Macrophages in wound healing: activation and plasticity

SY Kim, MG Nair - Immunology and cell biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages are critically involved in wound healing, from dampening inflammation to
clearing cell debris and coordinating tissue repair. Within the wound, the complexity of …

Macrophage regulation & function in helminth infection

A Lechner, S Bohnacker, J Esser-von Bieren - Seminars in immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Macrophages are innate immune cells with essential roles in host defense, inflammation,
immune regulation and repair. During infection with multicellular helminth parasites …

Interactions between macrophages and helminths

G Coakley, NL Harris - Parasite immunology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages, the major population of tissue‐resident mononuclear phagocytes, contribute
significantly to the immune response during helminth infection. Alternatively activated …

Ym1 induces RELMα and rescues IL-4Rα deficiency in lung repair during nematode infection

TE Sutherland, D Rückerl, N Logan, S Duncan… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Ym1 and RELMα are established effector molecules closely synonymous with Th2-type
inflammation and associated pathology. Here, we show that whilst largely dependent on IL …

Immunity to soil-transmitted helminths: evidence from the field and laboratory models

SAP Colombo, RK Grencis - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Infection with soil-transmitted helminths (STH) remains a major burden on global health and
agriculture. Our understanding of the immunological mechanisms that govern whether an …

Macrophage-regulatory T cell interactions promote type 2 immune homeostasis through resistin-like molecule α

J Li, SY Kim, NM Lainez, D Coss, MG Nair - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
RELMα is a small, secreted protein expressed by type 2 cytokine-activated “M2”
macrophages in helminth infection and allergy. At steady state and in response to type 2 …

Resistin family proteins in pulmonary diseases

Q Lin, RA Johns - … Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The family of resistin-like molecules (RELMs) consists of four members in rodents
(RELMα/FIZZ1/HIMF, RELMβ/FIZZ2, Resistin/FIZZ3, and RELMγ/FIZZ4) and two members in …

Loss of protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 2 reduces IL-4-driven alternative macrophage activation

MR Spalinger, M Crawford, SD Bobardt, J Li… - Mucosal …, 2022 - nature.com
Macrophages are a heterogeneous population of innate immune cells that are often divided
into two major subsets: classically activated, typically pro-inflammatory (M1) macrophages …

[HTML][HTML] Immunomodulation of Macrophages in Diabetic Wound Individuals by Structurally Diverse Bioactive Phytochemicals

K Adhikary, R Sarkar, S Maity, I Sadhukhan, R Sarkar… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Diabetes-related ulcers and slow-healing wounds pose a significant health risk to
individuals due to their uncertain causes. Mortality rates for diabetes foot ulcers (DFUs) …

Trickle infection with Heligmosomoides polygyrus results in decreased worm burdens but increased intestinal inflammation and scarring

A Ariyaratne, SY Kim, SMJ Pollo, S Perera… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Intestinal roundworms cause chronic debilitating disease in animals, including
humans. Traditional experimental models of these types of infection use a large single-dose …