2025
Cardiac macrophage: Insights from murine models to translational potential for human studies
Liu Y, Wang T, Lu Y, Riaz M, Qyang Y. Cardiac macrophage: Insights from murine models to translational potential for human studies. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2025, 204: 17-31. PMID: 40354877, PMCID: PMC12162190, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2025.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular diseaseMurine studiesCardiac macrophagesImmune cellsDisease progressionCardiac homeostasisHuman studiesFunctional significanceCell typesTherapeutic targetCardiac microenvironmentTranslational potentialProgressive pathologyDevelopmental originsPhysiological maintenanceMacrophagesMicroenvironmentMechanical stimuliDiseaseFunctional responseCellsDynamic roleExperimental toolHuman modelLineages
2024
Malate initiates a proton-sensing pathway essential for pH regulation of inflammation
Chen Y, Shi R, Xiang Y, Fan L, Tang H, He G, Zhou M, Feng X, Tan J, Huang P, Ye X, Zhao K, Fu W, Li L, Bian X, Chen H, Wang F, Wang T, Zhang C, Zhou B, Chen W, Liang T, Lv J, Kang X, Shi Y, Kim E, Qin Y, Hettinghouse A, Wang K, Zhao X, Yang M, Tang Y, Piao H, Guo L, Liu C, Miao H, Tang K. Malate initiates a proton-sensing pathway essential for pH regulation of inflammation. Signal Transduction And Targeted Therapy 2024, 9: 367. PMID: 39737965, PMCID: PMC11683149, DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-02076-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-malateInflammatory responseCytosolic pHBind BiPTCA intermediatesSensing pathwaysRegulation of inflammatory responsesBiological informationAnti-inflammatory metabolitesAnti-inflammatory proteinPro-inflammatory macrophagesRegulation of inflammationSignaling modalitiesPhysiological adaptationsAnti-inflammatory effectsIRF2BP2BiPPH regulationCarboxylate metaboliteChemical languageIn vivoIn vitroMacrophagesPathwayPH reductionSARS-CoV-2 reprograms murine alveolar macrophages to dampen flu
Tabachnikova A, Iwasaki A. SARS-CoV-2 reprograms murine alveolar macrophages to dampen flu. Trends In Immunology 2024, 45: 925-927. PMID: 39580310, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2024.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTET3-overexpressing macrophages promote endometriosis
Lv H, Liu B, Dai Y, Li F, Bellone S, Zhou Y, Mamillapalli R, Zhao D, Venkatachalapathy M, Hu Y, Carmichael G, Li D, Taylor H, Huang Y. TET3-overexpressing macrophages promote endometriosis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2024, 134: e181839. PMID: 39141428, PMCID: PMC11527447, DOI: 10.1172/jci181839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-associated macrophagesTET3 overexpressionHuman endometriosis lesionsPathophysiology of endometriosisPro-inflammatory cytokine productionChronic inflammatory diseaseReproductive age womenEndometriosis lesionsE3 ubiquitin ligasePathogenic macrophagesCytokine productionEndometriosisInflammatory diseasesTET3 knockdownEndometriosis progressionPathogenic contributorsLet-7 miRNA expressionAge womenMacrophagesMouse macrophagesTherapeutic targetUbiquitin ligaseTET3MiceDiseaseFeeding the wrath with myelin
Ghosh S, Rothlin C. Feeding the wrath with myelin. Trends In Immunology 2024, 45: 729-731. PMID: 39341708, PMCID: PMC11471388, DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2024.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman vascularized macrophage-islet organoids to model immune-mediated pancreatic β cell pyroptosis upon viral infection
Yang L, Han Y, Zhang T, Dong X, Ge J, Roy A, Zhu J, Lu T, Vandana J, de Silva N, Robertson C, Xiang J, Pan C, Sun Y, Que J, Evans T, Liu C, Wang W, Naji A, Parker S, Schwartz R, Chen S. Human vascularized macrophage-islet organoids to model immune-mediated pancreatic β cell pyroptosis upon viral infection. Cell Stem Cell 2024, 31: 1612-1629.e8. PMID: 39232561, PMCID: PMC11546835, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProinflammatory macrophagesActivation of proinflammatory macrophagesImmune cell changesCoxsackievirus B4Host damageAccumulation of proinflammatory macrophagesSingle-cell RNA sequencingMulti-omics platformsB cellsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Marker expressionViral infectionViral exposureSyndrome coronavirus 2Endothelial cellsCell changesRNA sequencingSARS-CoV-2MacrophagesCell damageAutopsy samplesOrganoidsPyroptosisRecruited atypical Ly6G+ macrophages license alveolar regeneration after lung injury
