Tissue-resident macrophages are present in virtually every organ of the body to execute a variety of vital functions and ensure tissue integrity and functionality. Single-cell RNA sequencing ...

Two complementary studies reveal how an insufficient supply of energy in macrophages, key immune cells in artery walls, ...

An innovative combination of methods to identify and study how macrophages function could potentially revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. Macrophages play a critical role in ...

Macrophages and other immune cells are the natural frontline immune warriors of our body, defending the body against invading pathogens and cancer cells. Yet despite their innate "combat" capabilities ...

Even its name is a testament to how enigmatic the tingible macrophage has been. Tingible, which means stainable, certainly gives no clues to its functions – but was, at least, one thing that was known ...

Sepsis is a fatal syndrome characterized by life-threatening organ dysfunction originating from a chaotic and unchecked innate immune response to infection. Notably, macrophages are the master ...

Tumors contain macrophages, immune cells capable of fighting cancer, but their function is suppressed by the tumor, ...

In a new study in Nature Communications, researchers from around India have suggested that the key to outsmarting the ...

Metastatic disease—when cancer spreads from the primary tumor to other parts of the body—is the cause of most cancer deaths. While researchers understand how cancer cells escape the primary site to ...