High-speed centrifugation reduces immune rejection by removing bone marrow elements from fresh osteochondral allografts by Yongsheng Ma, Wenming Yang, Qitai Lin, Meiming Li, Zehao Li, Yugang Xing, Lei Wei, Wangping Duan, Xiaochun Wei

“…Lipids were the most abundant and difficult-to-remove antigenic components and are the most likely to affect host macrophage polarisation, playing an important role in immune rejection. …”
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Integrated proteogenomic characterization of ampullary adenocarcinoma by Qiao Zhang, Xiaomeng Xu, Dongxian Jiang, Yunzhi Wang, Haixing Wang, Jiajun Zhu, Shaoshuai Tang, Ronghua Wang, Shuang Zhao, Kai Li, Jinwen Feng, Hang Xiang, Zhenmei Yao, Ning Xu, Rundong Fang, Wenjia Guo, Yu Liu, Yingyong Hou, Chen Ding

“…Immune clustering identifies three immune clusters and reveals that immune cluster M1 (macrophage infiltration cluster) and M3 (DC cell infiltration cluster), which exhibit a higher immune score compared to cluster M2 (CD4+ T-cell infiltration cluster), are associated with a poor prognosis due to the potential secretion of IL-6 by tumor cells and its consequential influence. …”
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Metabolically activated and highly polyfunctional intratumoral VISTA+ regulatory B cells are associated with tumor recurrence in early-stage NSCLC by Domenico Lo Tartaro, Beatrice Aramini, Valentina Masciale, Nikolaos Paschalidis, Francesco Demetrio Lofaro, Anita Neroni, Rebecca Borella, Elena Santacroce, Alin Liviu Ciobanu, Anna Valeria Samarelli, Federica Boraldi, Daniela Quaglino, Alessandra Dubini, Michele Gaudio, Gloria Manzotti, Francesca Reggiani, Federica Torricelli, Alessia Ciarrocchi, Antonino Neri, Federica Bertolini, Massimo Dominici, Pier Luigi Filosso, Franco Stella, Lara Gibellini, Sara De Biasi, Andrea Cossarizza

“…VISTA+ Bregs displayed high metabolic demand and were able to produce different cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-10, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Spatial analysis showed colocalization of B cells with CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocytes in TME. …”
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Annexin A8 deficiency delays atherosclerosis progression by Carmen Gutiérrez‐Muñoz, Rafael Blázquez‐Serra, Irene San Sebastian‐Jaraba, Sandra Sanz‐Andrea, Maria J. Fernández‐Gómez, Gonzalo Nuñez‐Moreno, Pablo Mínguez, Joan Carles Escolá‐Gil, Paula Nogales, Veronique Ollivier, Jose L. Martín‐Ventura, Benoit Ho‐Tin Noe, Ursula Rescher, Nerea Méndez‐Barbero, Luis M. Blanco‐Colio

“…Germline AnxA8 deficiency reduces platelet and leukocyte recruitment to activated endothelium as well as atherosclerotic burden, plaque size, and macrophage accumulation in mice. AnxA8 regulates oxLDL‐induced adhesion molecules expression in aortic endothelial cells. …”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae induces dose-dependent shock, organ dysfunction, and coagulopathy in a nonhuman primate critical care model by Jeffrey R. Strich, Marcos J. Ramos-Benitez, Seth Warner, Heather Kendall, Sydney Stein, Andrew P. Platt, Sabrina C. Ramelli, Shelly J. Curran, Izabella Lach, Kiana Allen, Ashley Babyak, Luis J. Perez-Valencia, Mahnaz Minai, Junfeng Sun, Kevin M. Vannella, Derron Alves, Richard Herbert, Daniel S. Chertow

“…Neutrophil activation evidenced by increased CD11b expression, decreased CD62L expression, and increased circulating levels of myeloperoxidase, lactoferrin, and neutrophil extracellular traps; monocyte activation evidenced by increased circulating levels of interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and monocyte chemotactic protein-1; and endothelial activation evidenced by increased circulating levels of syndecan-1 and angiopoietin-II were all consistent with human sepsis. …”
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Relevance of superoxide dismutase type 1 to lipoid pneumonia: the first retrospective case-control study by Yinan Hu, Yanhong Ren, Yinzhen Han, Zhen Li, Weiqing Meng, Yuhui Qiang, Mengyuan Liu, Huaping Dai

