Repair of the infarcted heart: cellular effectors, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

I Hilgendorf, S Frantz, NG Frangogiannis - Circulation Research, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
The adult mammalian heart has limited endogenous regenerative capacity and heals
through the activation of inflammatory and fibrogenic cascades that ultimately result in the …

[HTML][HTML] The macrophage–fibroblast dipole in the context of cardiac repair and fibrosis

S Psarras - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Stromal and immune cells and their interactions have gained the attention of cardiology
researchers and clinicians in recent years as their contribution in cardiac repair is …

Emerging Anti-Inflammatory COPD Treatments: Potential Cardiovascular Impacts

M Cazzola, L Calzetta, P Rogliani… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive inflammatory condition
often complicated by cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to shared inflammatory pathways …

Macrophages modulate fibrosis during newt lens regeneration

G Tsissios, A Sallese, JR Perez-Estrada… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Previous studies have suggested that macrophages are present during lens
regeneration in newts, but their role in the process is yet to be elucidated. Methods Here we …

Global IL4Rα blockade exacerbates heart failure after an ischemic event in mice and humans

S Alvarez-Argote, VA Almeida… - American Journal …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Ischemic heart failure continues to be a highly prevalent disease among westernized
countries and there is great interest in understanding the mechanisms preventing or …

Negative regulator IL-1 receptor 2 (IL-1R2) and its roles in immune regulation of autoimmune diseases

Y Zhang, K Liu, M Guo, Y Yang, H Zhang - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
The decoy receptor interleukin 1 receptor 2 (IL-1R2), also known as CD121b, has different
forms: membrane-bound (mIL-1R2), soluble secreted (ssIL-1R2), shedded (shIL-1R2) …

Causal role of circulating inflammatory cytokines in cardiac diseases, structure and function

W Ruan, X Zhou, H Liu, T Wang, G Zhang, K Lin - Heart & Lung, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Inflammation is implicated in cardiovascular disease (CVD) pathogenesis, but
causal roles of specific circulating inflammatory cytokines remain unclear. Mendelian …

Scratching beneath the surface: IL4Rα blockade and the progression from myocardial ischemic injury to heart failure

DH Wu, SE Senyo - American Journal of Physiology-Heart …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
13 Ischemic heart disease (IHD) and its clinical manifestations of acute myocardial infarction
(MI) 14 and ischemic cardiomyopathy are the leading cause of death worldwide1, 2. In the …