Publications 2026

Botman M, Huisman JMA, Drakaki A, Maas SL, Witalisz-Siepracka A, Stoiber D, van der Vorst EPC, Siebeler R, Hoeksema MA. Revealing an unconventional JAK1/2-STAT3 branch in macrophage IFN-gamma signaling. Cell Rep 2026

Chong-Nguyen C, Fuentes Artiles R, Pilgrim T, Yilmaz B, Doring Y. The gut-heart axis in coronary artery disease: a scoping and narrative review of sex-based microbial and metabolic disparities. Biol Sex Differ 2026

Cingir Koker S, Mhamane A, Geppert J, Shakir G, Guillamat-Prats R, Chen B, Katra P, Geiger M, Tsokanos FF, Wolff G, Szendrodi J, Rohm M, Daniel C, Maegdefessel L, Steffens S, Herzig S. Nuclear receptor co-factor TBL1X/TBL1XR1 T cell activity protects against atherosclerosis. Mol Metab 2026

Cohen R, Duval V, Al-Rifai R, Maryam S, Santos-Zas I, Braik R, Diedisheim M, Jouve C, Nicoletti S, Thietart S, Guyon T, Chetrit L, Kral M, Doring Y, Weber C, Loupy A, Domenge O, Livrozet M, Hulot JS, Sakalli ET, Rizzo G, Saliba AE, Piollet M, Bruneval P, Tedgui A, Taleb S, Hermine O, Wicks I, Silvestre JS, Hayat S, Cochain C, Vivier E, Ait-Oufella H. NK cells promote cardiac cell death and regulate myelopoiesis in myocardial infarction. Nat Commun 2026

Evans BR, Schulz J, Triantafyllidou V, Yerly A, Thakur M, Angliker N, Siegrist M, Jansen Y, Yan Y, Maas SL, Gold C, Farina FM, Bayer B, Bartelt A, Weber C, Wettich J, Maegdefessel L, Sachs N, Schindewolf M, Kotelis D, Noels H, Santovito D, van der Vorst EPC, Döring Y. ChemR23 prevents phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells into macrophage like foam cells in atherosclerosis. Cardiovasc Res 2025

Evans PC, Vilahur G, Kleinbongard P, Osto E, Remme CA, Madonna R, Aksentijevic D, Sourij H, Davidson SM, Santovito D, Gindlhuber J, Weber C, Linke WA, Lutgens E, Bertrand L, Dawson D, Bäck M, Norata GD, Wojta J, Perrino C. Novel cardiovascular metabolic risk factor mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities. Eur Heart J. 2026

Hense N, Gogels A, Mir B, van der Vorst EPC, Falgayrac G, Terliesner M, Goncalves I, Matic L, Edsfeldt A, Sun J, Hedin U, Hayat S, Thiel J, Ramirez-Torres MA, Barsoum M, Rauch A, Rauner M, Gombert A, Preisinger C, Noels H, Marx N, Goettsch C. 1-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate 5-Kinase Inhibition by Apilimod Promotes an Adipocyte-Like Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype and Prevents Arterial Calcification. Circ Res 2026

Huchzermeier R, de Jong RJ, Rakateli L, Bonnin-Marquez A, Maas SL, Maassen-Pottgens C, Abschlag K, Jin H, Geiselhoringer AL, Triantafyllidou V, Santovito D, Jankowski J, Biessen EAL, Ohnmacht C, van der Vorst EPC. Whole-Body Knockout of the AhR (Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor) Ameliorates Atherosclerosis Due to Altered Lipid Metabolism. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2026

Li Y, Leberzammer J, Blanchet X, Duan R, Lacy M, Triantafyllidou V, Eckardt V, Briem E, Jung AS, Su R, Guerra J, Jansen Y, Hristov M, Enard W, Bernhagen J, Weber C, Atzler D, Bartelt A, Doring Y, Santovito D, Kaltner H, Ludwig AK, von Hundelshausen P. Galectin-1 induces macrophage immunometabolic reprogramming, modulates T cell immunity and attenuates atherosclerotic plaque formation. Atherosclerosis 2025

