ReviewTranslational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine2018
Macrophage polarization and allergic asthma.
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218 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 416 citations in OpenAlex.
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- M2 macrophage-derived small extracellular vesicles carrying canagliflozin attenuate experimental asthma.Drug delivery and translational research · 2026Article
- Emerging role of SIRT1 in asthma and COPD from molecular mechanisms to translational therapy.iScience · 2026Review
- Macrophage Plasticity: Phenotypic and Functional Profiles Across Pathological Microenvironments.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- SREBP2 promotes macrophage alternative activation and allergic airway inflammation independent of cholesterol biosynthesis.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
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- SIRT2 Alleviates Chronic Cold Stress-Induced Lung Injury by Regulating Lung Macrophage M1 Polarization.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Article
- The impact of Trem2-mediated macrophage polarization on the mechanisms of allergic rhinitis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Alveolar macrophage-neutrophil crosstalk in acute lung injury: mechanisms, feedback loops, and therapeutic opportunities.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026Review
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- The Emerging Role of Ly6G⁺Nur77⁺ Lung Macrophages in Type-2 Allergic Inflammation: A Comprehensive Review on Asthma Pathogenesis.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2026Review
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- PPAR-γ suppresses macrophage senescence and allergic airway inflammation through controlling lipid metabolic pathways.EBioMedicine · 2026Article
- Balancing inflammation and regeneration: immune cell dynamics in nerve repair: a comprehensive review.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026Review
- Epigenetic programming of macrophages across inflammatory and malignant diseases.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Review
- Exploring macrophage polarization: biological insights, key laboratory techniques and research perspectives.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Allergic asthma is associated with airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness. Macrophage polarization has been shown to have a profound impact on asthma pathogenesis. On exposure to local microenvironments, recruited macrophages can be polarized into either classically activated (or M1) or alternatively activated (or M2) phenotypes. Macrophage polarization has been heavily associated with development of asthma. The process of regulation of macrophage polarization involves an intricate interplay between various cytokines, chemokines, transcriptional factors, and immune-regulatory cells. Different signals from the microenvironment are controlled by different receptors on the macrophages to initiate various macrophage polarization pathways. Most importantly, there is an increased attention on the epigenetic changes (eg, microRNAs, DNA methylation, and histone modification) that impact macrophage functional responses and M1/M2 polarization through modulating cellular signaling and signature gene expression. Thus, modulation of macrophage phenotypes through molecular intervention by targeting some of those potential macrophage regulators may have therapeutic potential in the treatment of allergic asthma and other allergic diseases. In this review, we will discuss the origin of macrophages, characterization of macrophages, macrophage polarization in asthma, and the underlying mechanisms regarding allergen-induced macrophage polarization with emphasis on the regulation of epigenetics, which will provide new insights into the therapeutic strategy for asthma.
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