Innate immune cells in vascular lesions: mechanism and significance of diversified immune regulation

Angiogenesis is a complex physiological process. In recent years, the immune regulation of angiogenesis has received increasing attention, and innate immune cells, which are centred on macrophages, are thought to play important roles in vascular neogenesis and development. Various innate immune cell...

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Main Authors: Jinjing Wu, Yulu Qian, Kuang Yang, Shuhua Zhang, Erming Zeng, Daya Luo
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2025.2453826
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Daya Luo
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description Angiogenesis is a complex physiological process. In recent years, the immune regulation of angiogenesis has received increasing attention, and innate immune cells, which are centred on macrophages, are thought to play important roles in vascular neogenesis and development. Various innate immune cells can act on the vasculature through a variety of mechanisms, with commonalities as well as differences and synergistic effects, which are crucial for the progression of vascular lesions. In recent years, monotherapy with antiangiogenic drugs has encountered therapeutic bottlenecks because of the short-term effect of ‘vascular normalization’. The combination treatment of antiangiogenic therapy and immunotherapy breaks the traditional treatment pattern. While it has a remarkable curative effect and survival benefits, it also faces many challenges. This review focuses on innate immune cells and mainly introduces the regulatory mechanisms of monocytes, macrophages, natural killer (NK) cells, dendritic cells (DCs) and neutrophils in vascular lesions. The purpose of this paper was to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of angiogenesis and development and the current research status of innate immune cells in regulating vascular lesions in different states. This review provides a theoretical basis for addressing aberrant angiogenesis in disease processes or finding new antiangiogenic immune targets in inflammation and tumor.
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spelling doaj-art-e7c92349e10246548af7d9a110c70c6e2025-01-23T16:36:29ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAnnals of Medicine0785-38901365-20602025-12-0157110.1080/07853890.2025.2453826Innate immune cells in vascular lesions: mechanism and significance of diversified immune regulationJinjing Wu0Yulu Qian1Kuang Yang2Shuhua Zhang3Erming Zeng4Daya Luo5School of Basic Medical Sciences, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, ChinaSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, ChinaQueen Mary University of London, Nanchang University, Nanchang, ChinaJiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Jiangxi Cardiovascular Research Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, ChinaSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, ChinaAngiogenesis is a complex physiological process. In recent years, the immune regulation of angiogenesis has received increasing attention, and innate immune cells, which are centred on macrophages, are thought to play important roles in vascular neogenesis and development. Various innate immune cells can act on the vasculature through a variety of mechanisms, with commonalities as well as differences and synergistic effects, which are crucial for the progression of vascular lesions. In recent years, monotherapy with antiangiogenic drugs has encountered therapeutic bottlenecks because of the short-term effect of ‘vascular normalization’. The combination treatment of antiangiogenic therapy and immunotherapy breaks the traditional treatment pattern. While it has a remarkable curative effect and survival benefits, it also faces many challenges. This review focuses on innate immune cells and mainly introduces the regulatory mechanisms of monocytes, macrophages, natural killer (NK) cells, dendritic cells (DCs) and neutrophils in vascular lesions. The purpose of this paper was to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of angiogenesis and development and the current research status of innate immune cells in regulating vascular lesions in different states. This review provides a theoretical basis for addressing aberrant angiogenesis in disease processes or finding new antiangiogenic immune targets in inflammation and tumor.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2025.2453826Innate immune cellsangiogenesisvascular lesionimmune regulationimmunotherapy
spellingShingle Jinjing Wu
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Kuang Yang
Shuhua Zhang
Erming Zeng
Daya Luo
Innate immune cells in vascular lesions: mechanism and significance of diversified immune regulation
Annals of Medicine
Innate immune cells
angiogenesis
vascular lesion
immune regulation
immunotherapy
title Innate immune cells in vascular lesions: mechanism and significance of diversified immune regulation
title_full Innate immune cells in vascular lesions: mechanism and significance of diversified immune regulation
title_fullStr Innate immune cells in vascular lesions: mechanism and significance of diversified immune regulation
title_full_unstemmed Innate immune cells in vascular lesions: mechanism and significance of diversified immune regulation
title_short Innate immune cells in vascular lesions: mechanism and significance of diversified immune regulation
title_sort innate immune cells in vascular lesions mechanism and significance of diversified immune regulation
topic Innate immune cells
angiogenesis
vascular lesion
immune regulation
immunotherapy
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