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ReviewTrends in immunology2023

Macrophage phenotypes and functions: resolving inflammation and restoring homeostasis.

Patricia Rodríguez-Morales, Ruth A Franklin

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Review in Trends in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 161 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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161citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

161 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. New insights into the ACLY-mediated metabolic and epigenetic interplay in macrophages.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2026
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  6. Macrophage heterogeneity in human secondary lymphoid organs.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2026
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  7. The theory of the inflammatory ecosystem.Science China. Life sciences · 2026
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  16. Are Sputum High Mobility Group Box 1 and D-Dimer Changes Relevant Markers of Tissue Damage and Fibrinolysis in Cystic Fibrosis?Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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101 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Patricia Rodríguez-MoralesDepartment of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ruth A FranklinDepartment of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. Electronic address: ruthfranklin@fas.harvard.edu.

Funding

Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK043351 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAYMOND T CHUNG · 1991 to 2026
$35.3M
NRSA Training CoreTL1TR002543 · NCATS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI MICHEL, THOMAS · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
Chemogenetic Neurovascular Oxidative Stress: Neurodegeneration and Cardiac RemodelingR01NS131182 · NINDS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Thomas Michel · 2024 to 2026
$2.3M
Macrophage-mediated regulation of inflammation and tissue repairR35GM150816 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI Ruth A Franklin · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR002543NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK043351NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM150816NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS131182
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation must be tightly regulated to both defend against pathogens and restore tissue homeostasis. The resolution of inflammatory responses is a dynamic process orchestrated by cells of the immune system. Macrophages, tissue-resident innate immune cells, are key players in modulating inflammation. Here, we review recent work highlighting the importance of macrophages in tissue resolution and the return to homeostasis. We propose that enhancing macrophage pro-resolution functions represents a novel and widely applicable therapeutic strategy to dampen inflammation, promote repair, and restore tissue integrity and function.

Indexed as

InflammationMacrophagesHomeostasisHumansPhenotypeefferocytosisfibrosisinflammationmacrophagesSARS-CoV-2tissue repair

Identifiers

PMID37940394
PMCPMC10841626

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