Immunomodulatory biomaterials for tissue repair

R Whitaker, B Hernaez-Estrada… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
All implanted biomaterials are targets of the host's immune system. While the host
inflammatory response was once considered a detrimental force to be blunted or avoided, in …

Diversity, mechanisms, and significance of macrophage plasticity

M Locati, G Curtale, A Mantovani - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Macrophages are a diverse set of cells present in all body compartments. This diversity is
imprinted by their ontogenetic origin (embryonal versus adult bone marrow–derived cells); …

Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosomes attenuate myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury through miR-182-regulated macrophage polarization

J Zhao, X Li, J Hu, F Chen, S Qiao, X Sun… - Cardiovascular …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) gradually become attractive candidates
for cardiac inflammation modulation, yet understanding of the mechanism remains elusive …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of macrophage polarization and macrophage-derived miRNAs in pulmonary fibrosis

A Kishore, M Petrek - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This mini-review summarizes the current evidence for the role of macrophage activation and
polarization in inflammation and immune response pertinent to interstitial lung disease …

Harnessing anti‐tumor and tumor‐tropism functions of macrophages via nanotechnology for tumor immunotherapy

Y Zheng, Y Han, Q Sun, Z Li - Exploration, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reprogramming the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment by modulating
macrophages holds great promise in tumor immunotherapy. As a class of professional …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory microRNAs and their potential for inflammatory diseases treatment

A Tahamtan, M Teymoori-Rad, B Nakstad… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Inflammation is a complicated biological and pathophysiological cascade of responses to
infections and injuries, and inflammatory mechanisms are closely related to many diseases …

MiRNA-mediated macrophage polarization and its potential role in the regulation of inflammatory response

K Essandoh, Y Li, J Huo, GC Fan - Shock, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Monocytes and macrophages are important components of the immune system, specialized
in either removing pathogens as part of innate immunity or contributing to adaptive immunity …

Macrophage polarization in pathology

A Sica, M Erreni, P Allavena, C Porta - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2015 - Springer
Macrophages are cells of the innate immunity constituting the mononuclear phagocyte
system and endowed with remarkable different roles essential for defense mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] LPS-preconditioned mesenchymal stromal cells modify macrophage polarization for resolution of chronic inflammation via exosome-shuttled let-7b

D Ti, H Hao, C Tong, J Liu, L Dong, J Zheng… - Journal of translational …, 2015 - Springer
Background Within the last few years, it has become evident that LPS-preconditioned
mesenchymal stromal cells (LPS pre-MSCs) show enhanced paracrine effects, including …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-derived exosomal miR-138-5p modulates polarization of tumor-associated macrophages through inhibition of KDM6B

J Xun, L Du, R Gao, L Shen, D Wang, L Kang… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Differential activation of macrophages correlates closely with tumor progression,
and the epigenetic factor lysine demethylase 6B (KDM6B, previously named JMJD3) …