Understanding the Mysterious M2 Macrophage through Activation Markers and Effector Mechanisms

The metabolic phenotype in obesity: Fat mass, body fat distribution, and adipose tissue function

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Macrophage activation and polarization: nomenclature and experimental guidelines

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Macrophage plasticity and polarization: in vivo veritas

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Macrophage polarization: tumor-associated macrophages as a paradigm for polarized M2 mononuclear phagocytes

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A Lineage of Myeloid Cells Independent of Myb and Hematopoietic Stem Cells

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What we talk about when we talk about fat

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Tissue-resident macrophages originate from yolk-sac-derived erythro-myeloid progenitors

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The cellular and signaling networks linking the immune system and metabolism in disease

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Embryonic and Adult-Derived Resident Cardiac Macrophages Are Maintained through Distinct Mechanisms at Steady State and during Inflammation

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Immunomodulatory effects of metal nanoparticles: current trends and future prospects

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CD206 + IL-4Rα + Macrophages Are Drivers of Adverse Cardiac Remodeling in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Wang, Q., Ismahil, M. A., Zhu, Y., Rokosh, G. D., Hamid, T., Zhou, G., Pogwizd, S. M., & Prabhu, S. D. (2025) · Circulation · doi:10.1161/circulationaha.124.072411 · Cited by 30

Macrophage polarization in diabetic vascular complications: mechanistic insights and therapeutic targets

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Ethanol intoxication prolongs post-burn pulmonary inflammation: role of alveolar macrophages

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IL-4 driven transcription factor FoxQ1 is expressed by monocytes in atopic dermatitis and stimulates monocyte migration

Ovsiy, I., Riabov, V., Manousaridis, I., Michel, J., Moganti, K., Yin, S., Liu, T., Sticht, C., Kremmer, E., Harmsen, M. C., et al. (2017) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-017-17307-z · Cited by 23

Axl Involved in Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Induces Macrophage Polarization

Yeh, H.-W., Chiang, C., Chen, P.-H., Su, C.-C., Wu, Y., Chou, L., Huang, R., Liu, S.-Y., & Shieh, Y. (2018) · Journal of Endodontics · doi:10.1016/j.joen.2018.07.005 · Cited by 24

Selective Upregulation of Transcripts for Six Molecules Related to T Cell Costimulation and Phagocyte Recruitment and Activation among 734 Immunity-Related Genes in the Brain during Perforin-Dependent, CD8 + T Cell-Mediated Elimination of Toxoplasma gondii Cysts

Lutshumba, J., Ochiai, E., Sa, Q., Anand, N., & Suzuki, Y. (2020) · mSystems · doi:10.1128/msystems.00189-20 · Cited by 24

M2 Macrophages and Phenotypic Modulation of Intestinal Smooth Muscle Cells Characterize Inflammatory Stricture Formation in Rats

Lourenssen, S. R., & Blennerhassett, M. G. (2020) · American Journal Of Pathology · doi:10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.05.015 · Cited by 24

Neonatal Pig Sertoli Cells Survive Xenotransplantation by Creating an Immune Modulatory Environment Involving CD4 and CD8 Regulatory T Cells

Kaur, G., Wright, K., Mital, P., Hibler, T., Miranda, J. M., Thompson, L. A., Halley, K., & Dufour, J. M. (2020) · Cell Transplantation · doi:10.1177/0963689720947102 · Cited by 24

The Mononuclear Phagocyte System of the Rat

Hume, D. A., Caruso, M., Keshvari, S., Patkar, O. L., Sehgal, A., Bush, S. J., SUMMERS, K. M., Pridans, C., & Irvine, K. M. (2021) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.2100136 · Cited by 22

A Signaling View into the Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment

Pereira, J., Jordan, P., & Matos, P. (2021) · Immuno · doi:10.3390/immuno1020007 · Cited by 24

A flow cytometry approach reveals heterogeneity in conventional subsets of murine renal mononuclear phagocytes

