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Metabolic influence on macrophage polarization and pathogenesis
1Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea.
BMB Reports
|June 13, 2019
Summary
Macrophages are key immune cells involved in defense and tissue repair. Their metabolic rewiring influences functional changes, impacting diseases like cancer and metabolic syndromes.
Area of Science:
- Immunology
- Cell Biology
- Metabolism
Background:
- Macrophages are crucial for immune defense and tissue homeostasis.
- Macrophage polarization is vital in metabolic syndromes, cancer, and autoimmune diseases.
- Recent studies link macrophage metabolic reprogramming to their functional plasticity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review emerging concepts in immunometabolism.
- To highlight the impact of metabolism on macrophage functional activation.
- To discuss macrophage plasticity's role in disease pathogenesis.
Main Methods:
- Review of transcriptomic and metabolomic studies.
- Analysis of emerging concepts in immunometabolism.
- Discussion of disease microenvironment's influence on macrophage metabolism.
Main Results:
- Metabolic adaptation instructs macrophage phenotypes.
- Macrophage plasticity is central to disease pathophysiology.
- Disease microenvironments manipulate macrophage metabolism.
Conclusions:
- Metabolic rewiring of macrophages significantly impacts their function.
- Understanding immunometabolism offers insights into disease mechanisms.
- Targeting macrophage metabolism presents therapeutic potential.
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