To metabolomics and beyond: a technological portfolio to investigate cancer metabolism

F Danzi, R Pacchiana, A Mafficini, MT Scupoli… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Tumour cells have exquisite flexibility in reprogramming their metabolism in order to support
tumour initiation, progression, metastasis and resistance to therapies. These reprogrammed …

Resident tissue macrophages: Key coordinators of tissue homeostasis beyond immunity

J Zhao, I Andreev, HM Silva - Science Immunology, 2024 - science.org
Resident tissue macrophages (RTMs) encompass a highly diverse set of cells abundantly
present in every tissue and organ. RTMs are recognized as central players in innate immune …

Tumor-specific CD4 T cells instruct monocyte fate in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

MT Patterson, AL Burrack, Y Xu, GH Hickok… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) orchestrates a suppressive tumor
microenvironment that fosters immunotherapy resistance. Tumor-associated macrophages …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages preserve endothelial cell specialization in the adrenal gland to modulate aldosterone secretion and blood pressure

Z Fan, M Karakone, S Nagarajan, N Nagy… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Macrophages play crucial roles in organ-specific functions and homeostasis. In the adrenal
gland, macrophages closely associate with sinusoidal capillaries in the aldosterone …

Evolution of a novel adrenal cell type that promotes parental care

N Niepoth, JR Merritt, M Uminski, E Lei, VS Esquibies… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Cell types with specialized functions fundamentally regulate animal behaviour, and yet the
genetic mechanisms that underlie the emergence of novel cell types and their …

The immunology of sickness metabolism

FM Wensveen, M Šestan, B Polić - Cellular & Molecular Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Everyone knows that an infection can make you feel sick. Although we perceive infection-
induced changes in metabolism as a pathology, they are a part of a carefully regulated …

Senescence-induced immune remodeling facilitates metastatic adrenal cancer in a sex-dimorphic manner

KM Warde, LJ Smith, L Liu, CJ Stubben, BK Lohman… - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
Aging markedly increases cancer risk, yet our mechanistic understanding of how aging
influences cancer initiation is limited. Here we demonstrate that the loss of ZNRF3, an …

Crosstalk between androgen receptor and WNT/β-catenin signaling causes sex-specific adrenocortical hyperplasia in mice

R Lyraki, A Grabek, A Tison… - Disease Models & …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Female bias is highly prevalent in conditions such as adrenal cortex hyperplasia and
neoplasia, but the reasons behind this phenomenon are poorly understood. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Role of sex as a biological variable in neonatal alveolar macrophages

C Leek, A Cantu, S Sonti, MC Gutierrez, L Eldredge… - Redox Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
The lung macrophages play a crucial role in health and disease. Sexual dimorphism
significantly impacts the phenotype and function of tissue-resident macrophages. The …

The roles of tissue-resident macrophages in sepsis-associated organ dysfunction

Y Gao, X Tian, X Zhang, GDM Nkoua, F Chen, Y Liu… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Sepsis, a syndrome caused by a dysregulated host response to infection and characterized
by life-threatening organ dysfunction, particularly septic shock and sepsis-associated organ …