Naltriben promotes tumor growth by activating the TRPM7-mediated development of the anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype by Viviane Nascimento Da Conceicao, Yuyang Sun, Manigandan Venkatesan, Jorge De La Chapa Chapa, Karthik Ramachandran, Rahul S. Jasrotia, Victor Drel, Xiufang Chai, Bibhuti B. Mishra, Muniswamy Madesh, Brij B. Singh

“…Abstract Macrophage plasticity is critical for maintaining immune function and developing solid tumors; however, the macrophage polarization mechanism remains incompletely understood. …”
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Picolinic Acid in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: A Preliminary Report by Jolanta Zuwała-Jagiello, Monika Pazgan-Simon, Krzysztof Simon, Maria Warwas

“…Macrophage activation seems to be a feature of chronic liver diseases. …”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Visualization of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques at the Brachiocephalic Artery of Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice by the Blood-Pool Contrast Agent B229... by Cinzia Parolini, Marco Busnelli, Giulia S. Ganzetti, Federica Dellera, Stefano Manzini, Eugenio Scanziani, Jason L. Johnson, Cesare R. Sirtori, Giulia Chiesa

“…A linear correlation between signal enhancement and macrophage content was found 10 minutes after B22956/1 injection ( p < .01). …”
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Interleukin-18 Expression Increases in the Aorta and Plasma of Patients with Acute Aortic Dissection by Haiying Hu, Guangtai Zhang, Huanli Hu, Wenjing Liu, Jixiang Liu, Shuanli Xin, Xiufeng Zhao, Liying Han, Liping Duan, Xinshun Huang, Chao Chang

“…IL-18 may participate in AD by regulating macrophage differentiation and macrophage-induced SMC apoptosis.…”
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High-Affinity Anti-VISTA Antibody Protects against Sepsis by Inhibition of T Lymphocyte Apoptosis and Suppression of the Inflammatory Response by Tianzhu Tao, Lulong Bo, Teng Li, Longbao Shi, Hui Zhang, Bo Ye, Yuhai Xu, Qingqing Ma, Xiaoming Deng, Guorong Zhang

“…Expression profiles of VISTA on T lymphocytes and macrophage were examined at 24 and 72 h postsurgery. …”
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Control of Intracellular Francisella tularensis by Different Cell Types and the Role of Nitric Oxide by Sarah L. Newstead, Amanda J. Gates, M. Gillian Hartley, Caroline A. Rowland, E. Diane Williamson, Roman A. Lukaszewski

“…Here we assess the role of nitric oxide in control of intracellular infections in two murine macrophage cell lines of different provenance: the alveolar macrophage cell line, MH-S, and the widely used peritoneal macrophage cell line, J774A.1. …”
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Induced Inflammatory and Oxidative Markers in Cerebral Microvasculature by Mentally Depressive Stress by Yuequan Zhu, Yazeed Haddad, Ho Jun Yun, Xiaokun Geng, Yuchuan Ding

“…On day 29, open field tests (OFT) and sucrose preference tests (SPT) were performed to assess depressive-like behaviors for the two groups (n=10/group). Macrophage infiltration into the brain tissue upon stress was analyzed by measuring expression of macrophage marker (CD68) with immunofluorescence in both the CRS and control groups (n=10/group). …”
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Static Magnetic Field Accelerates Diabetic Wound Healing by Facilitating Resolution of Inflammation by Wenlong Shang, Guilin Chen, Yinxiu Li, Yujuan Zhuo, Yuhong Wang, Zhicai Fang, Ying Yu, Huiwen Ren

“…Impaired wound healing is commonly encountered in patients with diabetes mellitus, which may lead to severe outcomes such as amputation, if untreated timely. Macrophage plays a critical role in the healing process including the resolution phase. …”
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Understanding the Activation of Platelets in Diabetes and Its Modulation by Allyl Methyl Sulfide, an Active Metabolite of Garlic by Navya Malladi, Ebin Johny, Shravan K. Uppulapu, Vikas Tiwari, Md Jahangir Alam, Ramu Adela, Sanjay K. Banerjee

“…We observed an inhibitory effect of allyl methyl sulfide on platelet aggregation, platelet activation, platelet macrophage interaction, and increased ROS levels in type 1 diabetes. …”
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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis by Sandeep M Patel, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Jordan P Reynolds, Michael J Krowka

“…Recent advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology of PAP demonstrate that the idiopathic form is due to antigranulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor antibodies. Therapeutic targets that replace granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor or remove these antibodies are being actively developed. …”
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IL-18 Blockage Reduces Neuroinflammation and Promotes Functional Recovery in a Mouse Model of Spinal Cord Injury by Easmin Begum, Md Rashel Mahmod, Md Mahbobur Rahman, Fumiko Fukuma, Takeshi Urano, Yuki Fujita

