The biological basis for cardiac repair after myocardial infarction: from inflammation to fibrosis

SD Prabhu, NG Frangogiannis - Circulation research, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
In adult mammals, massive sudden loss of cardiomyocytes after infarction overwhelms the
limited regenerative capacity of the myocardium, resulting in the formation of a collagen …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting tissue regeneration by modulating the immune system

Z Julier, AJ Park, PS Briquez, MM Martino - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The immune system plays a central role in tissue repair and regeneration. Indeed, the
immune response to tissue injury is crucial in determining the speed and the outcome of the …

Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosomes attenuate myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury through miR-182-regulated macrophage polarization

J Zhao, X Li, J Hu, F Chen, S Qiao, X Sun… - Cardiovascular …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) gradually become attractive candidates
for cardiac inflammation modulation, yet understanding of the mechanism remains elusive …

Inflammation and fibrosis in murine models of heart failure

L Bacmeister, M Schwarzl, S Warnke, B Stoffers… - Basic research in …, 2019 - Springer
Heart failure is a consequence of various cardiovascular diseases and associated with poor
prognosis. Despite progress in the treatment of heart failure in the past decades, prevalence …

Inflammatory processes in cardiovascular disease: a route to targeted therapies

N Ruparelia, JT Chai, EA Fisher… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Inflammatory processes are firmly established as central to the development and
complications of cardiovascular diseases. Elevated levels of inflammatory markers have …

The inflammatory response in myocardial injury, repair, and remodelling

NG Frangogiannis - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2014 - nature.com
Myocardial infarction triggers an intense inflammatory response that is essential for cardiac
repair, but which is also implicated in the pathogenesis of postinfarction remodelling and …

The role of toll‐like receptor 4 in infectious and noninfectious inflammation

M Molteni, S Gemma, C Rossetti - Mediators of inflammation, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Toll‐like receptor 4 (TLR4) belongs to the family of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs).
They are highly conserved receptors that recognize conserved pathogen‐associated …

Role of innate and adaptive immune mechanisms in cardiac injury and repair

S Epelman, PP Liu, DL Mann - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2015 - nature.com
Despite the advances that have been made in developing new therapeutics, cardiovascular
disease remains the leading cause of worldwide mortality. Therefore, understanding the …

Exosomes as critical agents of cardiac regeneration triggered by cell therapy

AGE Ibrahim, K Cheng, E Marbán - Stem cell reports, 2014 - cell.com
The CADUCEUS trial of cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) has shown that it may be
possible to regenerate injured heart muscle previously thought to be permanently scarred …

Necroptosis: the release of damage-associated molecular patterns and its physiological relevance

A Kaczmarek, P Vandenabeele, DV Krysko - Immunity, 2013 - cell.com
Regulated necrosis, termed necroptosis, is negatively regulated by caspase-8 and is
dependent on the kinase activity of RIPK1 and RIPK3. Necroptosis leads to rapid plasma …