Li N, Taherdangkoo K, Baatsch IM, Guduru T, Meng Q, Li S, Zhou Y, Li X, Zhu M, Polczer S, Geissler C, Briem E, Megens RTA, Na H, Kumbrink J, Richter D, Li Y, Jethwa C, Bartelt A, Doring Y, von Hundelshausen P, Enard W, Weber C, Nazari-Jahantigh M, Schober A. Mir147 Limits the Contribution of Non-Foamy Macrophages to Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2026

Lip GYH, Rigby A, Weber C. Welcoming 2026: A Year of Innovation, Integrity, and Global Connection. Thromb Haemost. 2026

Mohanta SK, Hong M, Deng X, Dou X, Xu X, Monjezi M, Li Y, Sun T, Wang Z, Habenicht AJR, Yin C. Artery Tertiary Lymphoid Organs Form Neuroimmune Cardiovascular Interfaces in Atherosclerosis. Immunol Rev 2026

Muller JS, van der Vorst EPC. Macrophage-associated kinase signaling in atherosclerosis - a systematic review. Cell Commun Signal 2026

Peters LJF, Bidzhekov K, Megens RTA, Jansen Y, Jin H, Jans A, Lin C, Haberbosch M, Bartneck M, Biessen EAL, Weber C, Doring Y, van der Vorst EPC. Nonhematopoietic MicroRNA-26b(-/-) Augments Atherosclerosis Development by Increasing Endothelial Inflammation and Leukocyte Adhesion-Brief Report. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2026
Santovito D, Weber C. Argonaute nuclear power: nuclear microRNAs control cardiac metabolism in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2026

Schelemei P, Picard FSR, Park Y, Wollnitzke P, Nemade H, Lechner SK, Mehrkens D, Arkenberg P, Kobele AC, Wrobel J, Martinez Lagunas K, Wagner E, Guthoff H, Hof A, Cummings K, Al Zaidi M, Zimmer S, Roy J, Lindquist Liljeqvist M, Wolf D, Riffelmacher T, Ibing W, Wagenhauser MU, Schelzig H, Levkau B, Flogel U, Gerdes N, Karimpour M, Hillmer AM, Sengle G, Megens RTA, Weber C, Orecchioni M, Baldus S, Mollenhauer M, Winkels H. Olfr2 Promotes Recruitment of Monocytes via CX3CR1 in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Circ Res 2026

Schnidrig K, Thakur M, Tuleja A, Bernhard SM, Noels H, Kotelis D, Schindewolf M, Doring Y. Implications of inflammation and sex in lower extremity arterial disease. Eur J Clin Invest 2026

Soehnlein O, Doring Y. Un-plexing atherosclerosis: how flow shapes arterial inflammation through PlexinD1. Eur Heart J 2026

Sun T, Wang Z, Zhang C, Xu X, Zhang Y, Li Y, Yin C, Mohanta SK, Habenicht AJR. Artery Tertiary Lymphoid Organs Establish Biological Platforms to Connect Atherosclerotic Plaques to the Brain. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2026

Thakur M, Quillard T, Angliker N, Siegrist M, Jansen Y, Yan Y, Wollenhaupt J, Goettsch C, Maegdefessel L, Sachs N, Schindewolf M, Kotelis D, Noels H, Doring Y. DDR1 Regulates Femoral Arterial Calcification in Lower-Extremity Artery Disease Through NF-Kappa B Activation. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2026

von Hundelshausen P, Siess W, Duan R, Bohnert T, Hopkins BT, Weber C. Involvement of Btk in Cardiovascular Disease and Its Therapeutic Targeting. Circulation 2026

Wang Z, Sun T, Zhang Y, Li Y, Zhang C, Dou X, Deng X, Li Z, Zhu J, Hong M, Ran Y, Wang S, Li L, Zheng J, Wen C, Zhang X, Lu S, Sagar, Mohanta SK, Habenicht AJR, Yin C. Fitness Training for gammadelta T cells in mouse and human atherosclerosis takes place in plaques and artery tertiary lymphoid organs. Genome Med 2026

Weber C, Rigby A, Lip GYH. Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2025 Editors' Choice. Thromb Haemost. 2026