Regulating the Polarization of Macrophages: A Promising Approach to Vascular Dermatosis
Joint Authors
Zhong, Jianqiao
Xian, Dehai
Peng, Huiling
Liu, Jiexiong
Pan, Shihong
Tang, Ran
Source
Journal of Immunology Research
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-07-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Macrophages, a kind of innate immune cells, derive from monocytes in circulation and play a crucial role in the innate and adaptive immunity.
Under the stimulation of the signals from local microenvironment, macrophages generally tend to differentiate into two main functional phenotypes depending on their high plasticity and heterogeneity, namely, classically activated macrophage (M1) and alternatively activated macrophage (M2).
This phenomenon is often called macrophage polarization.
In pathological conditions, chronic persistent inflammation could induce an aberrant response of macrophage and cause a shift in their phenotypes.
Moreover, this shift would result in the alteration of macrophage polarization in some vascular dermatoses; e.g., an increase in proinflammatory M1 emerges from Behcet’s disease (BD), psoriasis, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), whereas an enhancement in anti-inflammatory M2 appears in infantile hemangioma (IH).
Individual polarized phenotypes and their complicated cytokine networks may crucially mediate in the pathological processes of some vascular diseases (vascular dermatosis in particular) by activation of T cell subsets (such as Th1, Th2, Th17, and Treg cells), deterioration of oxidative stress damage, and induction of angiogenesis, but the specific mechanism remains ambiguous.
Therefore, in this review, we discuss the possible role of macrophage polarization in the pathological processes of vascular skin diseases.
In addition, it is proposed that regulation of macrophage polarization may become a potential strategy for controlling these disorders.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Peng, Huiling& Xian, Dehai& Liu, Jiexiong& Pan, Shihong& Tang, Ran& Zhong, Jianqiao. 2020. Regulating the Polarization of Macrophages: A Promising Approach to Vascular Dermatosis. Journal of Immunology Research،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Peng, Huiling…[et al.]. Regulating the Polarization of Macrophages: A Promising Approach to Vascular Dermatosis. Journal of Immunology Research No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Peng, Huiling& Xian, Dehai& Liu, Jiexiong& Pan, Shihong& Tang, Ran& Zhong, Jianqiao. Regulating the Polarization of Macrophages: A Promising Approach to Vascular Dermatosis. Journal of Immunology Research. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187531
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1187531