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A Network of Macrophages Supports Mitochondrial Homeostasis in the Heart
Nicolás-Ávila JA, Lechuga-Vieco AV, Esteban-Martínez L, Sánchez-Díaz M, Díaz-García E, Santiago DJ, Rubio-Ponce A, Li JL, Balachander A, Quintana JA, Martínez-de-Mena R, Castejón-Vega B, Pun-García A, Través PG, Bonzón-Kulichenko E, García-Marqués F, Cussó L, A-González N, González-Guerra A, Roche-Molina M, Martin-Salamanca S, Crainiciuc G, Guzmán G, Larrazabal J, Herrero-Galán E, Alegre-Cebollada J, Lemke G, Rothlin CV, Jimenez-Borreguero LJ, Reyes G, Castrillo A, Desco M, Muñoz-Cánoves P, Ibáñez B, Torres M, Ng LG, Priori SG, Bueno H, Vázquez J, Cordero MD, Bernal JA, Enríquez JA, Hidalgo A. A Network of Macrophages Supports Mitochondrial Homeostasis in the Heart. Cell 2020, 183: 94-109.e23. PMID: 32937105, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhagocytic receptor MertkNetwork of macrophagesVentricular dysfunctionCardiac stressCardiac macrophagesDefective eliminationMetabolic alterationsOrgan functionImpaired autophagyHealthy myocardiumMyocardial tissueMurine heartMacrophagesMetabolic demandsCardiomyocytesMetabolic stabilityHeartAutophagy machineryMitochondrial homeostasisDysfunctional mitochondriaHomeostasisMembranous particlesDysfunctionInflammasomeMyocardium
2024
Resident and recruited macrophages differentially contribute to cardiac healing after myocardial ischemia
Weinberger T, Denise M, Joppich M, Fischer M, Rodriguez C, Kumaraswami K, Wimmler V, Ablinger S, Räuber S, Fang J, Liu L, Liu H, Winterhalter J, Lichti J, Thomas L, Esfandyari D, Percin G, Matin S, Hidalgo A, Waskow C, Engelhardt S, Todica A, Zimmer R, Pridans C, Perdiguero E, Schulz C. Resident and recruited macrophages differentially contribute to cardiac healing after myocardial ischemia. ELife 2024, 12: rp89377. PMID: 38775664, PMCID: PMC11111219, DOI: 10.7554/elife.89377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfarct sizeCardiac remodelingI/R injuryMacrophage populationsDeterioration of cardiac functionRecruitment of monocyte-derived macrophagesIschemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuryAntigen-presenting macrophagesImmune cell crosstalkSubsets of macrophagesIncreased infarct sizeMonocyte-derived macrophagesResponse to injuryInfluence infarct sizeContext of myocardial infarctionCSF1R inhibitionCardiac healingCardiac macrophagesCardiac functionCell crosstalkAdverse remodelingResident macrophagesTissue macrophagesMacrophage lineageMyocardial ischemia
2022
Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease
Petzold T, Zhang Z, Ballesteros I, Saleh I, Polzin A, Thienel M, Liu L, Ain Q, Ehreiser V, Weber C, Kilani B, Mertsch P, Götschke J, Cremer S, Fu W, Lorenz M, Ishikawa-Ankerhold H, Raatz E, El-Nemr S, Görlach A, Marhuenda E, Stark K, Pircher J, Stegner D, Gieger C, Schmidt-Supprian M, Gaertner F, Almendros I, Kelm M, Schulz C, Hidalgo A, Massberg S. Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease. Immunity 2022, 55: 2285-2299.e7. PMID: 36272416, PMCID: PMC9767676, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research