Targeting tumor-associated macrophages to synergize tumor immunotherapy

X **ang, J Wang, D Lu, X Xu - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
The current treatment strategies in advanced malignancies remain limited. Notably,
immunotherapies have raised hope for a successful control of these advanced diseases, but …

Why nanoparticles prefer liver macrophage cell uptake in vivo

W Ngo, S Ahmed, C Blackadar, B Bussin, Q Ji… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic nanoparticles is dependent on their ability to
accumulate in diseased tissues. However, most nanoparticles end up in liver macrophages …

Microglia and monocytes in inflammatory CNS disease: integrating phenotype and function

AG Spiteri, CL Wishart, R Pamphlett, G Locatelli… - Acta …, 2022 - Springer
In neurological diseases, the actions of microglia, the resident myeloid cells of the CNS
parenchyma, may diverge from, or intersect with, those of recruited monocytes to drive …

Elimination pathways of nanoparticles

W Poon, YN Zhang, B Ouyang, BR Kingston, JLY Wu… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Understanding how nanoparticles are eliminated from the body is required for their
successful clinical translation. Many promising nanoparticle formulations for in vivo medical …

Symbiotic Firmicutes establish mutualism with the host via innate tolerance and resistance to control systemic immunity

CKI Jordan, RL Brown, MLY Larkinson, RP Sequeira… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
The intestinal microbiota regulates immunity across organ systems. Which symbionts control
systemic immunity, the mechanisms they use, and how they avoid widespread inflammatory …

Mesenchymal stem cell-macrophage crosstalk and bone healing

J Pajarinen, T Lin, E Gibon, Y Kohno, M Maruyama… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent research has brought about a clear understanding that successful fracture healing is
based on carefully coordinated cross-talk between inflammatory and bone forming cells. In …

Harnessing anti‐tumor and tumor‐tropism functions of macrophages via nanotechnology for tumor immunotherapy

Y Zheng, Y Han, Q Sun, Z Li - Exploration, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reprogramming the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment by modulating
macrophages holds great promise in tumor immunotherapy. As a class of professional …

Hepatocyte mitochondria-derived danger signals directly activate hepatic stellate cells and drive progression of liver fibrosis

P An, LL Wei, S Zhao, DY Sverdlov, KA Vaid… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Due to their bacterial ancestry, many components of mitochondria share structural
similarities with bacteria. Release of molecular danger signals from injured cell mitochondria …

Analysis of nanoparticle delivery to tumours

S Wilhelm, AJ Tavares, Q Dai, S Ohta, J Audet… - Nature reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Targeting nanoparticles to malignant tissues for improved diagnosis and therapy is a
popular concept. However, after surveying the literature from the past 10 years, only …

Blockade of the AHR restricts a Treg-macrophage suppressive axis induced by L-Kynurenine

LF Campesato, S Budhu, J Tchaicha, CH Weng… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Tryptophan catabolism by the enzymes indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 and tryptophan 2, 3-
dioxygenase 2 (IDO/TDO) promotes immunosuppression across different cancer types. The …