Autophagy: a potential therapeutic target for reversing sepsis-induced immunosuppression

C Ren, H Zhang, T Wu, Y Yao - Frontiers in Immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Sepsis remains the leading cause of mortality in intensive care units and an intractable
condition due to uncontrolled inflammation together with immune suppression. Dysfunction …

Clinical application: Restoration of immune homeostasis by autophagy as a potential therapeutic target in sepsis

L Zhang, Y Ai, A Tsung - Experimental and therapeutic …, 2016 - spandidos-publications.com
Sepsis-induced lymphocyte and dendritic cell apoptosis contributes to immunosuppression,
resulting in an inability to eradicate the primary infection and a propensity to acquire …

The protective role of autophagy in sepsis

Y Feng, B Liu, X Zheng, L Chen, W Chen, Z Fang - Microbial pathogenesis, 2019 - Elsevier
Sepsis is characterized by life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a deregulated host
response to infection. Autophagy is one of the innate immune defense mechanisms against …

Autophagy in sepsis: degradation into exhaustion?

J Ho, J Yu, SH Wong, L Zhang, X Liu, WT Wong… - Autophagy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Autophagy is one of the innate immune defense mechanisms against microbial challenges.
Previous in vitro and in vivo models of sepsis demonstrated that autophagy was activated …

The role of autophagy in sepsis: protection and injury to organs

X Yin, H Xin, S Mao, G Wu, L Guo - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory disease with infection, and autophagy has been shown to
play an important role in sepsis. This review summarizes the main regulatory mechanisms of …

the role and mechanisms of macrophage autophagy in sepsis

P Qiu, Y Liu, J Zhang - Inflammation, 2019 - Springer
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by infection. The core
mechanism underlying sepsis is immune dysfunction, with macrophages, as important cells …

Therapeutic potential of autophagy in immunity and inflammation: current and future perspectives

H Zuo, C Chen, Y Sa - Pharmacological Reports, 2023 - Springer
Autophagy is recognized as a lysosomal degradation pathway important for cellular and
organismal homeostasis. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that autophagy is a …

Autophagy in sepsis-induced acute lung injury: Friend or foe?

J Zhao, Q Liang, C Fu, D Cong, L Wang, X Xu - Cellular Signalling, 2023 - Elsevier
Sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) is a life-threatening syndrome with high mortality and
morbidity, resulting in a heavy burden on family and society. As a key factor that maintains …

T-cell autophagy deficiency increases mortality and suppresses immune responses after sepsis

CW Lin, S Lo, C Hsu, CH Hsieh, YF Chang, BS Hou… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Although the role of autophagy in sepsis has been characterized in several
organs, its role in the adaptive immune system remains to be ascertained. This study aimed …

Autophagy is an inflammation-related defensive mechanism against disease

J Joven, M Guirro, R Mariné-Casadó… - Oxidative Stress and …, 2014 - Springer
The inflammatory response is an energy-intensive process. Consequently, metabolism is
closely associated with immune function. The autophagy machinery plays a role in …