Pathophysiology of atherosclerosis

S Jebari-Benslaiman, U Galicia-García… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis is the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading
cause of mortality worldwide. Atherosclerosis is initiated by endothelium activation and …

Crosstalk between cancer-associated fibroblasts and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment: new findings and future perspectives

X Mao, J Xu, W Wang, C Liang, J Hua, J Liu, B Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), a stromal cell population with cell-of-origin,
phenotypic and functional heterogeneity, are the most essential components of the tumor …

Immunoregulation in diabetic wound repair with a photoenhanced glycyrrhizic acid hydrogel scaffold

Y Qian, Y Zheng, J Jin, X Wu, K Xu, M Dai… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
M1 macrophage accumulation and excessive inflammation are commonly encountered
issues in diabetic wounds and can fail in the healing process. Hence, hydrogel dressings …

Macrophage polarization and its role in liver disease

C Wang, C Ma, L Gong, Y Guo, K Fu, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are important immune cells in innate immunity, and have remarkable
heterogeneity and polarization. Under pathological conditions, in addition to the resident …

Targeting macrophages in cancer immunotherapy

Z Duan, Y Luo - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Immunotherapy is regarded as the most promising treatment for cancers. Various cancer
immunotherapies, including adoptive cellular immunotherapy, tumor vaccines, antibodies …

Liver ischaemia–reperfusion injury: a new understanding of the role of innate immunity

H Hirao, K Nakamura… - … reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Liver ischaemia–reperfusion injury (LIRI), a local sterile inflammatory response driven by
innate immunity, is one of the primary causes of early organ dysfunction and failure after …

Roles of IFN-γ in tumor progression and regression: a review

D Jorgovanovic, M Song, L Wang, Y Zhang - Biomarker research, 2020 - Springer
Background Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) plays a key role in activation of cellular immunity and
subsequently, stimulation of antitumor immune-response. Based on its cytostatic, pro …

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes: applications in regenerative medicine

MD Hade, CN Suire, Z Suo - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Exosomes are a type of extracellular vesicles, produced within multivesicular bodies, that
are then released into the extracellular space through a merging of the multivesicular body …

Engineering macrophages for cancer immunotherapy and drug delivery

Y Xia, L Rao, H Yao, Z Wang, P Ning… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages play an important role in cancer development and metastasis.
Proinflammatory M1 macrophages can phagocytose tumor cells, while anti‐inflammatory M2 …

CAR-cell therapy in the era of solid tumor treatment: current challenges and emerging therapeutic advances

KM Maalej, M Merhi, VP Inchakalody, S Mestiri… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
In the last decade, Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has emerged as a
promising immunotherapeutic approach to fight cancers. This approach consists of …