Impaired Macrophage DNase Secretion Promotes Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Mediated Defective Efferocytosis in Atherosclerosis
Umesh Kumar Dhawan, Tanwi Vartak, Hanna Englert, Aarushi Singhal, Rahul Chakraborty, Karran Kiran Bhagat, Luiz Ricardo C. Vasconcellos, Ciarán McDonnell, Mary Connolly, Edward Mulkern, Martin K. O’Donohoe, Mathias Gelderblom, Thomas Renné, Catherine Godson, Eoin Patrick Brennan, Manikandan Subramanian
This study identifies impaired macrophage DNase secretion due to ER stress as a mechanism leading to NET persistence and defective efferocytosis in atherosclerosis.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2025 · PreprintPathology