Alan R Tall
Columbia University in the City of New York
H-index: 143
North America-United States
Description
Alan R Tall, With an exceptional h-index of 143 and a recent h-index of 65 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Columbia University in the City of New York, specializes in the field of medicine, atherosclerosis, lipoproteins.
His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:
Suppression of IL-1β promotes beneficial accumulation of fibroblast-like cells in atherosclerotic plaques in clonal hematopoiesis
Jak2 V617F clonal hematopoiesis promotes arterial thrombosis via platelet activation and cross talk
Cholesterol trafficking to the ER leads to the activation of CaMKII/JNK/NLRP3 and promotes atherosclerosis
An epigenetic switch in macrophages promotes fibrosis in the failing heart
Clonal hematopoiesis and ischemic stroke
Blockade of IL-6 signaling alleviates atherosclerosis in Tet2-deficient clonal hematopoiesis
3168–TARGETING JAK1 SIGNALING FOR MOLECULAR PREVENTION IN CLONAL HEMATOPOIESIS
Inflammasomes and atherosclerosis: a mixed picture
Professor Information
University | Columbia University in the City of New York |
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Position | Medicine |
Citations(all) | 114942 |
Citations(since 2020) | 41457 |
Cited By | 78198 |
hIndex(all) | 143 |
hIndex(since 2020) | 65 |
i10Index(all) | 357 |
i10Index(since 2020) | 203 |
University Profile Page | Columbia University in the City of New York |
Research & Interests List
medicine
atherosclerosis
lipoproteins
Top articles of Alan R Tall
Suppression of IL-1β promotes beneficial accumulation of fibroblast-like cells in atherosclerotic plaques in clonal hematopoiesis
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Murine models of CH suggest a central role of inflammasomes and IL-1β in accelerated atherosclerosis and plaque destabilization. Here we show using single-cell RNA sequencing in human carotid plaques that inflammasome components are enriched in macrophages, while the receptor for IL-1β is enriched in fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells (SMCs). To address the role of inflammatory crosstalk in features of plaque destabilization, we conducted SMC fate mapping in Ldlr−/− mice modeling Jak2VF or Tet2 CH treated with IL-1β antibodies. Unexpectedly, this treatment minimally affected SMC differentiation, leading instead to a prominent expansion of fibroblast-like cells. Depletion of fibroblasts from mice treated with IL-1β antibody resulted in thinner fibrous caps. Conversely, genetic inactivation of Jak2VF …
Authors
Trevor P Fidler,Andrew Dunbar,Eunyoung Kim,Brian Hardaway,Jessica Pauli,Chenyi Xue,Sandra Abramowicz,Tong Xiao,Kavi O’Connor,Nadja Sachs,Nan Wang,Lars Maegdefessel,Ross Levine,Muredach Reilly,Alan R Tall
Journal
Nature cardiovascular research
Published Date
2024/1/11
Jak2 V617F clonal hematopoiesis promotes arterial thrombosis via platelet activation and cross talk
Abstract JAK2 V617F (JAK2VF) clonal hematopoiesis (CH) has been associated with atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). We assessed the impact of Jak2VF CH on arterial thrombosis and explored the underlying mechanisms. A meta-analysis of 3 large cohort studies confirmed the association of JAK2VF with CVD and with platelet counts and adjusted mean platelet volume (MPV). In mice, 20% or 1.5% Jak2VF CH accelerated arterial thrombosis and increased platelet activation. Megakaryocytes in Jak2VF CH showed elevated proplatelet formation and release, increasing prothrombogenic reticulated platelet counts. Gp1ba-Cre–mediated expression of Jak2VF in platelets (VFGp1ba) increased platelet counts to a similar level as in 20% Jak2VF CH mice while having no effect on leukocyte counts. Like Jak2VF CH mice, VFGp1ba mice showed enhanced platelet …
Authors
