Phagocytosis of apoptotic cells in resolution of inflammation

I Kourtzelis, G Hajishengallis, T Chavakis - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Efficient inflammation resolution is important not only for the termination of the inflammatory
response but also for the restoration of tissue integrity. An integral process to resolution of …

Inflammation resolution: implications for atherosclerosis

AC Doran - Circulation research, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Resolution is an active and highly coordinated process that occurs in response to
inflammation to limit tissue damage and promote repair. When the resolution program fails …

Mechanisms and consequences of defective efferocytosis in atherosclerosis

A Yurdagul Jr, AC Doran, B Cai, G Fredman… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Efficient clearance of apoptotic cells, termed efferocytosis, critically regulates normal
homeostasis whereas defective uptake of apoptotic cells results in chronic and non …

Transglutaminase regulation of cell function

RL Eckert, MT Kaartinen, M Nurminskaya… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Transglutaminases (TGs) are multifunctional proteins having enzymatic and scaffolding
functions that participate in regulation of cell fate in a wide range of cellular systems and are …

Efferocytosis and its role in inflammatory disorders

Y Ge, M Huang, Y Yao - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Efferocytosis is the effective clearance of apoptotic cells by professional and non-
professional phagocytes. The process is mechanically different from other forms of …

The role of efferocytosis in atherosclerosis

Y Kojima, IL Weissman, NJ Leeper - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
The necrotic core has long been a hallmark of the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque.
Although apoptotic cells are cleared quickly in almost all other tissue beds, their removal …

Microglia in Alzheimer's disease: Pathogenesis, mechanisms, and therapeutic potentials

J Miao, H Ma, Y Yang, Y Liao, C Lin, J Zheng… - Frontiers in aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by protein
aggregation in the brain. Recent studies have revealed the critical role of microglia in AD …

The role of defective clearance of apoptotic cells in systemic autoimmunity

LE Muñoz, K Lauber, M Schiller, AA Manfredi… - Nature Reviews …, 2010 - nature.com
The inefficient clearance of dying cells can result in the accumulation of apoptotic cell
remnants. This occurrence is considered an intrinsic defect that can cause the permanent …

Anti-inflammatory mechanisms triggered by apoptotic cells during their clearance

Z Szondy, Z Sarang, B Kiss, É Garabuczi… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In the human body, billions of cells die by apoptosis every day. The subsequent clearance of
apoptotic cells by phagocytosis is normally efficient enough to prevent secondary necrosis …

The ins and outs of phospholipid asymmetry in the plasma membrane: roles in health and disease

B Fadeel, D Xue - Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
A common feature of all eukaryotic membranes is the non-random distribution of different
lipid species in the lipid bilayer (lipid asymmetry). Lipid asymmetry provides the two sides of …