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Mechano-Immunomodulation: Mechanoresponsive Changes in Macrophage Activity and Polarization

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Adams, Sarah, Wuescher, Leah M., Worth, Randall, Yildirim-Ayan, Eda·2019·Annals of Biomedical Engineering

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In recent years, biomaterial- and scaffold-based immunomodulation strategies were implemented in tissue regeneration efforts for manipulating macrophage polarization (a.k.a. phenotype or lineage commitment, or differentiation). Yet, most of our understanding of macrophage phenotype commitment and phagocytic capacity is limited to how physical cues (extracellular matrix stiffness, roughness, and topography) and soluble chemical cues (cytokines and chemokines released from the scaffold) influence macrophage polarization. In the context of immune response-tissue interaction, the mechanical cues experienced by the residing cells within the tissue also play a critical role in macrophage polarization and inflammatory response. However, there is no compiled study discussing the effect of the dynamic mechanical environment around the tissues on macrophage polarization and the innate immune response. The aim of this comprehensive review paper is 2-fold; (a) to highlight the importance of mechanical cues on macrophage lineage commitment and function and (b) to summarize the important studies dedicated to understand how macrophage polarization changes with different mechanical loading modalities. For the first time, this review paper compiles and compartmentalizes the studies investigating the role of dynamic mechanical loading with various modalities, amplitude, and frequency on macrophage differentiation. A deeper understanding of macrophage phenotype in mechanically dominant tissues (i.e. musculoskeletal tissues, lung tissues, and cardiovascular tissues) provides mechanistic insights into the design of mechano-immunomodulatory tissue scaffold for tissue regeneration.

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Authors
Adams, S., Wuescher, L. M., Worth, R., & Yildirim-Ayan, E.
Affiliations
  • University of Toledo (US)
  • University of Toledo Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Yildirim-Ayan, Eda
Venue
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
Published
2019-06-19
Volume
47
Issue
11
Pages
2213-2231
ISSN
  • 0090-6964 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-9686
OpenAlex
W2950647635
Cited by
96
References
115
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 2
FWCI
1.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annals of Biomedical Engineering (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune cells in cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Keywords
macrophage polarization, mechanotransduction, dynamic mechanical loading, immunomodulation, macrophage differentiation, phagocytosis, extracellular matrix stiffness, tissue engineering scaffolds, tissue regeneration, musculoskeletal tissue, lung tissue, cardiovascular tissue, innate immune response
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Macrophages, Stress, Mechanical, Cytokines, Cell Polarity, Mechanotransduction, Cellular, Tissue Scaffolds, Immunomodulation

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