Nordlohne, J., Hulsmann, I., Schwafertz, S., Zgrajek, J., Grundmann, M., von Vietinghoff, S., Eitner, F., & Becker, M. S. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92784-x · Cited by 24

Cortical bone stem cells modify cardiac inflammation after myocardial infarction by inducing a novel macrophage phenotype

Hobby, A. R. H., Berretta, R. M., Eaton, D., Kubo, H., Feldsott, E. A., Yang, Y., Headrick, A. L., Koch, K. A., Rubino, M., Kurian, J. J., et al. (2021) · American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology · doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00304.2021 · Cited by 24

Vitreous M2 Macrophage-Derived Microparticles Promote RPE Cell Proliferation and Migration in Traumatic Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy

Song, Y., Liao, M., Zhao, X. H., Han, H., Dong, X., Wang, X., Du, M., & Yan, H. (2021) · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · doi:10.1167/iovs.62.12.26 · Cited by 24

Evaluation of immunotherapies improving macrophage anti-tumor response using a microfluidic model

Chernyavska, M., Hermans, C. K. J. C., Chan, C., Baumann, N., Rösner, T., Leusen, J. H. W., Valerius, T., & Verdurmen, W. P. R. (2022) · Organs-on-a-Chip · doi:10.1016/j.ooc.2022.100019 · Cited by 25

The Secretome of Preconditioned Mesenchymal Stem Cells Drives Polarization and Reprogramming of M2a Macrophages toward an IL-10-Producing Phenotype

Holthaus, M., Santhakumar, N., Wahlers, T., & Paunel‐Görgülü, A. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms23084104 · Cited by 25

Macrophage-based delivery of interleukin-13 improves functional and histopathological outcomes following spinal cord injury

Broeckhoven, J. V., Erens, C., Sommer, D., Scheijen, E. E. M., Sanchez, S., Vidal, P. M., Dooley, D., Breedam, E. V., Quarta, A., Ponsaerts, P., et al. (2022) · Journal of Neuroinflammation · doi:10.1186/s12974-022-02458-2 · Cited by 23

Insights into innovative therapeutics for drug-resistant tuberculosis: Host-directed therapy and autophagy inducing modified nanoparticles

Khoza, L. J., Kumar, P., Dube, A., Demana, P. H., & Choonara, Y. E. (2022) · International Journal of Pharmaceutics · doi:10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121893 · Cited by 24

Applications of functionally-adapted hydrogels in tendon repair

Hu, J., Liu, S., & Fan, C. (2023) · Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology · doi:10.3389/fbioe.2023.1135090 · Cited by 26

A dual functional polypeptide with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties for the treatment of periodontitis

Li, Y., Ma, Y., Yu, J., Li, C., Yu, D., Dai, R., Li, Q., & Cao, C. Y. (2023) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124920 · Cited by 24

Differential response to intrahippocampal interleukin-4/interleukin-13 in aged and exercise mice

Littlefield, A. M., & Kohman, R. A. (2016) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.11.027 · Cited by 24

S1P Provokes Tumor Lymphangiogenesis via Macrophage-Derived Mediators Such as IL-1βor Lipocalin-2

Syed, S. N., Jung, M., Weigert, A., & Brüne, B. (2017) · Mediators of Inflammation · doi:10.1155/2017/7510496 · Cited by 24

A sensitive flow cytometric method for multi-parametric analysis of microRNA, messenger RNA and protein in single cells

Lai, C., Stepniak, D. T., Sias, L., & Funatake, C. J. (2017) · Methods · doi:10.1016/j.ymeth.2017.12.016 · Cited by 24

Diet Supplementation in ω3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Favors an Anti-Inflammatory Basal Environment in Mouse Adipose Tissue

Colson, C., Ghandour, R. A., Dufies, O., Rekima, S., Loubat, A., Munro, P. M., Boyer, L., & Pisani, D. F. (2019) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu11020438 · Cited by 27

Understanding the Metabolic Profile of Macrophages During the Regenerative Process in Zebrafish

