Apoe-Deficient Mice. PLOS ONE, 9(2), Article e87452. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087452
    • Aoqui, C., Chmielewski, S., Scherer, E., Eissler, R., Sollinger, D., Heid, I., Braren, R., Schmaderer, C., Megens, R. T. A., Weber, C., Heemann, U., Tschoep, M., & Baumann, M. (2014). Microvascular dysfunction in the course of metabolic syndrome induced by high-fat diet. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 13, Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-13-31
    • Jaczewska, J., Abdulreda, M. H., Yau, C. Y., Schmitt, M. M., Schubert, I., Berggren, P.-O., Weber, C., Koenen, R. R., Moy, V. T., & Wojcikiewicz, E. P. (2014). TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma promote lymphocyte adhesion to endothelial junctional regions facilitating transendothelial migration. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 95(2), 265-274. https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.0412205
    • Schmitt, M. M. N., Megens, R. T. A., Zernecke, A., Bidzhekov, K., van den Akker, N. M., Rademakers, T., van Zandvoort, M. A., Hackeng, T. M., Koenen, R. R., & Weber, C. (2014). Endothelial Junctional Adhesion Molecule-A Guides Monocytes Into Flow-Dependent Predilection Sites of Atherosclerosis. Circulation, 129(1), 66–76. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.004149
    • Döring, Y., Pawig, L., Weber, C., & Noels, H. (2014). The CXCL12/CXCR4 chemokine ligand/receptor axis in cardiovascular disease. Frontiers in physiology, 5, 212. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2014.00212
  • 2013
    • Lievens, D., Habets, K. L., Robertson, A.-K., Laouar, Y., Winkels, H., Rademakers, T., Beckers, L., Wijnands, E., Boon, L., Mosaheb, M., Ait-Oufella, H., Mallat, Z., Flavell, R. A., Rudling, M., Binder, C. J., Gerdes, N., Biessen, E. A. L., Weber, C., Daemen, M. J. A. P., ... Lutgens, E. (2013). Abrogated transforming growth factor beta receptor II (TGFRII) signalling in dendritic cells promotes immune reactivity of T cells resulting in enhanced atherosclerosis. European Heart Journal, 34(48), 3717-3727. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehs106
    • Manthey, H. D., Cochain, C., Barnsteiner, S., Karshovska, E., Pelisek, J., Koch, M., Chaudhari, S. M., Busch, M., Eckstein, H.-H., Weber, C., Koenen, R. R., & Zernecke, A. (2013). CCR6 selectively promotes monocyte mediated inflammation and atherogenesis in mice. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 110(6), 1267-77. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH13-01-0017
    • Wu, Z., Curaj, A., Fokong, S., Liehn, E. A., Weber, C., Lammers, T., Kiessling, F., & van Zandvoort, M. (2013). Rhodamine-Loaded Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1-targeted Microbubbles for Dual-Modality Imaging Under Controlled Shear Stresses. Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging, 6(6), 974-981. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.000805
    • Kramp, B. K., Megens, R. T. A., Sarabi, A., Winkler, S., Projahn, D., Weber, C., Koenen, R. R., & von Hundelshausen, P. (2013). Exchange of extracellular domains of CCR1 and CCR5 reveals confined functions in CCL5-mediated cell recruitment. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 110(4), 795-806. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH13-05-0420
    • Liehn, E. A., Kanzler, I., Konschalla, S., Kroh, A., Simsekyilmaz, S., Soenmez, T. T., Bucala, R., Bernhagen, J., & Weber, C. (2013). Compartmentalized Protective and Detrimental Effects of Endogenous Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factor Mediated by CXCR2 in a Mouse Model of Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 33(9), 2180-2186. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.113.301633
    • Neth, P., Nazari-Jahantigh, M., Schober, A., & Weber, C. (2013). MicroRNAs in flow-dependent vascular remodelling. Cardiovascular Research, 99(2), 294-303. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvt096
