Physical and mechanical regulation of macrophage phenotype and function

Strain-dependent modulation of macrophage polarization within scaffolds

(2014) Virginia Ballotta et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Integrin-directed modulation of macrophage responses to biomaterials

(2014) Toral D. Zaveri et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Cardioprotective function of cardiac macrophages

(2014) K. Fujiu et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Mesenchymal stem cells induce the ramification of microglia via the small RhoGTPases Cdc42 and Rac1

(2014) Veronika E. Neubrand et al.   GLIA

Macrophage Activation and Polarization: Nomenclature and Experimental Guidelines

(2014) Peter J. Murray et al.   IMMUNITY

The Ground State of Innate Immune Responsiveness Is Determined at the Interface of Genetic, Epigenetic, and Environmental Influences

(2014) E. Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Detection of lipopolysaccharide induced inflammatory responses in RAW264.7 macrophages using atomic force microscope

(2014) Jiang Pi et al.   MICRON

Rac2 Controls Tumor Growth, Metastasis and M1-M2 Macrophage Differentiation In Vivo

(2014) Shweta Joshi et al.   PLoS One

Wound Administration of M2-Polarized Macrophages Does Not Improve Murine Cutaneous Healing Responses

(2014) Nadine Jetten et al.   PLoS One

Ratio of Intratumoral Macrophage Phenotypes Is a Prognostic Factor in Epithelioid Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

(2014) Robin Cornelissen et al.   PLoS One

Phenotypic Transitions of Macrophages Orchestrate Tissue Repair

(2013) Margaret L. Novak et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Anti-inflammatory M2, but not pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages promote angiogenesis in vivo

(2013) Nadine Jetten et al.   ANGIOGENESIS

Macrophage functional polarization (M1/M2) in response to varying fiber and pore dimensions of electrospun scaffolds

(2013) Koyal Garg et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The effect of surface topography on cell shape and early ERK1/2 signaling in macrophages; linkage with FAK and Src

(2013) Salem Ghrebi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Alveolar Macrophages Contributes to Mechanical Stretch-Induced Lung Inflammation and Injury

(2013) J. Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Macrophage biology in development, homeostasis and disease

(2013) Thomas A. Wynn et al.   NATURE

Modulation of macrophage phenotype by cell shape

(2013) F. Y. McWhorter et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Beyond Stem Cells: Self-Renewal of Differentiated Macrophages

(2013) M. H. Sieweke et al.   SCIENCE

Inducing healing-like human primary macrophage phenotypes by 3D hydrogel coated nanofibres

(2012) Matthias Bartneck et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Blood leukocytes and macrophages of various phenotypes have distinct abilities to form podosomes and to migrate in 3D environments

(2012) Céline Cougoule et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Correlating macrophage morphology and cytokine production resulting from biomaterial contact

(2012) Hyun-Su Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Student award winner in the undergraduate category for the society of biomaterials 9th World Biomaterials Congress, Chengdu, China, June 1-5, 2012

(2012) Anna K. Blakney et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Deconstructing the third dimension – how 3D culture microenvironments alter cellular cues

(2012) Brendon M. Baker et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Gene-expression profiles and transcriptional regulatory pathways that underlie the identity and diversity of mouse tissue macrophages

(2012) Emmanuel L Gautier et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Cell Elasticity Determines Macrophage Function

(2012) Naimish R. Patel et al.   PLoS One

Analysis on migration and activation of live macrophages on transparent flat and nanostructured titanium

(2011) Soyoung Lee et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Macrophage phenotype as a predictor of constructive remodeling following the implantation of biologically derived surgical mesh materials

(2011) Bryan N. Brown et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Effect of Electrospun Fiber Diameter and Alignment on Macrophage Activation and Secretion of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines

(2011) Enrica Saino et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Vascular smooth muscle contractility depends on cell shape

(2011) Patrick W. Alford et al.   Integrative Biology

The Process of Macrophage Migration Promotes Matrix Metalloproteinase-Independent Invasion by Tumor Cells

(2011) R. Guiet et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Classically and alternatively activated bone marrow derived macrophages differ in cytoskeletal functions and migration towards specific CNS cell types

(2011) Elly JF Vereyken et al.   Journal of Neuroinflammation

Age-Related Intimal Stiffening Enhances Endothelial Permeability and Leukocyte Transmigration

(2011) J. Huynh et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Mechanical strain and TLR4 synergistically induce cell-specific inflammatory gene expression in intestinal smooth muscle cells and peritoneal macrophages

(2010) Sven Wehner et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

Characterization of topographical effects on macrophage behavior in a foreign body response model

(2010) Sulin Chen et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Macrophage podosomes go 3D

(2010) Emeline Van Goethem et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

The effect of surface topography on early NFκB signaling in macrophages

(2010) J. Douglas Waterfield et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Macrophage plasticity and interaction with lymphocyte subsets: cancer as a paradigm

(2010) Subhra K Biswas et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Geometric cues for directing the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

(2010) K. A. Kilian et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Selective and Specific Macrophage Ablation Is Detrimental to Wound Healing in Mice

(2009) Rita Mirza et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Macrophage phenotype and remodeling outcomes in response to biologic scaffolds with and without a cellular component

(2009) Bryan N. Brown et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Cell-Shape Regulation of Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation

(2009) Rahul G. Thakar et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

PEGDA hydrogels with patterned elasticity: Novel tools for the study of cell response to substrate rigidity

(2009) Stephanie Nemir et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Epigenetic regulation of the alternatively activated macrophage phenotype

(2009) M. Ishii et al.   BLOOD

Matrix Architecture Dictates Three-Dimensional Migration Modes of Human Macrophages: Differential Involvement of Proteases and Podosome-Like Structures

(2009) E. Van Goethem et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Self-Organized Podosomes Are Dynamic Mechanosensors

(2008) Olivier Collin et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Phenotypic Switching of Adipose Tissue Macrophages With Obesity Is Generated by Spatiotemporal Differences in Macrophage Subtypes

(2008) C. N. Lumeng et al.   DIABETES

Podosome-type adhesions and focal adhesions, so alike yet so different

(2008) M BLOCK et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Rho GTPases in osteoclasts: Orchestrators of podosome arrangement

(2008) S ORY et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Modulus-dependent macrophage adhesion and behavior

(2008) E. F. Irwin et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION

Interstitial leukocyte migration and immune function

(2008) Peter Friedl et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Macrophage polarization in tumour progression

(2008) Antonio Sica et al.   SEMINARS IN CANCER BIOLOGY

Cell shape regulates collagen type I expression in human tendon fibroblasts

(2008) Fang Li et al.   CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON