Macrophages: the good, the bad, and the gluttony

EA Ross, A Devitt, JR Johnson - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are dynamic cells that play critical roles in the induction and resolution of
sterile inflammation. In this review, we will compile and interpret recent findings on the …

[HTML][HTML] Resolving inflammation by TAM receptor activation

JP Vago, FA Amaral, FAJ van de Loo - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
The control of inflammation is strictly regulated to ensure the adequate intensity and duration
of an inflammatory response, enabling the removal of the trigger factors and the restoration …

Hydrogel crosslinking modulates macrophages, fibroblasts, and their communication, during wound healing

S Butenko, RR Nagalla, CF Guerrero-Juarez… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Biomaterial wound dressings, such as hydrogels, interact with host cells to regulate tissue
repair. This study investigates how crosslinking of gelatin-based hydrogels influences …

Reversal of lactate and PD-1–mediated macrophage immunosuppression controls growth of PTEN/p53-deficient prostate cancer

K Chaudagar, HM Hieromnimon, R Khurana… - Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Purpose: Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) loss of function occurs in approximately
50% of patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), and is …

Neutrophil heterogeneity and fate in inflamed tissues: implications for the resolution of inflammation

JG Filep, A Ariel - American Journal of Physiology-Cell …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Neutrophils are polymorphonuclear leukocytes that play a central role in host defense
against infection and tissue injury. They are rapidly recruited to the inflamed site and …

PTX3 regulation of inflammation, hemostatic response, tissue repair, and resolution of fibrosis favors a role in limiting idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

A Doni, A Mantovani, B Bottazzi, RC Russo - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
PTX3 is a soluble pattern recognition molecule (PRM) belonging to the humoral innate
immune system, rapidly produced at inflammatory sites by phagocytes and stromal cells in …

Multi-modal characterization of monocytes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis reveals a primed type I interferon immune phenotype

E Fraser, L Denney, A Antanaviciute… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most severe form of chronic lung fibrosis.
Circulating monocytes have been implicated in immune pathology in IPF but their phenotype …

Specialized pro-resolving mediators mitigate cancer-related inflammation: role of tumor-associated macrophages and therapeutic opportunities

M Lavy, V Gauttier, N Poirier, S Barillé-Nion… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Inflammation is a fundamental physiological response orchestrated by innate immune cells
to restore tissue homeostasis. Specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) are involved in …

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 …

Type I interferon signaling facilitates resolution of acute liver injury by priming macrophage polarization

Q Song, S Datta, X Liang, X Xu, P Pavicic… - Cellular & molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Due to their broad functional plasticity, myeloid cells contribute to both liver injury and
recovery during acetaminophen overdose-induced acute liver injury (APAP-ALI). A …