    • Asare, Y., Shagdarsuren, E., Schmid, J. A., Tilstam, P. V., Grommes, J., El Bounkari, O., Schuetz, A. K., Weber, C., de Winther, M. P. J., Noels, H., & Bernhagen, J. (2013). Endothelial CSN5 impairs NF-kappa B activation and Monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells and is highly expressed in human atherosclerotic lesions. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 110(1), 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH13-02-0155
    • Wei, Y., Schober, A., & Weber, C. (2013). Pathogenic arterial remodeling: the good and bad of microRNAs. American Journal of Physiology-heart and Circulatory Physiology, 304(8), H1050-H1059. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00267.2012
    • Wantha, S., Alard, J.-E., Megens, R. T. A., van der Does, A. M., Doering, Y., Drechsler, M., Pham, C. T. N., Wang, M.-W., Wang, J.-M., Gallo, R. L., von Hundelshausen, P., Lindbom, L., Hackeng, T., Weber, C., & Soehnlein, O. (2013). Neutrophil-Derived Cathelicidin Promotes Adhesion of Classical Monocytes. Circulation Research, 112(5), 792-801. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.300666
    • Soehnlein, O., Drechsler, M., Doering, Y., Lievens, D., Hartwig, H., Kemmerich, K., Ortega-Gomez, A., Mandl, M., Vijayan, S., Projahn, D., Garlichs, C. D., Koenen, R. R., Hristov, M., Lutgens, E., Zernecke, A., & Weber, C. (2013). Distinct functions of chemokine receptor axes in the atherogenic mobilization and recruitment of classical monocytes. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 5(3), 471-481. https://doi.org/10.1002/emmm.201201717
    • Wei, Y., Nazari-Jahantigh, M., Neth, P., Weber, C., & Schober, A. (2013). MicroRNA-126,-145, and -155 A Therapeutic Triad in Atherosclerosis?Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 33(3), 449-454. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.112.300279
    • Kumar, N., Ippel, H., Weber, C., Hackeng, T., & Mayo, K. H. (2013). Protein lysine-N zeta alkylation and O-phosphorylation mediated by DTT-generated reactive oxygen species. Protein Science, 22(3), 327-346. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.2214
    • Vasina, E. M., Cauwenberghs, S., Staudt, M., Feijge, M. A., Weber, C., Koenen, R. R., & Heemskerk, J. W. (2013). Aging- and activation-induced platelet microparticles suppress apoptosis in monocytic cells and differentially signal to proinflammatory mediator release. American Journal of Blood Research, 3(2), 107-23. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23675563/
  • 2012
    • Nazari-Jahantigh, M., Wei, Y., Noels, H., Akhtar, S., Zhou, Z., Koenen, R. R., Heyll, K., Gremse, F., Kiessling, F., Grommes, J., Weber, C., & Schober, A. (2012). MicroRNA-155 promotes atherosclerosis by repressing Bcl6 in macrophages. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 122(11), 4190-4202. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI61716
    • Schuh, A., Kroh, A., Konschalla, S., Liehn, E. A., Sobota, R. M., Al Biessen, E., Bot, I., Taha, S. T., Schober, A., Marx, N., Weber, C., & Sasse, A. (2012). Myocardial regeneration by transplantation of modified endothelial progenitor cells expressing SDF-1 in a rat model. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 16(10), 2311-2320. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2012.01539.x
    • Doering, Y., Soehnlein, O., Drechsler, M., Shagdarsuren, E., Chaudhari, S. M., Meiler, S., Hartwig, H., Hristov, M., Koenen, R. R., Hieronymus, T., Zenke, M., Weber, C., & Zernecke, A. (2012). Hematopoietic Interferon Regulatory Factor 8-Deficiency Accelerates Atherosclerosis in Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 32(7), 1613-1623. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.236539
    • Grommes, J., Vijayan, S., Drechsler, M., Hartwig, H., Moergelin, M., Dembinski, R., Jacobs, M., Koeppel, T. A., Binneboesel, M., Weber, C., & Soehnlein, O. (2012). Simvastatin Reduces Endotoxin-Induced Acute Lung Injury by Decreasing Neutrophil Recruitment and Radical Formation. PLOS ONE, 7(6), Article e38917. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038917