“…Superoxide dismutase type1 (SOD1) plays an essential role in macrophage polarization, promoting inflammation and oxidative stress, but its association with LP remains unknown. …”
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Biodegradable Mg alloy modified with bioactive exosomes for cardiovascular stent application by Ya-chen Hou, Jing-an Li, Chang Cao, Chang Su, Zhen Qin, Ge Zhang, Jia-cheng Guo, Jun-nan Tang, Jin-ying Zhang, Shao-kang Guan

“…The cytocompatibility data indicated the novel MgF2-PDA/exosome coating selectively reduced the tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) expression and ROS release from macrophage, and promoted the α-SMA expression of smooth muscle cells. …”
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Predicting the effectiveness of omalizumab in patients with refractory chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps comorbid with asthma based on inflammatory biomarkers by Yutong Sima, MD, Ming Zheng, MD, Yan Zhao, PhD, Siqi Ge, PhD, Chengyao Liu, MD, Ping Wang, BS, Xiangdong Wang, MD, PhD, Luo Zhang, MD, PhD

“…The concentrations of T2 inflammatory biomarker, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), T3 inflammatory biomarkers, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL)-1, and chemokine (C–C motif) ligand-20 (CCL-20), T1 inflammatory biomarker, IP-10 (CXCL-10), and granzyme B in nasal secretion and serum periostin were significantly decreased. …”
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MELK prevents radiofrequency ablation-induced immunogenic cell death and antitumor immune response by stabilizing FABP5 in hepatocellular malignancies by Bu-Fu Tang, Wang-Ting Xu, Shi-Ji Fang, Jin-Yu Zhu, Rong-Fang Qiu, Lin Shen, Yang Yang, Qiao-You Weng, Ya-Jie Wang, Jia-Yi Ding, Xiao-Jie Zhang, Wei-Qian Chen, Li-Yun Zheng, Jing-Jing Song, Biao Chen, Zhong-Wei Zhao, Min-Jiang Chen, Jian-Song Ji

“…Results It was found that RFA treatment upregulated MELK expression, and MELK inhibition promoted RFA efficacy by immunogenic cell death and the antitumor response, including anti-tumoral macrophage polarization and increased CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity in HCC. …”
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Sexual dimorphism in lung transcriptomic adaptations in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders by Vishal D. Naik, Dylan J. Millikin, Daniel Moussa, Hong Jiang, Alexander L. Carabulea, Joseph D. Janeski, Jiahui Ding, Kang Chen, Marta Rodriguez-Garcia, Sunil Jaiman, Stephen A. Krawetz, Gil Mor, Jayanth Ramadoss

“…The limited studies examining the pulmonary adaptations in FASD demonstrate decreased surfactant protein A and alveolar macrophage phagocytosis, impaired differentiation, and increased risk of Group B streptococcal pneumonia with no study examining sexual dimorphism in adaptations. …”
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Liver transcriptome analysis reveals PSC-attributed gene set associated with fibrosis progression by Alena Laschtowitz, Eric L. Lindberg, Anna-Maria Liebhoff, Laura Anne Liebig, Christian Casar, Silja Steinmann, Adrien Guillot, Jun Xu, Dorothee Schwinge, Michael Trauner, Ansgar Wilhelm Lohse, Stefan Bonn, Norbert Hübner, Christoph Schramm

“…CXCL1, SPP1), fibroblasts, innate, and adaptive immune cells while deconvolution along fibrosis progression of the PSC, PBC, and MASLD samples highlighted an early involvement of macrophage- and neutrophil-associated genes in PSC fibrosis. …”
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Single-cell Profiling of Intrahepatic Immune Cells Reveals an Expansion of Tissue-resident Cytotoxic CD4+ T Lymphocyte Subset Associated With Pathogenesis of Alcoholic-associated L... by Chao Gao, Shiguan Wang, Xiaoyu Xie, Pierluigi Ramadori, Xinying Li, Xiaoyu Liu, Xue Ding, Jinyuan Liang, Bowen Xu, Yawei Feng, Xueying Tan, Haoran Wang, Yan Zhang, Haiyan Zhang, Tingguo Zhang, Ping Mi, Shiyang Li, Cuijuan Zhang, Detian Yuan, Mathias Heikenwalder, Peng Zhang

“…Additionally, we noted shifts in myeloid populations, with expanded APOE+ macrophage and FCGR3B+ monocyte subsets in ALD samples relative to MASLD and healthy tissues. …”
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Microbial metabolites and immune modulation by Hassan Ghasemi