Paredes, L. C., Câmara, N. O. S., & Braga, T. T. (2019) · Frontiers in Physiology · doi:10.3389/fphys.2019.00617 · Cited by 23

Advances in studies on tracheal stent design addressing the related complications

Chen, S., Du, T., Zhang, H., Zhang, Y., & Qiao, A. (2024) · Materials Today Bio · doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.101263 · Cited by 23

Reprogramming cellular senescence and aging clocks for advanced cancer immunotherapy

Yang, H., Liu, D., Qiu, L., Wang, R., Zhang, C., Yu, D., Zhong, Q., Yuki, N., Song, Z., Zhu, Τ., et al. (2025) · Molecular Cancer · doi:10.1186/s12943-025-02459-8 · Cited by 30

Splitting the “Unsplittable”: Dissecting Resident and Infiltrating Macrophages in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

Koeniger, T., & Küerten, S. (2017) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms18102072 · Cited by 22

Over-expression of IQGAP1 indicates poor prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Wu, C., Li, H., Xiao, Y., Yang, L., Chen, L., Deng, W., Wu, L., Zhang, W., & Sun, Z. (2018) · Journal of Molecular Histology · doi:10.1007/s10735-018-9779-y · Cited by 23

Complement receptor-associated CD163+/CD18+/CD11c+/CD206-/CD209- expression profile in chronic histiocytic intervillositis of the placenta

Hussein, K., Stucki‐Koch, A., Müller, A. M., Arnold, R., Kreipe, H. H., & Feist, H. (2019) · Placenta · doi:10.1016/j.placenta.2019.02.007 · Cited by 23

PD1 + Tumor Associated Macrophages Predict Poor Prognosis of Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Lu, Y., Guo, L., & Ding, G. (2019) · Future Oncology · doi:10.2217/fon-2019-0519 · Cited by 23

How Macrophages Become Transcriptionally Dysregulated: A Hidden Impact of Antitumor Therapy

Medvedeva, G. F., Kuzmina, D. O., Nuzhina, J., Shtil, A. A., & Dukhinova, M. (2021) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms22052662 · Cited by 24

Mutant IDH1 promotes phagocytic function of microglia/macrophages in gliomas by downregulating ICAM1

Ma, D., Zhan, D., Fu, Y., Wei, S., Lal, B., Wang, J., Li, Y.-Q., López-Bertoni, H., Yalçın, F., Dzaye, O. D. A., et al. (2021) · Cancer Letters · doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2021.05.038 · Cited by 23

Safety of inhaled ivermectin as a repurposed direct drug for treatment of COVID-19: A preclinical tolerance study

Mansour, S. M., Shamma, R. N., Ahmed, K. A., Sabry, N. A., Esmat, G., Mahmoud, A. A. K., & Maged, A. (2021) · International Immunopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108004 · Cited by 23

Biological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities in Mammographic Density and Breast Cancer Risk

Archer, M., Dasari, P., Evdokiou, A., & Ingman, W. V. (2021) · Cancers · doi:10.3390/cancers13215391 · Cited by 23

Neuroinflammatory Modulation of Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis and Cargo Loading

Spiers, J. G., Vassileff, N., & Hill, A. F. (2022) · NeuroMolecular Medicine · doi:10.1007/s12017-022-08704-3 · Cited by 22

Magnetic resonance imaging of tumor-associated-macrophages (TAMs) with a nanoparticle contrast agent

Zhou, J., Meli, V. S., Chen, E. Y., Kapre, R., Nagalla, R. R., Xiao, W., Borowsky, A. D., Lam, K. S., Liu, W. F., & Louie, A. Y. (2022) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/d1ra08061j · Cited by 24

Immunoregulation of synovial macrophages for the treatment of osteoarthritis

Xu, M., & Ji, Y. (2023) · Open Life Sciences · doi:10.1515/biol-2022-0567 · Cited by 23

Integrated osteoimmunomodulatory strategies based on designing scaffold surface properties in bone regeneration