    • Postea, O., Vasina, E. M., Cauwenberghs, S., Projahn, D., Liehn, E. A., Lievens, D., Theelen, W., Kramp, B. K., Butoi, E. D., Soehnlein, O., Heemskerk, J. W. M., Ludwig, A., Weber, C., & Koenen, R. R. (2012). Contribution of Platelet CX(3)CR1 to Platelet-Monocyte Complex Formation and Vascular Recruitment During Hyperlipidemia. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 32(5), 1186-1193. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.243485
    • Doering, Y., Manthey, H. D., Drechsler, M., Lievens, D., Megens, R. T. A., Soehnlein, O., Busch, M., Manca, M., Koenen, R. R., Pelisek, J., Daemen, M. J., Lutgens, E., Zenke, M., Binder, C. J., Weber, C., & Zernecke, A. (2012). Auto-Antigenic Protein-DNA Complexes Stimulate Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells to Promote Atherosclerosis. Circulation, 125(13), 1673-U190. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.046755
    • Bidzhekov, K., Gan, L., Denecke, B., Rostalsky, A., Hristov, M., Koeppel, T. A., Zernecke, A., & Weber, C. (2012). microRNA expression signatures and parallels between monocyte subsets and atherosclerotic plaque in humans. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 107(4), 619-625. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH11-09-0607
    • Grommes, J., Alard, J.-E., Drechsler, M., Wantha, S., Morgelin, M., Kuebler, W. M., Jacobs, M., von Hundelshausen, P., Markart, P., Wygrecka, M., Preissner, K. T., Hackeng, T. M., Koenen, R. R., Weber, C., & Soehnlein, O. (2012). Disruption of Platelet-derived Chemokine Heteromers Prevents Neutrophil Extravasation in Acute Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 185(6), 628-636. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201108-1533OC
    • Megens, R. T. A., Vijayan, S., Lievens, D., Doering, Y., van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J., Grommes, J., Weber, C., & Soehnlein, O. (2012). Presence of luminal neutrophil extracellular traps in atherosclerosis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 107(3), 597-598. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH11-09-0650
    • Rowinska, Z., Zander, S., Zernecke, A., Jacobs, M., Langer, S., Weber, C., Merx, M. W., & Koeppel, T. A. (2012). Non- invasive in vivo analysis of a murine aortic graft using high resolution ultrasound microimaging. European Journal of Radiology, 81(2), 244-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.12.083
    • Doering, Y., Noels, H., & Weber, C. (2012). The Use of High-Throughput Technologies to Investigate Vascular Inflammation and Atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 32(2), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.232686
    • Kanzler, I., Liehn, E. A., Koenen, R. R., & Weber, C. (2012). Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutic Approaches to Reduce Acute Atherosclerotic Complications. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 13(1), 37-45. https://doi.org/10.2174/138920112798868557
  • 2011
    • Koenen, R. R., & Weber, C. (2011). Chemokines: established and novel targets in atherosclerosis. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 3(12), 713-725. https://doi.org/10.1002/emmm.201100183
    • Butoi, E. D., Gan, A. M., Manduteanu, I., Stan, D., Calin, M., Pirvulescu, M., Koenen, R. R., Weber, C., & Simionescu, M. (2011). Cross talk between smooth muscle cells and monocytes/activated monocytes via CX3CL1/CX3CR1 axis augments expression of pro-atherogenic molecules. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research, 1813(12), 2026-2035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.08.009
    • Liehn, E. A., Tuchscheerer, N., Kanzler, I., Drechsler, M., Fraemohs, L., Schuh, A., Koenen, R. R., Zander, S., Soehnlein, O., Hristov, M., Grigorescu, G., Urs, A. O., Leabu, M., Bucur, I., Merx, M. W., Zernecke, A., Ehling, J., Gremse, F., Lammers, T., ... Weber, C. (2011). Double-Edged Role of the CXCL12/CXCR4 Axis in Experimental Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 58(23), 2415-2423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2011.08.033