Editorial: Macrophages in Liver Disease
Bansal, Ruchi ; Mandrekar, Pranoti ; Mohanty, Sujit K. ; Weiskirchen, Ralf
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Macrophages constitute a key component of our immune system and play an important role in immune surveillance. Hepatic macrophages are a heterogeneous population of immune cells that mainly comprises of embryonically-derived resident Kupffer cells (KCs), and circulating monocyte-derived macrophages (MoMFs). They play a critical role in disease initiation and progression as well as contribute to disease resolution. Traditionally, macrophages were defined by two broad subsets: classically-activated pro-inflammatory M1 or alternatively-activated anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages. However, it has been recognized that macrophages can differentiate into multiple phenotypes with distinct functions based on the tissue microenvironment.
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Bansal R, Mandrekar P, Mohanty SK, Weiskirchen R. Editorial: Macrophages in Liver Disease. Front Immunol. 2020 Aug 4;11:1754. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01754. PMID: 32849626; PMCID: PMC7417358. Link to article on publisher's site