Chen, Z., Xing, F., Zhou, Y., Yu, P., Xu, J., Luo, R., Zhou, C., Xiang, Z., Rommens, P. M., Liu, M., et al. (2023) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d3tb00727h · Cited by 25

Development of a Novel Model of Central Retinal Vascular Occlusion and the Therapeutic Potential of the Adrenomedullin–Receptor Activity–Modifying Protein 2 System

Hirabayashi, K., Tanaka, M., Imai, A., Toriyama, Y., Iesato, Y., Sakurai, T., Kamiyoshi, A., Ichikawa‐Shindo, Y., Kawate, H., Tanaka, M., et al. (2019) · American Journal Of Pathology · doi:10.1016/j.ajpath.2018.10.021 · Cited by 23

Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells modulate joint homeostasis in an equine in vivo model of synovitis

Menarim, B. C., Gillis, K. H., Oliver, A., Mason, C., Ngo, Y., Werre, S. R., Barrett, S. H., Luo, X., Byron, C. R., & Dahlgren, L. A. (2019) · The FASEB Journal · doi:10.1096/fj.201901684rr · Cited by 24

The Safe and Efficacious Use of Secretome From Fibroblasts and Adipose-derived (but not Bone Marrow-derived) Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Skin Therapeutics.

Maguire, G. (2019) · PubMed Central · Cited by 22

Apoptosis of hematopoietic progenitor-derived adipose tissue–resident macrophages contributes to insulin resistance after myocardial infarction

Vasamsetti, S. B., Coppin, E., Zhang, X., Florentin, J., Koul, S. M., Götberg, M., Clugston, A. S., Thoma, F. W., Sembrat, J., Bullock, G. C., et al. (2020) · Science Translational Medicine · doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aaw0638 · Cited by 23

A spatial map of human macrophage niches reveals context-dependent macrophage functions in colon and breast cancer.Preprint

Matusiak, M., Hickey, J. W., Luca, B. A., Lu, G., Kidziński, Ł., Zhu, S., Colburg, D. R. C., Phillips, D. J., Brubaker, S. W., Charville, G. W., et al. (2023) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2393443/v1 · Cited by 23

Suppression of Pro-Inflammatory M1 Polarization of LPS-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophage Cells by Fucoxanthin-Rich Sargassum hemiphyllum

Jeong, S., Kim, M., Baek, S., Lee, J.-W., Lee, H., Cao, B., Kim, Y., Cao, L., & Lee, S. G. (2023) · Marine Drugs · doi:10.3390/md21100533 · Cited by 22

Tumor‐Associated Macrophages: Key Players in the Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumor Microenvironment

Lv, T., Fan, R., Wu, J., Gong, H., Gao, X., Liu, X., Gong, Y., Luo, B., Zhang, Y., Peng, X., et al. (2025) · Cancer Medicine · doi:10.1002/cam4.70670 · Cited by 25

Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies of Macrophage Polarization in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Zheng, K., Wang, S., Deng, M., Luo, Y., Li, W., Zeng, L., & Wang, Y. (2025) · JOR Spine · doi:10.1002/jsp2.70065 · Cited by 24

Myricetin alleviates DNCB-induced atopic dermatitis by modulating macrophage M1/M2 polarization

Zhang, X., Li, J., Liu, Y., Ma, R., Li, C., Xu, Z., Wang, R., Zhang, L., & Zhang, Y. (2025) · International Immunopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2025.115212 · Cited by 22

Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells and 5’adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase in the inflammatory response: a potential therapeutic target

Thankam, F. G., Dilisio, M. F., Dougherty, K. A., Dietz, N. E., & Agrawal, D. K. (2016) · Expert Review of Clinical Immunology · doi:10.1080/1744666x.2016.1196138 · Cited by 22

Immune Dysregulation in HFpEF: A Target for Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell Therapy

Sava, R., Pepine, C. J., & March, K. L. (2020) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm9010241 · Cited by 22

