Vitamin D and Macrophage Polarization in Epicardial Adipose Tissue of Atherosclerotic Swine
P. Gunasekar, V. J. Swier, J. P. Fleegel, C. S. Boosani, M. M. Radwan Ahmed, D. K. Agrawal
This study examines the effect of vitamin D levels on macrophage polarization in atherosclerotic swine epicardial adipose tissue, finding that deficiency increases pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages while supplementation promotes anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages.
bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2018Immunology