More than just protein building blocks: how amino acids and related metabolic pathways fuel macrophage polarization

M Kieler, M Hofmann, G Schabbauer - The FEBS journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages represent the first line of defence in innate immune responses and
additionally serve important functions for the regulation of host inflammation and tissue …

Tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates: regulators of immune responses

I Choi, H Son, JH Baek - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
The tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) is a series of chemical reactions used in aerobic
organisms to generate energy via the oxidation of acetylcoenzyme A (CoA) derived from …

Sex differences in kidney metabolism may reflect sex-dependent outcomes in human diabetic kidney disease

S Clotet-Freixas, O Zaslaver, M Kotlyar… - Science translational …, 2024 - science.org
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the main cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and
progresses faster in males than in females. We identify sex-based differences in kidney …

Succinate uptake by T cells suppresses their effector function via inhibition of mitochondrial glucose oxidation

N Gudgeon, H Munford, EL Bishop, J Hill… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) loss-of-function mutations drive succinate accumulation in
tumor microenvironments, for example in the neuroendocrine tumors pheochromocytoma …

Mitochondria as key players in the pathogenesis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

SA Clayton, L MacDonald… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria are major energy-producing organelles that have central roles in cellular
metabolism. They also act as important signalling hubs, and their dynamic regulation in …

An integrated toolbox to profile macrophage immunometabolism

SGS Verberk, KE de Goede, FS Gorki… - Cell reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Macrophages are dynamic immune cells that can adopt several activation states.
Fundamental to these functional activation states is the regulation of cellular metabolic …

Research progress on Toll-like receptor signal transduction and its roles in antimicrobial immune responses

P Xia, Y Wu, S Lian, L Yan, X Meng, Q Duan… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2021 - Springer
When microorganisms invade a host, the innate immune system first recognizes the
pathogen-associated molecular patterns of these microorganisms through pattern …

Succinate in the tumor microenvironment affects tumor growth and modulates tumor associated macrophages

S Inamdar, AP Suresh, JL Mangal, ND Ng, A Sundem… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Succinate is an important metabolite that modulates metabolism of immune cells and cancer
cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Herein, we report that polyethylene succinate …

Succinate receptor 1: an emerging regulator of myeloid cell function in inflammation

G Krzak, CM Willis, JA Smith, S Pluchino… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
The rapidly evolving area of immunometabolism has shed new light on the fundamental
properties of products and intermediates of cellular metabolism (metabolites), highlighting …

Glutamine metabolism and optimal immune and CNS function

P Newsholme, VLS Diniz, GT Dodd… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Nutrients can impact and regulate cellular metabolism and cell function which is particularly
important for the activation and function of diverse immune subsets. Among the critical …