The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) in immune responses

A Christofides, E Konstantinidou, C Jani, VA Boussiotis - Metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are fatty acid-activated transcription
factors of nuclear hormone receptor superfamily that regulate energy metabolism. Currently …

The macrophage-osteoclast axis in osteoimmunity and osteo-related diseases

Y Yao, X Cai, F Ren, Y Ye, F Wang, C Zheng… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Osteoimmunity is involved in regulating the balance of bone remodeling and resorption, and
is essential for maintaining normal bone morphology. The interaction between immune cells …

Immunometabolic crosstalk during bacterial infection

G Rosenberg, S Riquelme, A Prince, R Avraham - Nature microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Following detection of bacteria, macrophages switch their metabolism from oxidative
respiration through the tricarboxylic acid cycle to high-rate aerobic glycolysis. This …

Phagocytic microglia and macrophages in brain injury and repair

F Yu, Y Wang, AR Stetler, RK Leak… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Phagocytosis is the cellular digestion of extracellular particles, such as pathogens and
dying cells, and is a key element in the evolution of central nervous system (CNS) disorders …

More than suppression: glucocorticoid action on monocytes and macrophages

JM Ehrchen, J Roth, K Barczyk-Kahlert - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Uncontrolled inflammation is a leading cause of many clinically relevant diseases. Current
therapeutic strategies focus mainly on immunosuppression rather than on the mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic influence on macrophage polarization and pathogenesis

B Thapa, K Lee - BMB reports, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Macrophages play an essential role not only in mediating the first line of defense but also in
maintaining tissue homeostasis. In response to extrinsic factors derived from a given tissue …

Anti-inflammatory properties of diet: role in healthy aging

K Stromsnes, AG Correas, J Lehmann, J Gambini… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is a physiological process involved in the defenses of the body and the repair
of tissues. It is acutely activated by infections, trauma, toxins, or allergic reactions. However …

Parsing the role of PPARs in macrophage processes

D Toobian, P Ghosh, GD Katkar - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cells are richly equipped with nuclear receptors, which act as ligand-regulated transcription
factors. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs), members of the nuclear …

Temporal specificity and heterogeneity of Drosophila immune cells

PB Cattenoz, R Sakr, A Pavlidaki, C Delaporte… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
Immune cells provide defense against non‐self and have recently been shown to also play
key roles in diverse processes such as development, metabolism, and tumor progression …

Large-scale production of human iPSC-derived macrophages for drug screening

S Gutbier, F Wanke, N Dahm, A Rümmelin… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tissue-resident macrophages are key players in inflammatory processes, and their
activation and functionality are crucial in health and disease. Numerous diseases are …