William Tressel

Nov 18, 2024 | nature.com | Coraline Borowczyk |Minna Kaikkonen |William Tressel |James B. Stein |Edward B Thorp |Emmanuel L. Gautier | +3 more

AbstractMetabolic dysregulation, including perturbed glutamine–glutamate homeostasis, is common among patients with cardiovascular diseases, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Using the human MESA cohort, here we show that plasma glutamine–glutamate ratio is an independent risk factor for carotid plaque progression.