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Promoting athero-protective immunity by vaccination with low density lipoprotein-derived antigens

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ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Volume 335, Issue -, Pages 89-97

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.08.033

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Atherosclerosis; T cells; Antibodies; Vaccination; Low density lipoprotein

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Immune responses to trapped and oxidized LDL particles in the arterial wall play a crucial role in atherosclerosis. The balance between protective and pathogenic immunity is essential in disease progression, with oxidized LDL as a key player.
Immune responses activated by LDL particles that have been trapped and oxidized in the arterial wall play an important role in atherosclerosis. Some of these immune responses are protective by facilitating the removal of pro-inflammatory and toxic lipid species formed as result of LDL oxidation. However, should these protective immune responses be insufficient, other more potent pro-inflammatory immune responses instead contributing to disease progression will gradually become dominant. The importance of the balance between protective and pathogenic immunity is particularly apparent when it comes to the adaptive immune system where proinflammatory T helper 1 (Th1) type T cells aggravate atherosclerosis, while regulatory T cells (Tregs) have an opposing role. As oxidized LDL is a key autoantigen in atherosclerosis, it has become an interesting possibility that immune-modulatory therapy that favors the activity of apolipoprotein B peptide-specific Tregs could be developed into a novel treatment strategy for prevention/stabilization of atherosclerosis and ischemic cardiovascular events. Indeed, several such oxidized LDL tolerance vaccines have shown promising results in animal models of atherosclerosis. This review will discuss the experimental background for development of atherosclerosis vaccines based on LDL-derived antigens as well as the challenges involved in translating these findings into clinical application.

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