Ruscitti C, Abinet J, Maréchal P, Meunier M, de Meeûs C, Vanneste D, Janssen P, Dourcy M, Thiry M, Bureau F, Schneider C, Machiels B, Hidalgo A, Ginhoux F, Dewals B, Guiot J, Schleich F, Garigliany M, Bellahcène A, Radermecker C, Marichal T. Recruited atypical Ly6G+ macrophages license alveolar regeneration after lung injury. Science Immunology 2024, 9: eado1227-eado1227. PMID: 39093958, PMCID: PMC7616420, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.ado1227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung injuryAlveolar regenerationGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorType 2 epithelial cellsAlveolar type 2 epithelial cellsPopulation of macrophagesModels of injuryImmune cellsSuspected pneumoniaA virusAlveolar damageEpithelial regenerationInterleukin-4Lung damageMacrophage subsetsReceptor signalingLungPerilesional areaRepair responseMacrophagesTherapeutic targetInjuryCellsAirborne pathogensFrom metabolic to epigenetic: Insight into trained macrophages in atherosclerosis (Review)
Li T, Feng W, Yan W, Wang T. From metabolic to epigenetic: Insight into trained macrophages in atherosclerosis (Review). Molecular Medicine Reports 2024, 30: 145. PMID: 38904193, DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2024.13269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrained immunityTrained macrophagesAbundant immune cellsCharacteristics of innate immunityChronic inflammatory diseaseAtherosclerotic plaquesProgression of ASImmune cellsInflammatory diseasesImmune responseTherapeutic approachesClinical strategiesEpigenetic reprogrammingDeposition of lipoproteinsCardiovascular diseaseInnate immunityMacrophagesAtherosclerosisImmunityDiseasePlaqueCellsComplex mechanismsGranuloma Annulare Exhibits Mixed Immune and Macrophage Polarization Profiles with Spatial Transcriptomics
Mohanty C, Singh C, Daccache J, Damsky W, Kendziorski C, Yan D, Prasad A, Zhang D, Keenan T, Drolet B, Ahmad N, Shields B. Granuloma Annulare Exhibits Mixed Immune and Macrophage Polarization Profiles with Spatial Transcriptomics. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2024, 145: 109-121. PMID: 38844128, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGranuloma annulareGranulomatous inflammationFDA-approved therapiesInflammatory signaling cascadesImpact of GAIFN-gImmune cellsInterleukin-32Idiopathic conditionTh2 signalsAdaptive immunityInterstitial patternMacrophage activationGene expression changesMolecular driversQuality of lifeGenome-wide gene expression changesMacrophage polarizationGranulomaMacrophagesTissue remodelingInflammationTNF signalingLocal gene expression patternsSpatial transcriptomicsThe crosstalk between macrophages and cancer cells potentiates pancreatic cancer cachexia
Liu M, Ren Y, Zhou Z, Yang J, Shi X, Cai Y, Arreola A, Luo W, Fung K, Xu C, Nipp R, Bronze M, Zheng L, Li Y, Houchen C, Zhang Y, Li M. The crosstalk between macrophages and cancer cells potentiates pancreatic cancer cachexia. Cancer Cell 2024, 42: 885-903.e4. PMID: 38608702, PMCID: PMC11162958, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer cachexiaTumor cellsCancer cachexiaTherapeutic targetLimited treatment optionsPancreatic cancer cellsImmune microenvironmentCCL2/CCR2 axisPotential therapeutic targetTreatment optionsMuscle wastingReprogram macrophagesTumorMuscle atrophyCachexiaCancer cellsMacrophagesNon-autonomous activationMuscle remodelingCancerMuscle degradationSecretionCellsMuscleTWEAKApoptotic cell identity induces distinct functional responses to IL-4 in efferocytic macrophages
