Immune mechanisms linking metabolic injury to inflammation and fibrosis in fatty liver disease–novel insights into cellular communication circuits

M Peiseler, R Schwabe, J Hampe, P Kubes… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease and is
emerging as the leading cause of cirrhosis, liver transplantation and hepatocellular …

Cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction

A Albillos, R Martin-Mateos, S Van der Merwe… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The term cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction (CAID) comprises the distinctive
spectrum of immune alterations associated with the course of end-stage liver disease …

Cross-tissue immune cell analysis reveals tissue-specific features in humans

C Domínguez Conde, C Xu, LB Jarvis, DB Rainbow… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Despite their crucial role in health and disease, our knowledge of immune cells within
human tissues remains limited. We surveyed the immune compartment of 16 tissues from 12 …

Identification of a broadly fibrogenic macrophage subset induced by type 3 inflammation

T Fabre, AMS Barron, SM Christensen, S Asano… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Macrophages are central orchestrators of the tissue response to injury, with distinct
macrophage activation states playing key roles in fibrosis progression and resolution …

Auto-aggressive CXCR6+ CD8 T cells cause liver immune pathology in NASH

M Dudek, D Pfister, S Donakonda, P Filpe, A Schneider… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a manifestation of systemic metabolic disease
related to obesity, and causes liver disease and cancer,. The accumulation of metabolites …

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 …

Natural killer cell homing and trafficking in tissues and tumors: from biology to application

GH Ran, YQ Lin, L Tian, T Zhang, DM Yan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells, a subgroup of innate lymphoid cells, act as the first line of defense
against cancer. Although some evidence shows that NK cells can develop in secondary …

Macrophage functional diversity in NAFLD—more than inflammation

E Barreby, P Chen, M Aouadi - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2022 - nature.com
Macrophages have diverse phenotypes and functions due to differences in their origin,
location and pathophysiological context. Although their main role in the liver has been …

Single-cell sequencing of human white adipose tissue identifies new cell states in health and obesity

AD Hildreth, F Ma, YY Wong, R Sun, M Pellegrini… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
White adipose tissue (WAT) is an essential regulator of energy storage and systemic
metabolic homeostasis. Regulatory networks consisting of immune and structural cells are …

Tissue-resident immune cells in humans

JI Gray, DL Farber - Annual review of immunology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Tissue-resident immune cells span both myeloid and lymphoid cell lineages, have been
found in multiple human tissues, and play integral roles at all stages of the immune …