Macrophage autophagy in macrophage polarization, chronic inflammation and organ fibrosis

JH Wen, DY Li, S Liang, C Yang, JX Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As the essential regulators of organ fibrosis, macrophages undergo marked phenotypic and
functional changes after organ injury. These changes in macrophage phenotype and …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix (ECM) and fibrosis in adipose tissue: overview and perspectives

K Sun, X Li, PE Scherer - Comprehensive Physiology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fibrosis in adipose tissue is a major driver of obesity-related metabolic dysregulation. It is
characterized by an overaccumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) during unhealthy …

[HTML][HTML] Automatic cell-type harmonization and integration across Human Cell Atlas datasets

C Xu, M Prete, S Webb, L Jardine, BJ Stewart, R Hoo… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Harmonizing cell types across the single-cell community and assembling them into a
common framework is central to building a standardized Human Cell Atlas. Here, we present …

Lung fibrosis and fibrosis in the lungs: is it all about myofibroblasts?

E Ortiz-Zapater, J Signes-Costa, P Montero, I Roger - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the lungs, fibrosis is a growing clinical problem that results in shortness of breath and can
end up in respiratory failure. Even though the main fibrotic disease affecting the lung is …

Mesenchymal stromal cells facilitate resolution of pulmonary fibrosis by miR-29c and miR-129 intercellular transfer

B Nataliya, A Mikhail, P Vladimir, G Olga… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
To date, pulmonary fibrosis remains an unmet medical need. In this study, we evaluated the
potency of mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) secretome components to prevent pulmonary …

Monocytes and macrophages: emerging mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets in pulmonary fibrosis

CY Perrot, T Karampitsakos… - American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Pulmonary fibrosis results from a plethora of abnormal pathogenetic events. In idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), inhalational, environmental, or occupational exposures in …

Single-cell profiling reveals immune aberrations in progressive idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

A Unterman, AY Zhao, N Neumark… - American Journal of …, 2024 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Changes in peripheral blood cell populations have been observed, but not
detailed, at single-cell resolution in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Objectives: We …

The role of macrophages in connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: focusing on molecular mechanisms and potential treatment strategies

CC Tseng, YW Sung, KY Chen, PY Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) is a severe
manifestation of CTD that leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Clinically, ILD can …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza virus-induced paracrine cellular senescence of the lung contributes to enhanced viral load

L Schulz, F Hornung, A Häder, L Radosa… - Aging and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is a major risk factor associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates observed
during respiratory infections. In this study, we investigated the role of influenza virus …

Metabolism-driven glycosylation represents therapeutic opportunities in interstitial lung diseases

K Drzewicka, Z Zasłona - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic changes are coupled with alteration in protein glycosylation. In this review, we will
focus on macrophages that are pivotal in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis and …