Apoptotic cell death in disease—Current understanding of the NCCD 2023

I Vitale, F Pietrocola, E Guilbaud… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Apoptosis is a form of regulated cell death (RCD) that involves proteases of the caspase
family. Pharmacological and genetic strategies that experimentally inhibit or delay apoptosis …

The hypoxia-driven crosstalk between tumor and tumor-associated macrophages: mechanisms and clinical treatment strategies

R Bai, Y Li, L Jian, Y Yang, L Zhao, M Wei - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Given that hypoxia is a persistent physiological feature of many different solid tumors and a
key driver for cancer malignancy, it is thought to be a major target in cancer treatment …

PFKFB2-mediated glycolysis promotes lactate-driven continual efferocytosis by macrophages

M Schilperoort, D Ngai, M Katerelos, DA Power… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Resolving-type macrophages prevent chronic inflammation by clearing apoptotic cells
through efferocytosis. These macrophages are thought to rely mainly on oxidative …

Bacterial outer membrane vesicle based versatile nanosystem boosts the efferocytosis blockade triggered tumor-specific immunity

WR Zhuang, Y Wang, W Nie, Y Lei, C Liang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Efferocytosis inhibition is emerging as an attractive strategy for antitumor immune therapy
because of the subsequent leak of abundant immunogenic contents. However, the practical …

M2 macrophage polarization: A potential target in pain relief

W Zhao, L Ma, D Deng, T Zhang, L Han, F Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pain imposes a significant urden on patients, affecting them physically, psychologically, and
economically. Despite numerous studies on the pathogenesis of pain, its clinical …

Broad-spectrum antibiotics disrupt homeostatic efferocytosis

PHV Saavedra, AJ Trzeciak, A Lipshutz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The clearance of apoptotic cells, termed efferocytosis, is essential for tissue homeostasis
and prevention of autoimmunity. Although past studies have elucidated local molecular …

Hijacking homeostasis: Regulation of the tumor microenvironment by apoptosis

CD Gregory - Immunological reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cancers are genetically driven, rogue tissues which generate dysfunctional, obdurate
organs by hijacking normal, homeostatic programs. Apoptosis is an evolutionarily conserved …

Fluorogenic Chemical Probes for Wash-free Imaging of Cell Membrane Damage in Ferroptosis, Necrosis, and Axon Injury

P Mauker, D Beckmann, A Kitowski… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Selectively labeling cells with damaged membranes is needed not only for identifying dead
cells in culture, but also for imaging membrane barrier dysfunction in pathologies in vivo …

Ferroptosis-like cell death promotes and prolongs inflammation in Drosophila

AJ Davidson, R Heron, J Das, M Overholtzer… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is a distinct form of necrotic cell death caused by overwhelming lipid
peroxidation, and emerging evidence indicates a major contribution to organ damage in …

Elevated expression of macrophage MERTK exhibits profibrotic effects and results in defective regulation of efferocytosis function in pulmonary fibrosis

Y She, X Xu, Q Yu, X Yang, J He, XX Tang - Respiratory Research, 2023 - Springer
Increased apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cells is a prominent feature of pulmonary fibrosis.
Macrophage efferocytosis, phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by macrophages, is crucial for …