[HTML][HTML] Complement receptors and their role in leukocyte recruitment and phagocytosis

S Vandendriessche, S Cambier, P Proost… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The complement system is deeply embedded in our physiology and immunity. Complement
activation generates a multitude of molecules that converge simultaneously on the …

[HTML][HTML] β2 integrins as regulators of dendritic cell, monocyte, and macrophage function

L Schittenhelm, CM Hilkens, VL Morrison - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Emerging evidence suggests that the β 2 integrin family of adhesion molecules have an
important role in suppressing immune activation and inflammation. β 2 integrins are …

Material stiffness influences the polarization state, function and migration mode of macrophages

R Sridharan, B Cavanagh, AR Cameron, DJ Kelly… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomaterial implantation is followed by an inflammatory cascade dominated by
macrophages, which determine implant acceptance or rejection through pro-and anti …

The role of CR3 (CD11b/CD18) and CR4 (CD11c/CD18) in complement-mediated phagocytosis and podosome formation by human phagocytes

S Lukácsi, Z Nagy-Baló, A Erdei, N Sándor, Z Bajtay - Immunology letters, 2017 - Elsevier
CR3 and CR4 belong to the family of β 2-integrins and play an important role in
phagocytosis, cellular adherence and migration. CR3 and CR4 are generally expected to …

Choroidal endothelial and macrophage gene expression in atrophic and neovascular macular degeneration

AP Voigt, NK Mullin, K Mulfaul… - Human molecular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The human choroid is a heterogeneous, highly vascular connective tissue that dysfunctions
in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In this study, we performed single-cell RNA …

A practical review on the measurement tools for cellular adhesion force

R Ungai-Salánki, B Peter, T Gerecsei… - Advances in colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesions are fundamental in all multicellular organisms. They
play a key role in cellular growth, differentiation, pattern formation and migration. Cell-cell …

Interferon regulatory factor 5 controls necrotic core formation in atherosclerotic lesions by impairing efferocytosis

AN Seneviratne, A Edsfeldt, JE Cole, C Kassiteridi… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Myeloid cells are central to atherosclerotic lesion development and vulnerable
plaque formation. Impaired ability of arterial phagocytes to uptake apoptotic cells …

[HTML][HTML] Biomechanical contributions to macrophage activation in the tumor microenvironment

EJ Hoffmann, SM Ponik - Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Alterations in extracellular matrix composition and organization are known to promote tumor
growth and metastatic progression in breast cancer through interactions with tumor cells as …

[HTML][HTML] New aspects in the regulation of human B cell functions by complement receptors CR1, CR2, CR3 and CR4

A Erdei, KG Kovács, Z Nagy-Baló, S Lukácsi… - Immunology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The involvement of complement in the regulation of antibody responses has been known for
long. By now several additional B cell functions–including cytokine production and antigen …

[HTML][HTML] Alzheimer's genes in microglia: a risk worth investigating

A Sudwarts, G Thinakaran - Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Despite expressing many key risk genes, the role of microglia in late-onset Alzheimer's
disease pathophysiology is somewhat ambiguous, with various phenotypes reported to be …