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Double Roles of Macrophages in Human Neuroimmune Diseases and Their Animal Models
Joint Authors
Zhu, Jie
Jin, Tao
Fan, Xueli
Jiang, Xinmei
Zhang, Hongliang
Cheng, Yun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Macrophages are important immune cells of the innate immune system that are involved in organ-specific homeostasis and contribute to both pathology and resolution of diseases including infections, cancer, obesity, atherosclerosis, and autoimmune disorders.
Multiple lines of evidence point to macrophages as a remarkably heterogeneous cell type.
Different phenotypes of macrophages exert either proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory roles depending on the cytokines and other mediators that they are exposed to in the local microenvironment.
Proinflammatory macrophages secrete detrimental molecules to induce disease development, while anti-inflammatory macrophages produce beneficial mediators to promote disease recovery.
The conversion of the phenotypes of macrophages can regulate the initiation, development, and recovery of autoimmune diseases.
Human neuroimmune diseases majorly include multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica (NMO), myasthenia gravis (MG), and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and macrophages contribute to the pathogenesis of these neuroimmune diseases.
In this review, we summarize the double roles of macrophage in neuroimmune diseases and their animal models to further explore the mechanisms of macrophages involved in the pathogenesis of these disorders, which may provide a potential therapeutic approach for these disorders in the future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fan, Xueli& Zhang, Hongliang& Cheng, Yun& Jiang, Xinmei& Zhu, Jie& Jin, Tao. 2016. Double Roles of Macrophages in Human Neuroimmune Diseases and Their Animal Models. Mediators of Inflammation،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1111259
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fan, Xueli…[et al.]. Double Roles of Macrophages in Human Neuroimmune Diseases and Their Animal Models. Mediators of Inflammation No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1111259
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fan, Xueli& Zhang, Hongliang& Cheng, Yun& Jiang, Xinmei& Zhu, Jie& Jin, Tao. Double Roles of Macrophages in Human Neuroimmune Diseases and Their Animal Models. Mediators of Inflammation. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1111259
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1111259