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ReviewArchives of toxicology2025

The emerging role of alternatively activated macrophages to treat acute liver injury.

Chris Humphries, Melisande L Addison, James W Dear, Stuart J Forbes

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Review in Archives of toxicology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Chris HumphriesCentre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, UK.
Melisande L AddisonCentre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, UK.
James W DearCentre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, UK.
Stuart J ForbesCentre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, 4-5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK. stuart.forbes@ed.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-3715-2561

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute liver injury (ALI) has a clear requirement for novel therapies. One emerging option is the use of alternatively activated macrophages (AAMs); a distinct subtype of macrophage with a role in liver injury control and repair. In this comprehensive review, we provide an overview of the current limited options for ALI, and the potential advantages offered by AAMs. We describe the evidence supporting their use from in vitro studies, pre-clinical animal studies, and human clinical trials. We suggest why the first evidence for the clinical use of AAMs is likely to be found in acetaminophen toxicity, and discuss the specific evidence for AAM use in this population, as well as potential applications for AAMs in other patient populations. The key domains by which the performance of AAMs for the treatment of ALI will be assessed are identified, and remaining challenges to the successful delivery of AAMs to clinic are explored.

Indexed as

Chemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesAcetaminophenAnimalsHumansAcetaminophenAcetaminophen overdoseCell therapyInflammationLiver injuryLiver regenerationMacrophages

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PMID39503878
PMCPMC11742291

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