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  • Both innate and adaptive immunity play critical roles in disease progression.

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  • To summarize and discuss the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, emphasizing adaptive immunity.
  • To highlight limitations in current animal models for human atherosclerosis research.

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  • Review of experimental and clinical evidence.
  • Analysis of genome-wide association studies.
  • Inclusion of data from advanced in vivo imaging and transgenic mouse models.

Main Results:

  • Adaptive immune mechanisms significantly influence atherosclerosis development.
  • Current animal models have limitations in replicating human disease accurately.

Conclusions:

  • Adaptive immunity is a key factor in atherosclerosis pathogenesis.
  • Improved, human-relevant animal models are needed for therapeutic advancements.