Hepatic macrophages in liver homeostasis and diseases-diversity, plasticity and therapeutic opportunities

Y Wen, J Lambrecht, C Ju, F Tacke - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Macrophages, which are key cellular components of the liver, have emerged as essential
players in the maintenance of hepatic homeostasis and in injury and repair processes in …

Liver macrophages in tissue homeostasis and disease

O Krenkel, F Tacke - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2017 - nature.com
Macrophages represent a key cellular component of the liver, and are essential for
maintaining tissue homeostasis and ensuring rapid responses to hepatic injury. Our …

Imbalanced gut microbiota fuels hepatocellular carcinoma development by shaping the hepatic inflammatory microenvironment

KM Schneider, A Mohs, W Gui, EJC Galvez… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide,
and therapeutic options for advanced HCC are limited. Here, we observe that intestinal …

Macrophages in tissue repair, regeneration, and fibrosis

TA Wynn, KM Vannella - Immunity, 2016 - cell.com
Inflammatory monocytes and tissue-resident macrophages are key regulators of tissue
repair, regeneration, and fibrosis. After tissue injury, monocytes and macrophages undergo …

Targeting hepatic macrophages to treat liver diseases

F Tacke - Journal of hepatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Our view on liver macrophages in the context of health and disease has been reformed by
the recognition of a remarkable heterogeneity of phagocytes in the liver. Liver macrophages …

Chemokine-induced macrophage polarization in inflammatory conditions

P Ruytinx, P Proost, J Van Damme, S Struyf - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages represent a heterogeneous cell population and are known to display a
remarkable plasticity. In response to distinct micro-environmental stimuli, eg, tumor stroma …

Immunology in the liver—from homeostasis to disease

F Heymann, F Tacke - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2016 - nature.com
The liver is a central immunological organ with a high exposure to circulating antigens and
endotoxins from the gut microbiota, particularly enriched for innate immune cells …

Mechanisms of organ injury and repair by macrophages

KM Vannella, TA Wynn - Annual review of physiology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Macrophages regulate tissue regeneration following injury. They can worsen tissue injury by
producing reactive oxygen species and other toxic mediators that disrupt cell metabolism …

Hepatic macrophages in homeostasis and liver diseases: from pathogenesis to novel therapeutic strategies

C Ju, F Tacke - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2016 - nature.com
Macrophages represent a major cell type of innate immunity and have emerged as a critical
player and therapeutic target in many chronic inflammatory diseases. Hepatic macrophages …

Therapeutic targeting of hepatic macrophages for the treatment of liver diseases

D van der Heide, R Weiskirchen, R Bansal - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Hepatic macrophages play a central role in maintaining homeostasis in the liver, as well as
in the initiation and progression of liver diseases. Hepatic macrophages are mainly derived …