Fig. 1
From: Nanogels with covalently bound and releasable trehalose for autophagy stimulation in atherosclerosis
Scheme of the hypothesis of how trehalose-releasing nanogels (TNG) could promote atherosclerosis management via the autophagy recovery-mediated lipid recycling process and cholesterol efflux. TNG: trehalose-releasing nanogels, VSMC: vascular smooth muscle cell, RBC: red blood cell, HDL: high density lipoprotein, ABCA1: ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily A Member 1, ABCG1: ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily G Member 1