ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024
Lactate and lactylation in macrophage metabolic reprogramming: current progress and outstanding issues.
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- Integrating bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing identifies and validates lactylation-related signatures in diabetic foot ulcers.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- [Mechanisms of Macrophage Efferocytosis-driven Remodeling of Lung Cancer Microenvironment Structure and Angiogenesis and Prospects for Clinical Intervention].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2026Review
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Abstract
It is commonly known that different macrophage phenotypes play specific roles in different pathophysiological processes. In recent years, many studies have linked the phenotypes of macrophages to their characteristics in different metabolic pathways, suggesting that macrophages can perform different functions through metabolic reprogramming. It is now gradually recognized that lactate, previously overlooked as a byproduct of glycolytic metabolism, acts as a signaling molecule in regulating multiple biological processes, including immunological responses and metabolism. Recently, lactate has been found to mediate epigenetic changes in macrophages through a newfound lactylation modification, thereby regulating their phenotypic transformation. This novel finding highlights the significant role of lactate metabolism in macrophage function. In this review, we summarize the features of relevant metabolic reprogramming in macrophages and the role of lactate metabolism therein. We also review the progress of research on the regulation of macrophage metabolic reprogramming by lactylation through epigenetic mechanisms.
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