no code implementations • 19 Dec 2023 • Ishraq U. Ahmed, Mary R. Myerscough
Plaque growth is initiated and sustained by the deposition of low density lipoproteins (LDL) in the artery wall.
no code implementations • 3 Nov 2022 • Ishraq U. Ahmed, Helen M. Byrne, Mary R. Myerscough
Finally, we introduce an additional bead species to model macrophage tagging via microspheres, and we use the extended model to explore how high rates of cell death and low rates of efferocytosis and emigration prevent the clearance of macrophages from the plaque.