Wenli Liu,Joachim Pircher,Art Schuermans,Qurrat Ul Ain,Zhe Zhang,Michael C Honigberg,Mustafa Yalcinkaya,Tetsushi Nakao,Ashley Pournamadri,Tong Xiao,Mohammad Ali Hajebrahimi,Lisa Wasner,David Stegner,Tobias Petzold,Pradeep Natarajan,Steffen Massberg,Alan R Tall,Christian Schulz,Nan Wang
Journal
Blood
Published Date
2024/4/11
Cholesterol trafficking to the ER leads to the activation of CaMKII/JNK/NLRP3 and promotes atherosclerosis
The deposition of cholesterol-rich lipoproteins in the arterial wall triggers macrophage inflammatory responses, which promote atherosclerosis. The NLRP3 inflammasome aggravates atherosclerosis; however, cellular mechanisms connecting macrophage cholesterol accumulation to inflammasome activation are poorly understood. We investigated the mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in cholesterol-loaded macrophages and in atherosclerosis-prone Ldlr−/− mice with defects in macrophage cholesterol efflux. We found that accumulation of cholesterol in macrophages treated with modified LDL or cholesterol crystals, or in macrophages defective in the cholesterol efflux promoting transporters ABCA1 and ABCG1, leads to activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes as a result of increased cholesterol trafficking from the plasma membrane to the ER, via Aster-B. In turn, the accumulation of cholesterol in the …
Authors
Mustafa Yalcinkaya,Wenli Liu,Tong Xiao,Sandra Abramowicz,Ranran Wang,Nan Wang,Marit Westerterp,Alan R Tall
Journal
Journal of Lipid Research
Published Date
2024/4/1
An epigenetic switch in macrophages promotes fibrosis in the failing heart
Older men with loss of the Y chromosome are more susceptible to heart failure but the responsible genes have not been identified. A study now shows that loss of a single Y chromosome gene in bone marrow cells induces heart failure by switching cardiac macrophages from an inflammatory to a fibrogenic pattern of gene activity.
Authors
Alan R Tall,Trevor P Fidler
Journal
Nature Cardiovascular Research
Published Date
2024/3/8
Clonal hematopoiesis and ischemic stroke
In this issue of Blood, Arends et al find an association between mutations causing clonal hematopoiesis (CH) and large artery atherosclerosis and white matter lesions in patients with ischemic stroke. 1 In a prospective study, patients with CH showed an increase in recurrent vascular events, stroke, and death compared with those without CH. The event rate is related to clone size, specific CH mutations, and the presence of multiple mutations. The study supports a causal role of CH in large artery atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD).CH has recently emerged as a major genetic risk factor for CVD. 2 CH arises when somatic mutations in leukemogenic genes endow a fitness advantage to hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, leading to the clonal expansion of blood cells. CH is common among older people, occurring in> 10% of people aged> 70 years old. 2, 3 CH commonly involves mutations in genes …
Authors
Nan Wang,Alan R Tall
Journal
Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology
Published Date
2023/2/16
Blockade of IL-6 signaling alleviates atherosclerosis in Tet2-deficient clonal hematopoiesis
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease possibly due to increased plaque inflammation. Human studies suggest that limitation of interleukin-6 (IL-6) signaling could be beneficial in people with large CH clones, particularly in TET2 CH. Here we show that IL-6 receptor antibody treatment reverses the atherosclerosis promoted by Tet2 CH, with reduction of monocytosis, lesional macrophage burden and macrophage colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) expression. IL-6 induces expression of Csf1r in Tet2-deficient macrophages through enhanced STAT3 binding to its promoter. In mouse and human Tet2-deficient macrophages, IL-6 increases CSF1R expression and enhances macrophage survival. Treatment with the CSF1R inhibitor PLX3397 reversed accelerated atherosclerosis in Tet2 CH mice. Our study demonstrates the causality of IL-6 signaling in Tet2 CH …
