ReviewAPL bioengineering2022
Mechanoimmunology: Are inflammatory epigenetic states of macrophages tuned by biophysical factors?
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- The mechano-immunological landscape in the tumor microenvironment: From mechanical sensing to a new therapeutic paradigm.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- Engineering macrophages for cancer immunotherapy: emerging insights and therapeutic potential.npj biomedical innovations · 2026Review
- Stretch regulated surface roughness controls macrophage inflammatory polarization through adhesion-chromatin coupling.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Temporal Stretch-Induced Nuclear Mechanosensing Coordinates Early Chromatin Accessibility and Genome Protection.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Convergent hub pathways targeted by IAV, SARS-CoV-2, and RSV in type II alveolar epithelial cells: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- The Rise of Mechanobiology for Advanced Cell Engineering and Manufacturing.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Review
- METTL14/YTHDF2 m6A Axis Protects Against M2 Macrophage Polarization in Endometriosis by Regulating KLF4 Stability.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Regulation of nanomaterials in peripheral nerve regeneration from a microenvironmental perspective: biological effects and mechanisms.Materials today. Bio · 2025Review
- Matrix-Rigidity Cooperates With Biochemical Cues in M2 Macrophage Activation Through Increased Nuclear Deformation and Chromatin Accessibility.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- N6‑methyladenosine methyltransferase METTL14 is associated with macrophage polarization in rheumatoid arthritis.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2024Article
- Mechanobiology of the cell nucleus.APL bioengineering · 2022Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Many inflammatory diseases that are responsible for a majority of deaths are still uncurable, in part as the underpinning pathomechanisms and how to combat them is still poorly understood. Tissue-resident macrophages play pivotal roles in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis, but if they gradually convert to proinflammatory phenotypes, or if blood-born proinflammatory macrophages persist long-term after activation, they contribute to chronic inflammation and fibrosis. While biochemical factors and how they regulate the inflammatory transcriptional response of macrophages have been at the forefront of research to identify targets for therapeutic interventions, evidence is increasing that physical factors also tune the macrophage phenotype. Recently, several mechanisms have emerged as to how physical factors impact the mechanobiology of macrophages, from the nuclear translocation of transcription factors to epigenetic modifications, perhaps even DNA methylation. Insight into the mechanobiology of macrophages and associated epigenetic modifications will deliver novel therapeutic options going forward, particularly in the context of increased inflammation with advancing age and age-related diseases. We review here how biophysical factors can co-regulate pro-inflammatory gene expression and epigenetic modifications and identify knowledge gaps that require urgent attention if this therapeutic potential is to be realized.
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