Immune mechanisms in fibrotic interstitial lung disease

M Kamiya, H Carter, MS Espindola, TJ Doyle, JS Lee… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (fILDs) have poor survival rates and lack effective therapies.
Despite evidence for immune mechanisms in lung fibrosis, immunotherapies have been …

Single-cell analysis identifies distinct macrophage phenotypes associated with prodisease and proresolving functions in the endometriotic niche

Y Henlon, K Panir, I McIntyre, C Hogg, P Dhami… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Endometriosis negatively impacts the health-related quality of life of 190 million women
worldwide. Novel advances in nonhormonal treatments for this debilitating condition are …

Clinical, mechanistic, and therapeutic landscape of cutaneous fibrosis

DJ Li, CE Berry, DC Wan, MT Longaker - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
When dysregulated, skin fibrosis can lead to a multitude of pathologies. We provide a
framework for understanding the wide clinical spectrum, mechanisms, and management of …

[HTML][HTML] Association of preoperative aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index with outcomes and tumour microenvironment among colorectal cancer with liver …

Q Chen, Y Deng, Y Li, J Chen, R Zhang, L Yang, R Guo… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate applicable robust biomarkers that can improve prognostic
predictions for colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) patients receiving simultaneous resection …

CTHRC1+ fibroblasts and SPP1+ macrophages synergistically contribute to pro-tumorigenic tumor microenvironment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

E Li, HC Cheung, S Ma - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an extremely lethal cancer that accounts for
over 90% of all pancreatic cancer cases. With a 5-year survival rate of only 13%, PDAC has …

Osteopontin/SPP1: a potential mediator between immune cells and vascular calcification

Y Zhao, Z Huang, L Gao, H Ma, R Chang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Vascular calcification (VC) is considered a common pathological process in various vascular
diseases. Accumulating studies have confirmed that VC is involved in the inflammatory …

Spatiotemporal analysis of lung immune dynamics in lethal Coccidioides posadasii infection

OA Davalos, A Sebastian, NF Leon, MV Rangel… - mBio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Coccidioidomycosis, or Valley fever, is a lung disease caused by inhalation of Coccidioides
fungi, prevalent in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and parts of Central and South …

Innate immunity champions: The diverse functions of macrophages

F Biscu, A Zouzaf, D Cicia, C Pridans… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages are instrumental in maintaining tissue homeostasis, modulating inflammation,
and driving regeneration. The advent of omics techniques has led to the identification of …

[HTML][HTML] The Dual Role of Cellular Senescence in Macrophages: Unveiling the Hidden Driver of Age-Related Inflammation in Kidney Disease

Y Wang, T Li, F Wang, X Yao, Q Bai… - International …, 2025 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is a complex biological process that involves the gradual decline of cellular, tissue,
and organ functions. In kidney, aging manifests as tubular atrophy, glomerulosclerosis, and …

Macrophage and fibroblast trajectory inference and crosstalk analysis during myocardial infarction using integrated single-cell transcriptomic datasets

D Ke, M Cao, J Ni, Y Yuan, J Deng, S Chen… - Journal of Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Background Cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction (MI) has been considered an
important part of cardiac pathological remodeling. Immune cells, especially macrophages …