[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial functions in infection and immunity

V Tiku, MW Tan, I Dikic - Trends in cell biology, 2020 - cell.com
Mitochondria have a central role in regulating a range of cellular activities and host
responses upon bacterial infection. Multiple pathogens affect mitochondria dynamics and …

[HTML][HTML] Through the layers: how macrophages drive atherosclerosis across the vessel wall

LI Susser, KJ Rayner - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for almost half of all deaths related to non-
communicable disease worldwide, making it the single largest global cause of mortality …

[PDF][PDF] Metabolic modeling of single Th17 cells reveals regulators of autoimmunity

A Wagner, C Wang, J Fessler, D DeTomaso… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Metabolism is a major regulator of immune cell function, but it remains difficult to study the
metabolic status of individual cells. Here, we present Compass, an algorithm to characterize …

Macrophage immunometabolism in inflammatory bowel diseases: from pathogenesis to therapy

X Pan, Q Zhu, LL Pan, J Sun - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), comprised of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is a
chronic relapsing inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract that closely related to …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage: a cell with many faces and functions in tuberculosis

F Ahmad, A Rani, A Alam, S Zarin, S Pandey… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB) which
primarily infects the macrophages. Nearly a quarter of the world's population is infected …

[HTML][HTML] Lung fibrosis and fibrosis in the lungs: is it all about myofibroblasts?

E Ortiz-Zapater, J Signes-Costa, P Montero, I Roger - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the lungs, fibrosis is a growing clinical problem that results in shortness of breath and can
end up in respiratory failure. Even though the main fibrotic disease affecting the lung is …

[HTML][HTML] Immunometabolism of Phagocytes During Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

R Kumar, P Singh, A Kolloli, L Shi, Y Bushkin… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remains as a leading killer
among infectious diseases worldwide. The nature of the host immune response dictates …

Hacking the host: exploitation of macrophage polarization by intracellular bacterial pathogens

JD Thiriot, YB Martinez-Martinez… - Pathogens and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Macrophages play an integral role in host defenses against intracellular bacterial
pathogens. A remarkable plasticity allows for adaptation to the needs of the host to …

Not too fat to fight: The emerging role of macrophage fatty acid metabolism in immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

T Laval, L Chaumont, C Demangel - Immunological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While the existence of a special relationship between Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and
host lipids has long been known, it remains a challenging enigma. It was clearly established …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of alcohol use disorder on tuberculosis: a review of the epidemiology and potential immunologic mechanisms

GW Wigger, TC Bouton, KR Jacobson… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Globally, an estimated 107 million people have an alcohol use disorder (AUD) leading to 2.8
million premature deaths each year. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death …