Mary G. Sorci‐Thomas

This study shows that Pcpe2 in adipose tissue contributes to inflammation and fibrosis in obesity and that its absence reduces these effects and enhances adipocyte differentiation.

This paper shows that cholesterol-loaded vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) lose TGFβ signaling and contractile features, but HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux restores signaling and contractile markers.