“…Even lipopolysaccharides (LPS), traditionally regarded as pro-inflammatory, can have nuanced roles; at low doses, they may condition immune cells to adopt a tolerogenic state, highlighting the complexity of microbial metabolite interactions.9 Microbial metabolites significantly influence innate immunity by enhancing the pathogen-clearing abilities of macrophages, as SCFAs optimize their phagocytic functions. …”
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GM-CSF and IL-21-armed oncolytic vaccinia virus significantly enhances anti-tumor activity and synergizes with anti-PD1 immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer by Yujing Xuan, Wenyi Yan, Ruimin Wang, Xibin Wang, Yu Guo, Huilin Dun, Ziyan Huan, Lihua Xu, Ruxia Han, Xianlei Sun, Lingling Si, Nicholas R. Lemoine, Nicholas R. Lemoine, Yaohe Wang, Yaohe Wang, Pengju Wang

“…Moreover, VVL-GL21 increased the infiltration of dendritic cells (DCs), macrophages, and T cells; induced DC maturation; increased the transition from M2 to M1 macrophages; improved the formation of immune memory; prevented tumor recurrence; and effectively bolstered the immune response against tumors in multiple key immune compartments. …”
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Stromal architecture and fibroblast subpopulations with opposing effects on outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma by Yifei Cheng, Xiaofang Chen, Li Feng, Zhicheng Yang, Liyun Xiao, Bin Xiang, Xiaodong Wang, Dongbin Liu, Penghui Lin, Jieyi Shi, Guohe Song, Wulei Qian, Boan Zhang, Yanan Xu, Zheng Gao, Lv Chen, Yingcheng Wu, Jiaqiang Ma, Youpei Lin, Haichao Zhao, Lihua Peng, Xuebin Mao, Yang Liu, Hao Hou, Mingyu Yang, Yuan Ji, Xiaoying Wang, Jian Zhou, Xun Xu, Xiyang Liu, Wu Wei, Xiaoming Zhang, Qiang Gao, Hu Zhou, Yidi Sun, Kui Wu, Jia Fan

“…We discovered two functional units, one is the intratumor inflammatory hub featured by CAF-FAP plus CD8_PDCD1 proximity and the other is the marginal wound-healing hub with CAF-C7 plus Macrophage_SPP1 co-localization. Inhibiting CAF-FAP combined with anti-PD-1 in orthotopic HCC models led to improved tumor regression than either monotherapy. …”
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ALDH1L2 drives HCC progression through TAM polarization by Jiajun Li, Chi Zhang, Qingqing Zhou, Qinqin Long, Jiayi Chen, Lili Meng, Wei Tian, Yue Yang, Chao Ge, Yuting Su, Xi-Dai Long, Jun Wu, Hua Tian

“…The interaction between tumor-associated macrophages and ALDH1L2-overexpressing HCC cells further promotes HCC progression. …”
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Progressive systemic inflammation precedes decompensation in compensated cirrhosis by Rubén Sánchez-Aldehuelo, Càndid Villanueva, Joan Genescà, Juan Carlos García-Pagán, Elisa Castillo, José Luis Calleja, Carles Aracil, Rafael Bañares, Luis Téllez, Lorena Paule, Rosa María Morillas, María Poca, Beatriz Peñas, Salvador Augustin, Juan G. Abraldes, Edilmar Alvarado-Tapias, Jaume Bosch, Agustín Albillos

“…We assessed markers of inflammation (interleukin-6 [IL-6], tumor necrosis factor-alpha, von Willebrand factor [vWF], C-reactive protein), macrophage activation (CD14, CD163), intestinal barrier integrity (fatty acid-binding protein [FABP], haptoglobin), and bacterial translocation (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]). …”
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Imaging Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation via Folate Receptor Targeting Using a Novel F-Folate Radiotracer by Adrienne Müller, Katharina Beck, Zoran Rancic, Cristina Müller, Cindy R. Fischer, Thomas Betzel, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Roger Schibli, Stefanie D. Kramer, Simon M. Ametamey

“…Folate receptor β (FR-β) is overexpressed on activated, but not resting, macrophages involved in a variety of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. …”
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A mathematical model for cellular immunology of tuberculosis by Eduardo Ibarguen-Mondragon, Lourdes Esteva, Leslie Chávez-Galán

“…The causative agent is Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), whose main target are the macrophages, important immune system cells. Macrophages and T cell populations are the main responsible for fighting the pathogen. …”
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The Fate of the Tumor in the Hands of Microenvironment: Role of TAMs and mTOR Pathway by Danilo Figueiredo Soave, Marina Pacheco Miguel, Fernanda Dias Tomé, Liliana Borges de Menezes, Patrícia Resende Alo Nagib, Mara Rúbia Nunes Celes

“…Biologically, two forms of activated macrophages can be observed: classically activated macrophages (M1) and alternative activated macrophages (M2). …”
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