Abstract. Czepluch FS, Kuschicke H, Dellas C, Riggert J, Hasenfuss G, Sch€ afer K (University Medical Center G€ ottingen, G€ ottingen, Germany ++ cells, which differ in their functional properties. The aim of this study was to examine monocyte subset distribution, monocyte-platelet aggregate (MPA) formation and expression of CCR5, the receptor of the platelet-derived chemokine CCL5, and to determine whether these parameters are altered in individuals with coronary atherosclerosis.

Our findings suggest additive and differential effects of monocyte subsets during neovascularization processes, possibly due to an altered secretion of angiogenic factors and their paracrine capacity to stimulate new vessel formation.

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Our findings suggest that KLF4 may represent a potential biomarker for EC dysfunction. In the future, (therapeutic) modulation of KLF4 may be useful in regulating EC function during vascular disease processes.

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