“…Additionally, IL-18 inhibition lowered the expression of pro-inflammatory factors, such as IL-1β and the M1 microglia/macrophage marker Ccl17, while enhancing the expression of the M2 microglia/macrophage marker Arginase 1. …”
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Peptidoglycan-Like Components in Z-100, Extracted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain Aoyama B, Increase IL-12p40 via NOD2 by Takayuki Horii, Yuki Orikawa, Yuta Ohira, Runa Eta, Uiko Tominaga, Takanori Sato, Takao Tanaka

“…Mouse bone marrow-derived cells and CD14+ cells were cultured in the presence of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, differentiated into macrophage-like cells, and then stimulated with Z-100. …”
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Nε-Carboxymethyl-Lysine Negatively Regulates Foam Cell Migration via the Vav1/Rac1 Pathway by Zhengyang Bao, Lili Zhang, Lihua Li, Jinchuan Yan, Qiwen Pang, Zhen Sun, Yue Geng, Lele Jing, Chen Shao, Zhongqun Wang

“…Background. Macrophage-derived foam cells play a central role in atherosclerosis, and their ultimate fate includes apoptosis, promotion of vascular inflammation, or migration to other tissues. …”
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Hypoxanthine Derivatives in Experimental Infections by Claudio De Simone, Edoardo Arrigoni Martelli, Pietro Foresta, Giuseppe Famularo, Roberto Giacomelli, Emilio Jirillo, Vito Ruggiero, Giorgio Tonietti

“…In fact, only the treatment with ST 789 resulted in a clear enhancement of the primary antibody production as well as macrophage phagocytic activity, whereas T lymphocyte responsiveness to mitogens and both macrophage- and natural killer-dependent cytotoxicity were not significantly affected. …”
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Targeting NLRP3 Inflammasome Alleviates Synovitis by Reducing Pyroptosis in Rats with Experimental Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis by Yinzi Xin, Wei Wang, Enyu Mao, Hefeng Yang, Song Li

“…Macrophage somehow promoted FLS pyroptosis in this study. …”
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Essential Role of Zinc and Zinc Transporters in Myeloid Cell Function and Host Defense against Infection by Muna Sapkota, Daren L. Knoell

“…In particular, zinc impacts macrophage function, a critical front-line cell in host defense, in addition to other immune cells. …”
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Impaired Muscle Regeneration in Ob/ob and Db/db Mice by Mai-Huong Nguyen, Ming Cheng, Timothy J. Koh

“…The impairments in muscle regeneration were associated with impaired macrophage accumulation; macrophages have been shown previously to be required for efficient muscle regeneration. …”
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Mechanisms of Bone Resorption in Periodontitis by Stefan A. Hienz, Sweta Paliwal, Saso Ivanovski

“…The osteoclast, the principal bone resorptive cell, differentiates from monocyte/macrophage precursors under the regulation of the critical cytokines macrophage colony-stimulating factor, RANK ligand, and osteoprotegerin. …”
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Reliea® combination of Codonopsis lanceolata and Chaenomeles sinensis extract alleviates airway inflammation on particulate matter 10 plus diesel exhaust particles (PM10D) ‑induced... by Yoon-Young Sung, Won-Kyung Yang, Jong Hoon Kim, Dongseok Shin, Seok June Son, Seung-Hyung Kim

“…RelA decreased the expression of interleukin (IL)-17, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL)-1, thymus and activation-regulated chemokine, macrophage inflammatory protein-2, IL-1α, TNF-α, mucin 5AC, cyclooxygenase-2, and transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A or V member 1 in BALF and lung, and inhibited IL-1α and macrophage marker F4/80 localization in lung of PM10D-induced mice. …”
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Inhibition of the Ubiquitin-Activating Enzyme UBA1 Suppresses Diet-Induced Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Knockout Mice by Jiawei Liao, Xiaolei Yang, Qiuyue Lin, Shuang Liu, Yunpeng Xie, Yunlong Xia, Hui-Hua Li

“…In vitro, PYR-41 blunted ox-LDL-induced lipid deposition and expression of proinflammatory cytokines (Il-1β and Il-6) and NADPH oxidases (Nox1, Nox2, and Nox4) in cultured RAW264.7 macrophages. Conclusions. We demonstrated that UBA1 expression was upregulated and mainly derived from macrophages in the atherosclerotic plaques and inactivation of UBA1 by PYR-41 suppressed atherosclerosis development probably through inhibiting macrophage proinflammatory response and oxidative stress. …”
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