[HTML][HTML] Design of therapeutic biomaterials to control inflammation

Z Tu, Y Zhong, H Hu, D Shao, R Haag… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Inflammation plays an important role in the response to danger signals arising from damage
to our body and in restoring homeostasis. Dysregulated inflammatory responses occur in …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatic macrophages in liver homeostasis and diseases-diversity, plasticity and therapeutic opportunities

Y Wen, J Lambrecht, C Ju, F Tacke - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Macrophages, which are key cellular components of the liver, have emerged as essential
players in the maintenance of hepatic homeostasis and in injury and repair processes in …

Liver fibrosis: Pathophysiology, pathogenetic targets and clinical issues

M Parola, M Pinzani - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
The progression of chronic liver diseases (CLD), irrespective of etiology, involves chronic
parenchymal injury, persistent activation of inflammatory response as well as sustained …

Why nanoparticles prefer liver macrophage cell uptake in vivo

W Ngo, S Ahmed, C Blackadar, B Bussin, Q Ji… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic nanoparticles is dependent on their ability to
accumulate in diseased tissues. However, most nanoparticles end up in liver macrophages …

Liver macrophages in tissue homeostasis and disease

O Krenkel, F Tacke - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2017 - nature.com
Macrophages represent a key cellular component of the liver, and are essential for
maintaining tissue homeostasis and ensuring rapid responses to hepatic injury. Our …

Targeting hepatic macrophages to treat liver diseases

F Tacke - Journal of hepatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Our view on liver macrophages in the context of health and disease has been reformed by
the recognition of a remarkable heterogeneity of phagocytes in the liver. Liver macrophages …

[HTML][HTML] Dexamethasone nanomedicines for COVID-19

T Lammers, AM Sofias, R Van der Meel… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Nano-formulating dexamethasone, and administering it via intravenous injection or
inhalation, may help to improve anti-COVID-19 treatment efficacy by targeting the potent …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatic macrophages in homeostasis and liver diseases: from pathogenesis to novel therapeutic strategies

C Ju, F Tacke - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2016 - nature.com
Macrophages represent a major cell type of innate immunity and have emerged as a critical
player and therapeutic target in many chronic inflammatory diseases. Hepatic macrophages …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic targeting of hepatic macrophages for the treatment of liver diseases

D van der Heide, R Weiskirchen, R Bansal - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Hepatic macrophages play a central role in maintaining homeostasis in the liver, as well as
in the initiation and progression of liver diseases. Hepatic macrophages are mainly derived …

Dexamethasone: insights into pharmacological aspects, therapeutic mechanisms, and delivery systems

VS Madamsetty, R Mohammadinejad… - ACS biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dexamethasone (DEX) has been widely used to treat a variety of diseases, including
autoimmune diseases, allergies, ocular disorders, cancer, and, more recently, COVID-19 …