Therapeutic Spp1 silencing in TREM2+ cardiac macrophages suppresses atrial fibrillation
Noor Momin, Steffen Pabel, Arnab Rudra, Nina Kumowski, I‐Hsiu Lee, Hana Seung, Kyle I. Mentkowski, Aneesh C. Bapat, Masahiro Yamazoe, Laura Stengel, Charlotte G. Muse, Alexandre Paccalet, Farid F. Kadyrov, Cristina Gonzalez-Correa, Emily Jacobs, , Maarten Hulsmans
This study shows that silencing Spp1 in TREM2+ cardiac macrophages reduces atrial fibrosis and suppresses AFib in mice, suggesting a new immunotherapy approach.
Nature Cardiovascular Research · Apr 23, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology