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Examine how macrophages contribute to resolving inflammation, restoring tissue function, and re-establishing homeostasis following injury or infection.

May 19, 2019Journal of Clinical InvestigationOpen Access

The role of macrophages in the resolution of inflammation

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Examine how macrophages contribute to resolving inflammation, restoring tissue function, and re-establishing homeostasis following injury or infection.
Synthesized literature on macrophage ontogeny, recruitment, and tissue-resident functions across injury and infection contexts.
Evaluated mechanisms through which local tissue microenvironments and injury types influence macrophage phenotype and functional plasticity.
Macrophage activity is shaped by an integration of their developmental origin, local niche signals, and the specific pathogen or injury stimuli present.
Macrophages actively modify the surrounding microenvironment, shifting signaling pathways from active inflammation toward tissue reconstruction and functional homeostasis.

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Narrative review reveals macrophage roles in tissue repair across diverse organs, highlighting cellular adaptations that drive the resolution of inflammation.

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Watanabe et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7fd3d5c3030ff03d18adf https://doi.org/10.1172/jci124615

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Narrative review reveals macrophage roles in tissue repair across diverse organs, highlighting cellular adaptations that drive the resolution of inflammation.

The role of macrophages in the resolution of inflammation

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