UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Publication Date
2020-08-04
Document Type
Editorial
Disciplines
Digestive System Diseases | Hemic and Immune Systems | Immunology and Infectious Disease
Abstract
Macrophages constitute a key component of our immune system and play an important role in immune surveillance. Hepatic macrophages are a heterogeneous population of immune cells that mainly comprises of embryonically-derived resident Kupffer cells (KCs), and circulating monocyte-derived macrophages (MoMFs). They play a critical role in disease initiation and progression as well as contribute to disease resolution. Traditionally, macrophages were defined by two broad subsets: classically-activated pro-inflammatory M1 or alternatively-activated anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages. However, it has been recognized that macrophages can differentiate into multiple phenotypes with distinct functions based on the tissue microenvironment.
Keywords
liver diseases, macrophage phenotypes, therapeutic targets, treatment strategies, innate immunity
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DOI of Published Version
10.3389/fimmu.2020.01754
Source
Bansal R, Mandrekar P, Mohanty SK, Weiskirchen R. Editorial: Macrophages in Liver Disease. Front Immunol. 2020 Aug 4;11:1754. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01754. PMID: 32849626; PMCID: PMC7417358. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Frontiers in immunology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
32849626
Repository Citation
Bansal R, Mandrekar P, Mohanty SK, Weiskirchen R. (2020). Editorial: Macrophages in Liver Disease. Open Access Articles. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01754. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/4328
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