Linking vascular inflammation to obesity and atherosclerosis
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers show that IKKβ functions in smooth muscle cells to regulate vascular inflammatory responses and atherosclerosis development in mice. Surprisingly, the lack of IKKβ also protects the animals from diet-induced obesity. The use of IKKβ inhibitors may provide an innovative treatment for atherosclerosis, obesity, and metabolic disorders.