Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. It causes chronic
lung disease and predisposes individuals to acute lung injury and pulmonary infection …

Macrophages represent heterogeneous cell population with important roles in defence
mechanisms and in homoeostasis. Tissue macrophages from diverse anatomical locations …

Leukocytes play a vital role in immune responses, including defending against invasive
pathogens, reconstructing impaired tissue, and maintaining immune homeostasis. When the …

Macrophages, circulating in the blood or concatenated into different organs and tissues
constitute the first barrier against any disease. They are foremost controllers of both innate …

The main function of the lung is to perform gas exchange while maintaining lung
homeostasis despite environmental pathogenic and non-pathogenic elements contained in …

Allergic asthma is associated with airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness.
Macrophage polarization has been shown to have a profound impact on asthma …

Macrophages are cells of the innate immunity constituting the mononuclear phagocyte
system and endowed with remarkable different roles essential for defense mechanisms …

Macrophages, the most plastic cells of the haematopoietic system, are found in all tissues
and show great functional diversity. They have roles in development, homeostasis, tissue …

Interleukin (IL)-33 belongs to IL-1 cytokine family which is constitutively produced from the
structural and lining cells including fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and epithelial cells of skin …

Mononuclear phagocyte plasticity includes the expression of functions related to the
resolution of inflammation, tissue repair and remodelling, particularly when these cells are …