Liebold I, Al Jawazneh A, Casar C, Lanzloth C, Leyk S, Hamley M, Wong M, Kylies D, Gräfe S, Edenhofer I, Aranda-Pardos I, Kriwet M, Haas H, Krause J, Hadjilaou A, Schromm A, Richardt U, Eggert P, Tappe D, Weidemann S, Ghosh S, Krebs C, A-Gonzalez N, Worthmann A, Lohse A, Huber S, Rothlin C, Puelles V, Jacobs T, Gagliani N, Bosurgi L. Apoptotic cell identity induces distinct functional responses to IL-4 in efferocytic macrophages. Science 2024, 384: eabo7027. PMID: 38574142, DOI: 10.1126/science.abo7027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApoptotic neutrophilsApoptotic cellsIL-4-induced gene expressionUptake of apoptotic neutrophilsApoptotic cell clearanceCell lineage identityResponse to IL-4Cell identityEfferocytic macrophagesPhagocytic receptorsGene expressionLineage identityCell clearanceApoptotic hepatocytesHeterogeneous cellsCellsMouse modelT cellsParasite-induced pathologyIL-4HepatocytesMacrophagesInterleukin-4EngulfmentPhenotypeMechanosensing regulates tissue repair program in macrophages
Meizlish M, Kimura Y, Pope S, Matta R, Kim C, Philip N, Meyaard L, Gonzalez A, Medzhitov R. Mechanosensing regulates tissue repair program in macrophages. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadk6906. PMID: 38478620, PMCID: PMC10936955, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk6906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrixRegulate chromatin accessibilityTissue repair programGene expression programsCytoskeletal dynamicsChromatin accessibilityAmoeboid migrationCytoskeletal remodelingBiochemical signalsTissue homeostasisExpression programsColony-stimulating factor-1Tissue-resident macrophagesFactor 1MechanosensingRegulating tissue repairTissue integrityMacrophagesTissueThree-dimensional environmentRepair programHomeostasispHLIP targeted intracellular delivery of calicheamicin
DuPont M, Klumpp C, Iraca M, Allababidi D, Visca H, Engelman D, Andreev O, Moshnikova A, Reshetnyak Y. pHLIP targeted intracellular delivery of calicheamicin. International Journal Of Pharmaceutics 2024, 654: 123954. PMID: 38428548, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchM2 tumor-associated macrophagesTreatment of solid tumorsTumor-associated macrophagesTherapeutic agents to tumorsTumor-stroma interfaceAgents to tumorsInhibited tumor growthPolarized M2 macrophagesTreatment of tumorsAntibody-drug conjugatesTumor massLiquid tumorsSolid tumorsImmune cellsTumor growthM2 macrophagesTumorPH low insertion peptideBiodistribution studiesIntracellular deliveryIn vivoTumor coreCalicheamicinMacrophagesTreatment
2023
IMMUNOMETABOLIC CHECKPOINTS OF INFLAMMAGING
Dixit V. IMMUNOMETABOLIC CHECKPOINTS OF INFLAMMAGING. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 140-140. PMCID: PMC10735998, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.0458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaloric restrictionAnti-inflammatory effectsAnti-inflammatory responseAge-related functional declineNegative energy balanceTissue-resident macrophagesAge-associated degenerative diseasesThymic involutionMaintenance of homeostasisMetabolic dysfunctionFunctional declineAdipose tissueInflammationResident macrophagesStudy participantsDegenerative diseasesMacrophagesKey hallmarksRNA sequence analysisMitochondrial metabolismHuman physiologyUnique regulatorCellular quiescenceMetabolismTranscriptional programsThrombocyte-derived Dickkopf1 promotes macrophage polarization in the Bleomycin-induced lung injury model
Sung E, Park M, Song S, Alanya H, Henegariu O, Liu J, Erson-Omay E, Sime P, Chae W. Thrombocyte-derived Dickkopf1 promotes macrophage polarization in the Bleomycin-induced lung injury model. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1247330. PMID: 38162655, PMCID: PMC10757334, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1247330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung injury modelMacrophage polarizationTissue repair processInjury modelMonocyte-derived alveolar macrophagesInjury-induced inflammationTissue repairRepair processRole of WntGene expression profilesImmunomodulatory roleIL-13Tissue injuryImmune responseInflammationCollagen depositionAlveolar macrophagesMacrophagesTissue homeostasisProtein expressionGene expressionRegulatory ligandsExpression profilesWnt antagonist Dickkopf1Dickkopf1Mural cell-derived chemokines provide a protective niche to safeguard vascular macrophages and limit chronic inflammation