Effect of Vitamin A Deficiency in Dysregulating Immune Responses to Influenza Virus and Increasing Mortality Rates After Bacterial Coinfections

Penkert, R. R., Smith, A. P., Hrincius, E. R., McCullers, J. A., Vogel, P., Smith, A. M., & Hurwitz, J. L. (2020) · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaa597 · Cited by 23

IL-33 Mediates Lung Inflammation by the IL-6-Type Cytokine Oncostatin M

Botelho, F. M., Dubey, A., Ayaub, E. A., Park, R., Yip, A., Humbles, A. A., Kolbeck, R., & Richards, C. D. (2020) · Mediators of Inflammation · doi:10.1155/2020/4087315 · Cited by 21

Bioactivation of Encapsulation Membranes Reduces Fibrosis and Enhances Cell Survival

Tan, R. P., Hallahan, N., Kosobrodova, E., Michael, P. L., Wei, F., Santos, M., Lam, Y. T., Chan, A., Xiao, Y., Bilek, M., et al. (2020) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.0c20096 · Cited by 22

Cross Talk Between Macrophages and Cancer Cells in the Bone Metastatic Environment

Batoon, L., & McCauley, L. K. (2021) · Frontiers in Endocrinology · doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.763846 · Cited by 22

M2‐phenotype tumour‐associated macrophages upregulate the expression of prognostic predictors MMP14 and INHBA in pancreatic cancer

Liang, Z., Yu, J., Gu, D., Liu, X., Liu, J., Wu, M., Xu, M., Shen, M., Duan, W., & Li, W. (2022) · Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine · doi:10.1111/jcmm.17191 · Cited by 21

Helminth and Host Crosstalk: New Insight Into Treatment of Obesity and Its Associated Metabolic Syndromes

Dai, M., Yang, X., Yu, Y., & Pan, W. (2022) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.827486 · Cited by 23

In vivo Visualization of M2 Macrophages in the Myocardium After Myocardial Infarction (MI) Using 68Ga-NOTA-Anti-MMR Nb: Targeting Mannose Receptor (MR, CD206) on M2 Macrophages

Varasteh, Z., Braeuer, M., Mohanta, S. K., Steinsiek, A.-L., Habenicht, A. J. R., Omidvari, N., Topping, G. J., Rischpler, C., Weber, W., Sager, H. B., et al. (2022) · Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · doi:10.3389/fcvm.2022.889963 · Cited by 22

Impact of photobiomodulation on macrophages and their polarization during diabetic wound healing: a systematic review

Rahmannia, M., Amini, A., Chien, S., & Bayat, M. (2022) · Lasers in Medical Science · doi:10.1007/s10103-022-03581-5 · Cited by 22

Formyl peptide receptor 2 as a potential therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease

Yang, W., Wang, J., Wu, W., Wang, G., Yan, J., Liu, Q., Wu, X., Zhou, Q., Yang, D., Wang, M., et al. (2022) · Acta Pharmacologica Sinica · doi:10.1038/s41401-022-00944-0 · Cited by 22

Tissue-adhesive hydrogel for multimodal drug release to immune cells in skin

Day, N. B., Dalhuisen, R., Loomis, N. E., Adzema, S. G., Prakash, J., & Shields, C. W. (2022) · Acta Biomaterialia · doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2022.07.053 · Cited by 22

Brain-targeted antigen-generating nanoparticles improve glioblastoma prognosis

Wang, W., Zhang, M., Zhang, Q., Mohammadniaei, M., Shen, J., & Sun, Y. (2022) · Journal of Controlled Release · doi:10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.10.037 · Cited by 22

Exploring microglia and their phenomenal concatenation of stress responses in neurodegenerative disorders

Asveda, T., Talwar, P., & Ravanan, P. (2023) · Life Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121920 · Cited by 23

Potential therapeutic targets of macrophages in inhibiting immune damage and fibrotic processes in musculoskeletal diseases

