Aging and Immunity Key publications Key publications of the Aging and Immunity group Smit V., Mol J. de, Schaftenaar F.H., Depuydt M.A.C., Postel R.J., Smeets D.: Verheijen F.W.M., Bogers L., Duijn J. van, Verwilligen R.A.F., Grievink H.W., Bernabé Kleijn M.N.A., Ingen E. van, Jong M.J.M. de, Goncalves L.: Peeters J.A.H.M., Smeets H.J., Wezel A., Polansky J.K., Winther M.P.J. de, Binder C.J., Tsiantoulas D., Bot I., Kuiper J. & Foks A.C. (2023), Single-cell profiling reveals age-associated immunity in atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Research : 1-14. Smit V., Mol J. de, Bernabé Kleijn M.N.A.B., Depuydt M.A.C., Winther M.P.J. de Bot I., Kuiper J. & Foks A.C. (2024), Sexual dimorphism in atherosclerotic plaques of aged Ldlr-/- mice, Immunity & ageing : I & A 21(1): 27. Grievink H.W., Smit V., Huisman B.W., Gal P., Yavuz Y., Klerks C., Binder C.J., Bot I., Kuiper J., Foks A.C. & Moerland M. (2022), Cardiovascular risk factors: the effects of ageing and smoking on the immune system, an observational clinical study, Frontiers in immunology 13: 968815. Mol J. de, Kuiper J., Tsiantoulas D. & Foks A.C. (2021), The dynamics of B cell aging in health and disease, Frontiers in Immunology 12: 733566. Douna H., Amersfoort J., Schaftenaar F.H., Kröner M.J., Kiss M.B., Slütter B.A., Depuydt M.A.C., Bernabé Kleijn M.N.A., Wezel A., Smeets H., Yagita H., Binder C.J., Bot I., Puijvelde G.H.M. van, Kuiper J. & Foks A.C. (2020), BTLA stimulation protects against atherosclerosis by regulating follicular B cells, Cardiovascular Research 116(2): 295-305.