Pekayvaz K, Gold C, Hoseinpour P, Engel A, Martinez-Navarro A, Eivers L, Coletti R, Joppich M, Dionísio F, Kaiser R, Tomas L, Janjic A, Knott M, Mehari F, Polewka V, Kirschner M, Boda A, Nicolai L, Schulz H, Titova A, Kilani B, Lorenz M, Fingerle-Rowson G, Bucala R, Enard W, Zimmer R, Weber C, Libby P, Schulz C, Massberg S, Stark K. Mural cell-derived chemokines provide a protective niche to safeguard vascular macrophages and limit chronic inflammation. Immunity 2023, 56: 2325-2341.e15. PMID: 37652021, PMCID: PMC10588993, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic inflammationVascular macrophagesPersistent tissue injuryChronic inflammatory diseaseSmooth muscle cellsMacrophage nicheInflammation contributesChemokine CCL2Inflammatory diseasesPlaque areaTissue injuryVascular bedPlaque necrosisMacrophage phenotypeAdvanced stageHomeostatic functionsNecrotic coreMuscle cellsInflammationAtherosclerosisMacrophagesMural cellsIntravital imagingProtective nicheNecrotic cellsEphB4 monomer inhibits chronic graft vasculopathy in an aortic transplant model
Langford J, Gonzalez L, Taniguchi R, Brahmandam A, Zhang W, Dardik A. EphB4 monomer inhibits chronic graft vasculopathy in an aortic transplant model. JVS Vascular Science 2023, 4: 100109. PMID: 37519335, PMCID: PMC10372308, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvssci.2023.100109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic transplant modelAllograft vasculopathyT cellsTransplant modelEphrin-B2Immune cell accumulationChronic graftCardiac transplantChronic rejectionTransplanted graftAortic allograftsNeointima formationCell accumulationTissue damageMonocyte adhesionLess neointima formationVasculopathyAdherent monocytesEndothelial surfaceReceptor EphB4MacrophagesGraftMonocytesImportant targetCellsThe effects of elexafactor/tezafactor/ivacaftor beyond the epithelium: spurring macrophages to fight infections.
Bruscia E. The effects of elexafactor/tezafactor/ivacaftor beyond the epithelium: spurring macrophages to fight infections. European Respiratory Journal 2023, 61: 2300216. PMID: 37003613, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00216-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchmicroRNA-33 deficiency in macrophages enhances autophagy, improves mitochondrial homeostasis, and protects against lung fibrosis
Ahangari F, Price N, Malik S, Chioccioli M, Bärnthaler T, Adams T, Kim J, Pradeep S, Ding S, Cosme C, Rose K, McDonough J, Aurelien N, Ibarra G, Omote N, Schupp J, DeIuliis G, Nunez J, Sharma L, Ryu C, Dela Cruz C, Liu X, Prasse A, Rosas I, Bahal R, Fernandez-Hernando C, Kaminski N. microRNA-33 deficiency in macrophages enhances autophagy, improves mitochondrial homeostasis, and protects against lung fibrosis. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e158100. PMID: 36626225, PMCID: PMC9977502, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.158100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisMiR-33MiR-33 levelsSpecific genetic ablationBronchoalveolar lavage cellsNovel therapeutic approachesMitochondrial homeostasisFatty acid metabolismMacrophages protectsBleomycin injuryLavage cellsLung fibrosisHealthy controlsInflammatory responseTherapeutic approachesImmunometabolic responsesCholesterol effluxFibrosisFatal diseasePharmacological inhibitionSterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) genesGenetic ablationMacrophagesEx vivo mouse
2022
Placental macrophage responses to viral and bacterial ligands and the influence of fetal sex
Pantazi P, Kaforou M, Tang Z, Abrahams V, McArdle A, Guller S, Holder B. Placental macrophage responses to viral and bacterial ligands and the influence of fetal sex. IScience 2022, 25: 105653. PMID: 36505933, PMCID: PMC9732417, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathogen-associated molecular patternsViral pathogen-associated molecular patternsHofbauer cellsFetal sexMajor histocompatibility complex class IAdverse pregnancy outcomesHistocompatibility complex class IToll-like receptorsComplex class ISex-dependent responseInfectious triggerPregnancy outcomesPlacental macrophagesVertical pathogen transmissionViral infectionLipid metabolismMacrophage responseBacterial ligandsProtein expression changesClass IMolecular patternsPlacentaMacrophagesCytoskeleton organizationQuantitative proteomics
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