Amino Acid Metabolism and Autophagy in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of mortality globally, accounting for approximately one out of three deaths. The main underlying pathology is atherosclerosis, a dyslipidemia-driven, chronic inflammatory disease. The interplay between immune cells and non-immune cells is of great impo...

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Main Authors: Yuting Wu, Irem Avcilar-Kücükgöze, Donato Santovito, Dorothee Atzler
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/12/1557
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author Yuting Wu
Irem Avcilar-Kücükgöze
Donato Santovito
Dorothee Atzler
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description Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of mortality globally, accounting for approximately one out of three deaths. The main underlying pathology is atherosclerosis, a dyslipidemia-driven, chronic inflammatory disease. The interplay between immune cells and non-immune cells is of great importance in the complex process of atherogenesis. During atheroprogression, intracellular metabolic pathways, such as amino acid metabolism, are master switches of immune cell function. Autophagy, an important stress survival mechanism involved in maintaining (immune) cell homeostasis, is crucial during the development of atherosclerosis and is strongly regulated by the availability of amino acids. In this review, we focus on the interplay between amino acids, especially L-leucine, L-arginine, and L-glutamine, and autophagy during atherosclerosis development and progression, highlighting potential therapeutic perspectives.
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spelling doaj-art-59d7f6d06f8448c9b8457fba5f668d612025-08-20T02:01:04ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2024-12-011412155710.3390/biom14121557Amino Acid Metabolism and Autophagy in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular DiseaseYuting Wu0Irem Avcilar-Kücükgöze1Donato Santovito2Dorothee Atzler3Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80336 Munich, GermanyInstitute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80336 Munich, GermanyInstitute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80336 Munich, GermanyInstitute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80336 Munich, GermanyCardiovascular disease is the most common cause of mortality globally, accounting for approximately one out of three deaths. The main underlying pathology is atherosclerosis, a dyslipidemia-driven, chronic inflammatory disease. The interplay between immune cells and non-immune cells is of great importance in the complex process of atherogenesis. During atheroprogression, intracellular metabolic pathways, such as amino acid metabolism, are master switches of immune cell function. Autophagy, an important stress survival mechanism involved in maintaining (immune) cell homeostasis, is crucial during the development of atherosclerosis and is strongly regulated by the availability of amino acids. In this review, we focus on the interplay between amino acids, especially L-leucine, L-arginine, and L-glutamine, and autophagy during atherosclerosis development and progression, highlighting potential therapeutic perspectives.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/12/1557atherosclerosisamino acidsautophagycardiovascular disease
spellingShingle Yuting Wu
Irem Avcilar-Kücükgöze
Donato Santovito
Dorothee Atzler
Amino Acid Metabolism and Autophagy in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Biomolecules
atherosclerosis
amino acids
autophagy
cardiovascular disease
title Amino Acid Metabolism and Autophagy in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
title_full Amino Acid Metabolism and Autophagy in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
title_fullStr Amino Acid Metabolism and Autophagy in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
title_full_unstemmed Amino Acid Metabolism and Autophagy in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
title_short Amino Acid Metabolism and Autophagy in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
title_sort amino acid metabolism and autophagy in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
topic atherosclerosis
amino acids
autophagy
cardiovascular disease
url https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/12/1557
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