Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40763730›Full record

ReviewImmunity2025

Mitochondria reactive oxygen species signaling-dependent immune responses in macrophages and T cells.

Samuel E Weinberg, Navdeep S Chandel

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Review in Immunity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Samuel E WeinbergDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Center for Human Immunobiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: samuel-weinberg@northwestern.edu.
Navdeep S ChandelDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Chicago, IL, USA; Center for Human Immunobiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: nav@northwestern.edu.

Funding

Role of LUBAC and Na K-ATPase in Acute Lung InjuryP01HL071643 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI CHANDEL, NAVDEEP S · 2003 to 2019
$30.8M
Mitochondrial Metabolism and CancerR01CA290678 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI NAVDEEP S CHANDEL · 2024 to 2026
$3.0M
Mitochondria regulate adaptive immunityR01AI148190 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI CHANDEL, NAVDEEP S · 2019 to 2023
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA290678NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL071643NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI148190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria are key regulators of immune cell function, going beyond their traditional role in ATP and metabolite production to support anabolic processes and act as hubs for intracellular signaling. A key aspect of this signaling function is the production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS), which act as critical second messengers in both adaptive and innate immune regulation. Immune cells maintain an optimal concentration of mtROS to maintain physiological responses, and excessive or lack of mtROS production contributes to chronic inflammation, autoimmunity, and cancer. Here, we review the molecular mechanisms controlling mtROS production and detoxification, their role in shaping macrophage and T cell fate and function, and their implications for disease pathogenesis.

Indexed as

MacrophagesMitochondriaReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesAnimalsHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationReactive Oxygen Species

Identifiers

PMID40763730
PMCPMC12371701

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