Authors
Wenli Liu,Mustafa Yalcinkaya,Inés Fernández Maestre,Malgorzata Olszewska,Patrick B Ampomah,J Brett Heimlich,Ranran Wang,Pablo Sánchez Vela,Tong Xiao,Alexander G Bick,Ross Levine,Eirini P Papapetrou,Peter Libby,Ira Tabas,Nan Wang,Alan R Tall
Journal
Nature cardiovascular research
Published Date
2023/6
3168–TARGETING JAK1 SIGNALING FOR MOLECULAR PREVENTION IN CLONAL HEMATOPOIESIS
Myeloid malignancies are characterized by the stepwise acquisition of somatic mutations in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) that promote subsequent leukemic transformation. This condition, termed clonal hematopoiesis (CH), has been recognized as a risk factor for the development of secondary heme malignancies and cardiovascular disease. Accumulating evidence indicates that inflammatory stressors can enhance myeloproliferation of mutant HSPCs. However, whether hijacking this inflammatory signaling will prevent clonal expansion and leukemogenesis is currently unknown. Our central hypothesis is that TET2-mutant CH progression to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) occurs in the setting of inflammatory stress mediated by JAK1, which acts as a signaling-hub for inflammation.To assess whether Tet2-mediated clonal expansion requires Jak1 signaling, we established a conditional Scl …
Authors
Pablo Sanchez Vela,Ranran Wang,Duc Tran,Anthony Martinez Benitez,Aishwarya Krishnan,Kavi O'Connor,Wenli Liu,Maria Kleppe,Robert Bowman,Sheng Cai,Alan Shih,Nan Wang,Manel Esteller,Kelly Bolton,Alan Tall,Ross Levine
Journal
Experimental Hematology
Published Date
2023/1/1
Inflammasomes and atherosclerosis: a mixed picture
The CANTOS (Canakinumab Anti-inflammatory Thrombosis Outcome Study) and colchicine trials suggest an important role of inflammasomes and their major product IL-1β (interleukin 1β) in human atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Moreover, studies in mouse models indicate a causal role of inflammasomes and IL-1β in atherosclerosis. However, recent studies have led to a more granular view of the role of inflammasomes in atherosclerosis. Studies in hyperlipidemic mouse models suggest that prominent activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome requires a second hit such as defective cholesterol efflux, defective DNA repair, clonal hematopoiesis or diabetes. Similarly in humans some mutations promoting clonal hematopoiesis increase coronary artery disease risk in part by promoting inflammasome activation. Recent studies in mice and humans point to a wider role of the AIM2 (absent in melanoma 2 …
Authors
Alan R Tall,Karin E Bornfeldt
Published Date
2023/5/26
Professor FAQs
What is Alan R Tall's h-index at Columbia University in the City of New York?
The h-index of Alan R Tall has been 65 since 2020 and 143 in total.
What are Alan R Tall's top articles?
The articles with the titles of
Suppression of IL-1β promotes beneficial accumulation of fibroblast-like cells in atherosclerotic plaques in clonal hematopoiesis
Jak2 V617F clonal hematopoiesis promotes arterial thrombosis via platelet activation and cross talk
Cholesterol trafficking to the ER leads to the activation of CaMKII/JNK/NLRP3 and promotes atherosclerosis
An epigenetic switch in macrophages promotes fibrosis in the failing heart
Clonal hematopoiesis and ischemic stroke
Blockade of IL-6 signaling alleviates atherosclerosis in Tet2-deficient clonal hematopoiesis
3168–TARGETING JAK1 SIGNALING FOR MOLECULAR PREVENTION IN CLONAL HEMATOPOIESIS
Inflammasomes and atherosclerosis: a mixed picture
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are the top articles of Alan R Tall at Columbia University in the City of New York.
What are Alan R Tall's research interests?
The research interests of Alan R Tall are: medicine, atherosclerosis, lipoproteins
What is Alan R Tall's total number of citations?
Alan R Tall has 114,942 citations in total.