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At the Forefront of the Mucosal Barrier: The Role of Macrophages in the Intestine.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Macrophage mechanobiology: from sensing to disease.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Preclinical studies of natural flavonoids in inflammatory bowel disease based on macrophages: a systematic review with meta-analysis and network pharmacology.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Compound Kushen Injection Alleviates Experimental Colitis in Mice by Regulating Macrophage Polarization through TLR4/NF-κB Signaling.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2026Article
- A spatial and temporal transcriptomic atlas of mouse intestinal regeneration in the jejunum.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Elevated IgG levels induce an M2‑to‑M1 phenotypic shift in mucosal macrophages and restrict the growth of invasive sphenoid sinus pituitary adenomas.Molecular medicine reports · 2026Article
- Why, Immunologically, Housing-Related Fungi and Endotoxins (and Other Chronic Pro-Inflammatory Stressors) Risk Latent Tuberculosis Reactivation, Severe Asthma, and Translocating and Invasive Infections in Indigenous Communities in Canada.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2026Review
- Dysfunctional macrophages along the gut-liver axis: a driver of infection in cirrhosis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Targeting the Gut Microbiota with Herbal Compounds from Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Mechanistic Synthesis of a Novel Therapeutic Approach for Ulcerative Colitis.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Review
- Impaired Macrophage Efferocytosis: Shared Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Review
- Macrophages dynamically integrate neuro-immune-microbial network signals: their role in gastrointestinal motility disorders and targeting potential.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- The BHMT2/MAT1A/AHSG axis promotes M1 macrophage activation and exacerbates necrotizing enterocolitis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Lactobacilli-based postbiotic differentially affects chicken macrophage-like HD11 cells depending on stimulatory lipopolysaccharide dosage.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Herbal extract fermented with inherent microbiota improves intestinal health by exerting antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in vitro and in vivo.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Modulation of β-Catenin promotes WNT expression in macrophages and mitigates intestinal injury.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025Article
- TREM-1 as a Potential Coreceptor in Norovirus Pathogenesis: Insights from Transcriptomic Analysis and Molecular Docking.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Identification of autophagy-related genes in intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury and their role in immune infiltration.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Identification and validation of mitochondrial-related genes in intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury based on WGCNA and machine learning.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Article
- Mechanism of cell death and its application in the repair of inflammatory bowel disease by mesenchymal stem cells.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Ulcerative colitis: the healing power of macrophages.Tissue barriers · 2025Review
- Alginate's ability to prevent metabolic illnesses, the degradation of the gut's protective layer, and alginate-based encapsulation methods.Food science & nutrition · 2024Review
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Abstract
Macrophages are part of the innate immunity and are key players for the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis. They belong to the group of mononuclear phagocytes, which exert bactericidal functions and help to clear apoptotic cells. Moreover, they play essential roles for the maintenance of epithelial integrity and tissue remodeling during wound healing processes and might be implicated in intestinal tumor development. Macrophages are antigen-presenting cells and secrete immune-modulatory factors, like chemokines and cytokines, which are necessary to activate other intestinal immune cells and therefore to shape immune responses in the gut. However, overwhelming activation or increased secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines might also contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Presently, intestinal macrophages are in the center of intense studies, which might help to develop new therapeutic strategies to counteract the development or treat already existing inflammatory diseases in the gut. In this review, we focus on the origin of intestinal macrophages and, based on current knowledge, discuss their role in the gut during homeostasis and inflammation, as well as during intestinal wound healing and tumor development.
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