Zhu, J., Fan, J., Xia, Y., Wang, H., Li, Y., Feng, Z., & Fu, C. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1219487 · Cited by 26

The role of tumor‐associated macrophages in hepatocellular carcinoma progression: A narrative review

Zhang, X., Yu, C., Zhao, S., Wang, M., Shang, L., Zhou, J., & Ma, Y. (2023) · Cancer Medicine · doi:10.1002/cam4.6717 · Cited by 24

Absence of the neurogenesis-dependent nuclear receptor TLX induces inflammation in the hippocampus

Kozareva, D. A., Hueston, C. M., Ó’Léime, C. S., Crotty, S., Dockery, P., Cryan, J. F., & Nolan, Y. M. (2017) · Journal of Neuroimmunology · doi:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2017.08.008 · Cited by 22

Living in a Hostile World: Inflammation, New Drug Development, and Coronavirus

Dobson, G. P., Biroš, E., Letson, H. L., & Morris, J. L. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.610131 · Cited by 22

The impact of helminth-induced immunity on infection with bacteria or viruses

Chen, H., Cao, Z., Liu, M., Diamond, M., & Jin, X. (2023) · Veterinary Research · doi:10.1186/s13567-023-01216-3 · Cited by 21

Chest wall reconstruction, prosthesis and allografts: a narrative review

Girotti, P. N. C., & Bianchi, F. (2023) · Journal of Thoracic Disease · doi:10.21037/jtd-23-650 · Cited by 21

Tumor and Peritoneum-Associated Macrophage Gene Signature as a Novel Molecular Biomarker in Gastric Cancer

Sullivan, K. M., Li, H., Yang, A., Zhang, Z., Muñoz, R. M., Mahuron, K. M., Yuan, Y., Paz, I. B., Hoff, D. D. V., Han, H., et al. (2024) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms25074117 · Cited by 22

S100A8/9 modulates perturbation and glycolysis of macrophages in allergic asthma mice

Ji, X., Nie, C., Yao, Y., Ma, Y., Huang, H., & Hao, C. (2024) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.17106 · Cited by 21

Unraveling Macrophage Polarization: Functions, Mechanisms, and “Double-Edged Sword” Roles in Host Antiviral Immune Responses

Meng, Y., Li, M., Peng, D., Wang, Y., Li, S., Zhang, D., Yang, B. K., Qiu, H., & Li, L. (2024) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms252212078 · Cited by 21

Emerging Advancements in Metabolic Properties of Macrophages within Disease Microenvironment for Immune Therapy

Zhao, F., Yue, Z., Zhang, L., Qi, Y., Sun, Y., Wang, S., & Tian, Q. (2025) · Journal of Innate Immunity · doi:10.1159/000546476 · Cited by 23

Macrophage polarization in vitro and in vivo modified by contact with fragmented chitosan hydrogel

von Boxberg, Y., Soares, S., Giraudon, C., David, L., Viallon, M., Montembault, A., & Nothias, F. (2021) · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A · doi:10.1002/jbm.a.37326 · Cited by 23

Tumor‐Associated Macrophages in Vestibular Schwannoma and Relationship to Hearing

Nisenbaum, E., Misztal, C., Szczupak, M., Thielhelm, T., Peña, S., Mei, C., Goncalves, S., Bracho, O., Ma, R., Ivan, M. E., et al. (2021) · OTO Open · doi:10.1177/2473974x211059111 · Cited by 21

Topical estrogen application promotes cutaneous wound healing in db/db female mice with type 2 diabetes

Mukai, K., Horike, S., Meguro‐Horike, M., Nakajima, Y., Iswara, A., & Nakatani, T. (2022) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0264572 · Cited by 22

Identification and characterization of immunomodulatory peptides from pepsin–soy protein hydrolysates

Hsieh, L., Lu, M.-S., & Chiang, W. (2022) · Bioresources and Bioprocessing · doi:10.1186/s40643-022-00526-2 · Cited by 21

Vitamin D, Th17 Lymphocytes, and Breast Cancer

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