Drugging the efferocytosis process: concepts and opportunities

P Mehrotra, KS Ravichandran - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2022 - nature.com
The daily removal of billions of apoptotic cells in the human body via the process of
efferocytosis is essential for homeostasis. To allow for this continuous efferocytosis, rapid …

Macrophage-targeted nanomedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis

W Chen, M Schilperoort, Y Cao, J Shi, I Tabas… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanotechnology could improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis
and contribute to the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to further …

Targeting inflammation in atherosclerosis—from experimental insights to the clinic

O Soehnlein, P Libby - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis, a dominant and growing cause of death and disability worldwide, involves
inflammation from its inception to the emergence of complications. Targeting inflammatory …

Macrophage polarization and metabolism in atherosclerosis

P Hou, J Fang, Z Liu, Y Shi, M Agostini… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the accumulation of fatty
deposits in the inner walls of vessels. These plaques restrict blood flow and lead to …

Macrophages in intestinal homeostasis and inflammatory bowel disease

LM Hegarty, GR Jones, CC Bain - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Macrophages are essential for the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis, yet appear to be
drivers of inflammation in the context of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). How these …

Amino assets: how amino acids support immunity

B Kelly, EL Pearce - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Amino acids are fundamental building blocks supporting life. Their role in protein synthesis
is well defined, but they contribute to a host of other intracellular metabolic pathways …

Control of tumor-associated macrophage responses by nutrient acquisition and metabolism

X Zhang, L Ji, MO Li - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Metazoan tissue specification is associated with integration of macrophage lineage cells in
sub-tissular niches to promote tissue development and homeostasis. Oncogenic …

Efferocytosis induces macrophage proliferation to help resolve tissue injury

BD Gerlach, PB Ampomah, A Yurdagul, C Liu… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Apoptotic cell clearance by macrophages (efferocytosis) promotes resolution signaling
pathways, which can be triggered by molecules derived from the phagolysosomal …

Metabolic orchestration of the wound healing response

SA Eming, PJ Murray, EJ Pearce - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Wound healing requires cooperation between different cell types, among which
macrophages play a central role. In particular, inflammatory macrophages are engaged in …

Myeloid cell-derived arginase in cancer immune response

TM Grzywa, A Sosnowska, P Matryba… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Amino acid metabolism is a critical regulator of the immune response, and its modulating
becomes a promising approach in various forms of immunotherapy. Insufficient …